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Mojo Vision, a California startup, says its smart contact lens is part of a move to
'Invisible computing' startup unveils smart contact lens
WASHINGTON — A startup focused on "invisible computing" Thursday unveiled a smart contact lens which delivers an augmented reality display in a user's field of vision.The Mojo Vision contact lens offers a display with information and notifications, and allows the user to interact by focusing on certain points.The rigid contact lens, which the company has been developing in stealth mode for some 10 years, may also be used to help people with visual impairments by using enhanced image overlays, and has obtained US approval for testing it as a medical device."Mojo has a vision for invisible computing where you have the information you want when you want it and are not bombarded or distracted by data when you don't," said chief executive Drew Perkins.In a...
January 16, 2020

'Invisible computing' startup unveils smart contact lens

This handout image released on Monday courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists' illustration of the planet TOI 700 d, the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The planet is part of the planetary system TOI 700, 100 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. NASA announced that TESS had discovered an Earth-size planet in its stars habitable zone. — AFP
NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world in 'Goldilocks zone'
WASHINGTON — NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water.Another first for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is its discovery of a world orbiting two stars, evoking the planet Tatooine from Star Wars but unlikely to be hospitable to life as we know it.The potentially habitable planet, named "TOI 700 d," is relatively close to Earth — only 100 light years away, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced during the winter American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii on Monday.Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth, is just over four light years away."TESS was designed and launched specifically to find Earth-sized planets...
January 07, 2020

NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world in 'Goldilocks zone'

Stimulated Raman histologic images of diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). — Courtesy photo
AI matches human brain cancer diagnosis: Study
PARIS — An AI computer model can diagnose and identify 10 of the most common types of brain cancer with the same accuracy as human doctors, researchers said Monday.More than 15 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, and 80 percent of those will undergo surgery.In the United States alone more than one million cancer samples are biopsied annually, and each one must be analyzed and diagnosed by a pathologist, placing enormous strain on health services.Writing in the journal Nature Medicine, a team of US-based experts described how they trained an AI algorithm to analyze brain cancers from more than 2.5 million images.They found that the computer was able to diagnose common cancers in under three minutes — more than 10 times faster than a human expert.In a clinical...
January 06, 2020

AI matches human brain cancer diagnosis: Study

AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis
PARIS — A computer program can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer.Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, and regular screening is vital in detecting the earliest signs of the disease in patients who show no obvious symptoms.In Britain, women over 50 are advised to get a mammogram every three years, the results of which are analyzed by two independent experts.But interpreting the scans leaves room for error, and a small percentage of all mammograms either return a false positive — misdiagnosing a healthy patient as having cancer — or false negative — missing the disease as it spreads.Now researchers at Google Health...
January 02, 2020

AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis

 In this file photo taken on May 8, 2019 an Uber logo is seen outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California. -AFP
Uber sues California over gig-economy labor law
SAN FRANCISCO - Ride-hailing giant Uber and delivery company Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming a new law that would treat gig-economy freelancers as employees is unconstitutional.The legislation, known as Assembly Bill 5 and due to go into effect on Wednesday, would mean that -- under certain conditions -- independent contractors are classified as employees and granted the minimum salary and health insurance benefits that entails.This would include drivers for both Uber and Postmates."Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit to protect their constitutional rights and defend their fundamental liberty to pursue their chosen work as independent service providers and technology companies in the on-demand economy," said the lawsuit filed on Monday.Uber...
December 31, 2019

Uber sues California over gig-economy labor law

China, which exercises close surveillance of online activity, has recently tightened its scrutiny of companies that gather data from consumers. — Courtesy photo
China names and shames tech giants for app privacy violations
BEIJING — Chinese tech giants Tencent and Xiaomi have been reprimanded by Beijing for designing apps that infringe on users' privacy, even as the Communist regime amasses its own collection of personal data.China, which exercises close surveillance of online activity, has recently tightened its scrutiny of companies that gather data from consumers.Xiaomi Finance and Tencent's instant messaging service QQ were among dozens of problematic apps named and shamed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.QQ forces users to allow the app to track their usage habits so it can show targeted ads, the ministry said in a statement.If users do not give up their phone permissions, they cannot access the app at all, it added -- warning of "punishment" if the...
December 21, 2019

China names and shames tech giants for app privacy violations

Amazon's Echo Spot device powered by its Alexa digital assistant is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in this Jan. 11, 2019 file photo.
Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices
WASHINGTON — Will Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Assistant finally get along?The major digital assistants could operate on a common technology standard under a plan announced Wednesday by Amazon, Apple and Google and other industry partners that aims to enable more smart home devices to speak to each other.The goal of the plan would be to allow developers to build new products without paying royalties for connectivity software, and enabling consumers to then choose their preferred voice assistants on the devices.The project "aims to improve the consumer experience of trying to use smart home products that aren't compatible with each other," according to a statement by the new working group."We believe that the protocol has the potential to be widely...
December 18, 2019

Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices

A piano player performs a part of the completion of Beethoven's 10th symphony made using artificial intelligence at the Telekom headquarters in Bonn, western Germany, on Friday. Telekom supports an experiment to complete the composer's 10th symphony using artificial intelligence and a team of international experts from science and music. A string quartet and a pianist perform two minutes of the AI composition live. — AFP
AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony
BERLIN — A few notes scribbled in his notebook are all that German composer Ludwig van Beethoven left of his Tenth Symphony before his death in 1827.Now, a team of musicologists and programmers is racing to complete a version of the piece using artificial intelligence, ahead of the 250th anniversary of his birth next year."The progress has been impressive, even if the computer still has a lot to learn," said Christine Siegert, head of archives at Beethoven House in the composer's hometown of Bonn.Siegert said she was "convinced" that Beethoven would have approved since he too was an innovator at the time, citing his compositions for the panharmonicon — a type of organ that reproduces the sounds of wind and percussion instruments.And she insisted the work would...
December 14, 2019

AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller. — AFP
Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X as console war heats up
LOS ANGELES — Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a still-more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and rival Sony.The US company in June pointed to the technical abilities of its next-generation console when it announced "Project Scarlett", saying the new machine would be four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X, which launched in 2013.At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller.It said older titles would remain compatible with the Series X, while promising a new gaming experience "where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and...
December 13, 2019

Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X as console war heats up

Australia's government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country's consumer watchdog.
Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google
SYDNEY — Australia's government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country's consumer watchdog.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had called for new regulations to rein in the power of digital behemoths amid global concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday several of the watchdog's 23 recommendations would be implemented, including the creation of a new ACCC taskforce to monitor tech giants and "take enforcement action as necessary".He also said the government will review privacy laws to protect...
December 12, 2019

Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google

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