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Artificial Intelligence, Coronavirus, government, Robotics, Science & Technology News, Virtual Reality

COVID-19 pandemic could usher in a ‘New Digital Age,’ study claims

September 24, 2020

The study suggests that COVID-19 can be used as a chance to rebuild the nation, by making Israel the starting point for solutions its own society needs, and then for the planet.

Israel should focus on its unique strengths in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Autonomous Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) to be ahead of the new digital age being ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by Start-Up Nation Central claimed on Monday.

Since the novel coronavirus has disrupted existing supply chains and industries, the report argues that Israeli talents could promote innovative solutions. AR means could be used to take over some aspects of customer service and manufacturing. As more and more people are expected to work and purchase goods and services from home, cyber security demands are expected to grow.

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Blockchain, Crypto-Technology, Money Talk, Robotics

4 Blockchain projects solving real-world problems

December 7, 2018

From wealth management to autonomous robots: four prominent startups at the end of 2018

Investors are no longer interested in ICO projects with no real use. According to Icodata, $150 million were raised in October 2018 through token sales compared to $1.5 billion in January of the same year. “The blockchain space is getting to the point where there’s a ceiling in sight,” claims Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. The Russian-Canadian programmer believes that the next step will be “real applications of real economic activity.”

Despite the statements and hopes that the end of 2018 will bring about a return to practicality, it is still difficult for applicable projects to break through the information noise. We have picked out four noteworthy blockchain projects that have not yet gained traction in the media, despite featuring a range of out-of-the-box solutions.

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China, Computer Security, government, Hackers, Hot Issues, Science & Technology News

The big hack: How China used a tiny chip to infiltrate U.S. companies

October 11, 2018

The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources.

In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon Prime Video. Based in Portland, Ore., Elemental made software for compressing massive video files and formatting them for different devices. Its technology had helped stream the Olympic Games online, communicate with the International Space Station, and funnel droone footage to the Central Intelligence Agency. Elemental’s national security contracts weren’t the main reason for the proposed acquisition, but they fit nicely with Amazon’s government businesses, such as the highly secure cloud that Amazon Web Services (AWS) was building for the CIA.

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AI, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Business

How Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are revolutionizing logistics, supply chain and transportation

September 7, 2018

Forbes Insights research shows that 65% of senior transportation-focused executives believe logistics, supply chain and transportation processes are in the midst of a renaissance—an era of profound transformation. But of the most visible forces of change, perhaps none carries more potential for innovation and even disruption than the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and related technologies.

AI, ML and associated technologies promise to enable leaders to focus IoT and myriad other data feeds on achieving greater optimization and responsiveness across the whole of their logistics, supply chain and transportation footprint.

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3D Printer, Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The impact of the Maker Movement on supply chains

September 5, 2014

3d printing is also known as additive manufacturing.

Brian Solis: I follow the Maker Movement as a consumer, analyst and also as a maker. What is the maker movement? It a manifestation of the DIY (Do It Yourself) or DIWO (Do It With Others) culture where everyday people design, build and/or market something that they want or need on their own rather than buying something off the shelf.

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Business, Science & Technology News

Apple turns over its entire inventory once every 5 days

June 1, 2012

Apple’s supply chain is ranked best in the world.

Apple’s supply chain is ranked best in the world by the technology research firm Gartner. According to a new report by Gartner. part of the reason is Apple turns over its inventory once every five days. If you think about that’s pretty amazing. Apple ells hundreds of millions of hardware gadgets all over the world and yet it doesn’t actually need to stockpile its goods.

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