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Agtech: Waitrose to trial autonomous farming robots
UK supermarket chain Waitrose is planning to deploy autonomous robots, from Shropshire-based robotics start-up Small Robot Company, to farm its Leckford Estate.
The Telegraph reports...
Google spin-off launches commercial self-driving service: Waymo One
Google offshoot Waymo has introduced Waymo One – a self-driving ride-hailing service that promises to be the future of shared mobility.
Initially, the service will...
Rolls-Royce & Finferries test world’s first fully autonomous ferry
Finnish ferry operator Finferries has demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry, thanks to a collaboration with engineering giant Rolls-Royce.
A car ferry, by the...
New Zealand rejects Huawei’s 5G bid over national security concerns
New Zealand’s intelligence agency has rejected a request from telecommunications services provider Spark to use 5G equipment from Chinese technology company Huawei, due to...
Hiber launches nano-satellites for global IoT coverage
Dutch satellite company Hiber will launch its first ‘HiberBand’ nano-satellites over the next few days, delivering connectivity to remote locations around the world.
The Dutch...
Brain implant allows people with paralysis to use tablet devices
People with paralysis are learning to control tablet devices with just their thoughts, as part of a clinical trial being carried out by scientists at Brown University, in the US.
New research from...
Mastercard’s Veronika Colucci says the wearable payments revolution is here
Andrew Hobbs reports live from Internet of Banking & Payments 2018, as director of product development at Mastercard, Veronika Colucci, reveals how PSD2 and technological...
UK government report reveals cybersecurity efforts ‘lack political leadership’
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has published a damning report on the UK’s critical national infrastructure, citing an absence of government...
MIT researchers combat bias in AI training data
Bias in artificial intelligence (AI) systems can lead to inaccurate predictive models, inadequate search results, and discrimination, but a team of researchers at MIT...
Microsoft and Facebook team up on open-source AI
In a change of course, Microsoft is to start working more closely with Facebook on open-source AI. The two companies had previously been competing,...
IMF makes the case for state-backed digital currency
International Monetary Fund (IMF) director Christine Lagarde has used a speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival to explore the case for state-backed digital currencies. The future...
Analysis | Google takes over DeepMind Health’s Streams, amid controversy
DeepMind Health, and its Streams app, are being brought under the direct control of Google, in a move that fuels past controversies around patient...