A safe and healthy working environment supports mental health, and...
Category:
Technology
Latest
Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
The U.S. electric vehicle maker rolled out Full Self-Driving, or...
Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show
Tang Daosheng, a senior executive from Chinese tech giant Tencent,...
Property mapping via drones to boost transparency: Realty experts
According to a recent survey by PwC, the use of drones for the purpose of property mapping is becoming prominent, since it is easier to draw 3-dimensional map of buildings providing details such a built-up area and number of floors.
Artificial Intelligence to impact jobs but no mass unemployment expected: UN labour expert
In developing countries, the area which most stands to benefit is agriculture, Ernst said. AI is already helping farmers figure out the weather or get the latest market prices. In sub-Saharan Africa, a mobile app created in part with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) can identify crop pests such as the Fall Armyworm
Marine blockchain platform goes live
Blockchain technology can be applied to risk management and insurance across diverse business sectors such as telecommunications, defence, and aerospace, among many others. One of our clients, for example, has approached us about developing a blockchain for its global property insurance programme
IBM partners with Indian tech firms for solutions to tackle natural disasters
“2017 has been the costliest year ever for natural disasters in the Indian sub-continent. At the same time, India has the second largest developer community with 3.5 million developers – a community with great potential to create innovative solutions,” Seema Kumar, Country Leader, Developer Ecosystem and Startups at IBM, said.
India to be one of world’s blockchain leaders by 2023: Survey
A blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that stores information across multiple systems securely to enable peer-to-peer transactions by creating a trustworthy source.Banks and other financial institutions are increasingly investing in blockchain technology as it cuts down their costs and makes their operations faster and more transparent.
Uber and Airbus Enlist in Japan’s Flying-Car Plan
With Japanese companies already trailing their global peers in electric vehicles and self-driving cars, the government is showing urgency on the aircraft technology, stepping in to facilitate legislation and infrastructure to help gain leadership
Unlocking a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
Banks and NBFCs will need to move towards high volume, low value transactions to cater to massive new demand and stay relevant in the market. They will need to enable data-driven decisions,which cannot be orchestrated on physical mediums due to massive cost & time incurred.
NASA tracks monsoon rains behind Kerala floods
The data is generated every half an hour, thereby allowing scientists to track rainfall across the globe almost in real time
Amazon considering UK insurance comparison site
An Amazon price comparison website for insurance products would be a potential challenge to existing UK sites given the U.S. company’s cutting-edge technology, reach and loyal customer base
Boosting literacy might unlock a $50 bn opportunity in India’s e-comm space
The report by Google, Bain & Company, and Omidyar Network stated that average data usage on mobile phones in India at about 8 GB a month per subscriber is at par with developed markets.However, only 40 per cent of India’s 390 million internet users are estimated to be transacting online.