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Prompts on how to use Amazon's Alexa personal assistant are seen in an Amazon ‘experience center’ in Vallejo, California, in this May 8, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
Need quick medical advice in Britain? Ask Alexa
LONDON — Britain's state-run health service is teaming up with Amazon to provide medical advice for common ailments such as migraines and flu via the tech giant's voice assistant Alexa, aiming to help more patients at home and cut down on costs.The plan is to give patients — especially the elderly, blind and those unable to access the internet through traditional means — access to information verified by the National Health Service (NHS) by using voice commands, the government said.The deal could ease pressure on the NHS by reducing the need to visit a doctor.However, there are concerns that older people, who are used to telephonic or personal interactions, might find it hard to adapt to newer technologies for healthcare services.Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK,...
July 10, 2019

Need quick medical advice in Britain? Ask Alexa

The new MINI electric car is unveiled at the BMW group plant in Cowley, near Oxford, England, on Tuesday. — AFP
Choking India gets first fully-fledged electric car
MUMBAI, India — Motorists in India, home to some of the world's most polluted cities, can now buy a fully-fledged electric car after Hyundai unveiled a model that can travel 452 km on one charge.The Kona Electric SUV will cost $36,000 — more than three times the price of the cheapest combustion-engine SUV and more than eight times dearer than a regular saloon car.But its improved range will address one of the major concerns among customers in India, where there is a shortage of charging stations, Hyundai Motors Managing Director SS Kim told the Press Trust of India.India is forecast to become the world's most populous nation within a decade, and although last week the government unveiled new tax incentives, manufacturers say that there is no clear road-map to get more EVs on...
July 10, 2019

Choking India gets first fully-fledged electric car

An IBM technician poses with screens showing IBM's AI-generated highlights of play on the sixth day of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, in this July 6, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Wimbledon targets Asian fans 'nirvana' with lite app
LONDON — Wimbledon has unleashed a new lightweight app to try and hook the growing tennis-loving market in Asia, while AI-generated highlights are getting smarter at spotting the most exciting action.The official Wimbledon app is packed with heavy graphics but the new, slimmed-down alternative is designed for fans in places with poorer bandwidth and older smartphones — especially India.The prestigious tennis tournament reckons it can potentially reach several hundred million people in India who are interested in the championships but can only download data over slow mobile phone networks.The slimmer app has lightweight scores, results, headlines and the order of play."India is one of the largest social media audiences for them globally," said Sam Seddon, IBM's client...
July 08, 2019

Wimbledon targets Asian fans 'nirvana' with lite app

A man rides a rented electric scooter at Juarez neighborhood in Mexico City in this July 2, 2019 file photo. — AFP
E-scooters: A transport 'tsunami' flooding cities worldwide
PARIS — They appeared in June last year as Paris was waking up from its annual all-night Festival of Music: Hundreds of green-and-black electric scooters dotting the pavements of the capital.The timing was perfect, with the city struggling with a botched revamp of its main bike-sharing service that left countless frustrated users looking for a new form of transport.Cheap, widely available and easily unlocked with a smartphone app, e-scooters checked all the boxes, becoming wildly popular overnight."It's happened very quickly and a bit of an anarchic way," admitted French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne in May. "It's effectively been the law of the jungle."Over the course of a year, a total of 13 operators piled into the Paris market, putting 20,000 scooters...
July 05, 2019

E-scooters: A transport 'tsunami' flooding cities worldwide

A Loon internet balloon, carrying solar-powered mobile networking equipment, flies over the company's launch site in Winnemucca, Nevada, U.S., in this June 27, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
Google internet balloon spinoff Loon still looking for its wings
SAN FRANCISCO — Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability of the technology by some potential customers.Loon says its balloons will reach Kenya in the coming weeks for its first commercial trial. The test with Telkom Kenya, the nation's No. 3 carrier, will let mountain villagers buy 4G service at market-rate prices for an undefined period. Kenya's aviation authority said its final approval would be signed this month.Hatched in 2011, Loon aims to bring connectivity to remote parts of the world by floating solar-powered networking gear over areas where cell towers would be too expensive to build.Its tennis-court-sized helium balloons have demonstrated utility. Over the last three years, Loon successfully let...
July 01, 2019

Google internet balloon spinoff Loon still looking for its wings

The Indian case is similar to one Google faced in Europe, where regulators imposed a $5 billion fine on the company for forcing manufacturers to pre-install its apps on Android devices. Google has appealed against the verdict. — Reuters
Google appears to have leveraged Android dominance: India watchdog
NEW DELHI — Google appears to have misused its dominant position in India and reduced the ability of device manufacturers to opt for alternate versions of its Android mobile operating system, Indian officials found before ordering a wider probe in an antitrust case.A 14-page order from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), reviewed by Reuters this week, found Google's restrictions on manufacturers seemed to amount to imposition of "unfair conditions" under India's competition law.Reuters reported last month that the CCI had launched a probe in April against Google for its alleged abuse of Android's dominant position to block rivals, but the contents of the directive detailing the initial assessment upon which that investigation was ordered have not been...
June 28, 2019

Google appears to have leveraged Android dominance: India watchdog

Tourists take selfies at Sugarloaf Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this June 7, 2019 file photo. — AFP
From Rio to Rome, a battle for selfie supremacy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Under the immense Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro and its picturesque Guanabara Bay, dozens of tourists jockey for position to get selfies with the stunning panoramic view illuminated by the setting sun.A tangle of arms and selfie sticks are lifted for solo shots, couple snaps, family photos: getting the perfect picture with the statue or Sugarloaf Mountain in the background is the goal.The only definite fail? Ending up with other tourists taking selfies in the frame.Brazil is a selfie-mad country. But it is hardly alone.Around the globe, selfie culture has become a facet of daily life — social media sites are flooded with pictures, tourist attractions are overrun with those seeking selfie nirvana.In some cases, that quest for the ideal...
June 27, 2019

From Rio to Rome, a battle for selfie supremacy

Robots are seen in the Ericsson stand during the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2019) introducing next-generation technology at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai on Wednesday. — AFP
Robots to take 20 million jobs, worsening inequality: Study
WASHINGTON — Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows.The forecast set to be released on Wednesday highlights growing concerns that automation and robots, while offering economic benefits, are disproportionately killing low-skill jobs and aggravating social and economic stress.The study by Oxford Economics, a private British-based research and consulting firm, said job displacement from the rise of robots will not be evenly spread around the world, or within countries.Robots have already taken over millions of manufacturing jobs and are now gaining in services, helped by advances in computer vision, speech recognition and machine...
June 26, 2019

Robots to take 20 million jobs, worsening inequality: Study

A member of MINUSMA Chadian contingent gives water to a boy in Kidal, Mali December 17, 2016. — Reuters
Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen
LONDON — Artificial intelligence can predict where conflicts over scarce water will break out up to a year in advance and allow action to prevent them, researchers said on Friday.An early warning tool that tracks water supplies worldwide and mixes in social, economic and demographic data to flag up potential crises is being developed by the Netherlands-based Water, Peace and Security partnership (WPS).During tests, the system predicted more than three quarters of water-related conflicts in Mali's Inner Niger Delta, said WPS, which plans to launch it globally later this year."We want to detect conflict early enough...to then engage in a dialogue process that helps to address these conflicts —ideally mitigate them early on or resolve them," said Susanne Schmeier from the...
June 14, 2019

Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen

Solo, yet tutti: App puts orchestra in your living room
Aix-en-Provence, France — It's a musician's dream -- rehearse alongside a full orchestra, but in your own living room.And the immersive experience is possible because, yes, there's an app for that, courtesy of a French start-up, Digital Music Solutions."NomadPlay" is all down to an algorithm which separates out the sound components of a score to remove any instrument as desired, fading out an oboe or piano part for instance, and allowing the home musician to join the fray."When we were young we all practized with records to get the impression we were playing along with the Vienna or Berlin philharmonic. That was very gratifying," internationally-renowned French violinist Renaud Capucon, 43, told AFP."But it was a nightmare when our parents heard us...
June 12, 2019

Solo, yet tutti: App puts orchestra in your living room

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