Japan’s Fujitsu develops new AI-video recognition technology to check proper handwashing TOKYO: Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing “Happy Birthday” twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus, Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence monitor it says will ensure healthcare, hotel and food industry […]
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SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday (Jun 15) added a digital payments feature to its WhatsApp messaging service, starting in Brazil but with an eye to expanding around the world. WhatsApp users in Brazil can use the encrypted mobile messaging service to send money or make purchases, Facebook said in a […]
BEIJING: Rescued from a farmer’s fish pond, a young pangolin’s release back into China’s wilderness this week was hailed as a small victory in the battle to save the critically endangered animal. The freeing of the scaly creature in the eastern province of Zhejiang came after Beijing’s Forestry and Grassland […]
IBM disclosed Monday it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice and racial equity, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said. International Business Machines Corp disclosed Monday it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis […]
The first Arab space mission to Mars is preparing to lift off within weeks. Fuelling is due to begin next week. The UAE believes its Hope project will prove a game-changer for space exploration It will take seven months to travel the 493 million km (308 million miles) to […]
Britain is about to pass a significant landmark – at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months without burning coal to generate power. A decade ago about 40% of the country’s electricity came from coal; coronavirus is part of the story, but far from all. When Britain […]
Scientists want people to send them their wildlife experiences under the coronavirus lockdown. They are keen to hear recordings of dawn choruses, animals in unusual places, and views of the night sky without pollution. The Earth Project is a global citizen science study co-ordinated by scientists across UK universities. It […]
Greenpeace has joined a growing list of organisations demanding that the UK government puts protecting the environment at the heart of any post-Covid-19 economic stimulus package. The campaign group has produced a detailed “manifesto” with measures to boost clean transport and smart power. The document follows a comparable call from […]
Facebook staff have spoken out against the tech giant’s decision not to remove or flag a controversial post by US President Donald Trump last week. Mr Trump took to Facebook to repeat a tweet about the widespread protests in Minneapolis, following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Twitter […]
May was the sunniest calendar month on record, and spring was the sunniest spring, the Met Office has said. The UK enjoyed 266 hours of sunshine in May – surpassing the previous record of 265 hours in June 1957. And it is even more extraordinary following a drenching winter, with […]