The history of the Internet of Things (IoT) in retail begins in 1999 with Kevin Ashton, a computer scientist at Procter & Gamble. Ashton proposed putting radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips on products to track them through the supply chain. But this article isn’t about history. No. This article is about how the consumer AND the […]
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The United Nations wants to get people talking in New York this week about investing in safe water, sanitation and hygiene, which it describes as “the most basic human need for health and wellbeing”. Puzzles remains over how best to count the financial, social and environmental costs and benefits of water, but many investors now […]
Rapid technological advances such as the ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence (AI) app are complicating efforts by European Union lawmakers to agree on landmark AI laws, sources with direct knowledge of the matter have told Reuters. The European Commission proposed the draft rules nearly two years ago in a bid to protect citizens from the dangers […]
The AI Act is expected to be a landmark piece of EU legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence in Europe that has been in the works for over two years. Lawmakers have proposed classifying different AI tools according to their perceived level of risk, from low to unacceptable. Governments and companies using these tools […]
Nvidia Corp Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected on Tuesday to disclose new artificial intelligence chips and technologies at the company’s annual conference for software developers. Analysts will be watching for the Santa Clara, California-based company to give more details about how it plans to widen accessibility to processing power like to that used to […]
Just as one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The waste from one production stream can be transformed into a valuable resource for another, resulting in a society that produces no waste. Geothermal energy is an abundant and sustainable source of energy that is often overlooked in favor of more popular renewable energy sources such […]
Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, capturing the public’s fancy and sparking a rush among Microsoft and Alphabet to launch products with technology they believe will change the nature of work. Here is everything you need to know about this technology. WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI? Like other forms of artificial intelligence, generative […]
IoT in transportation is already taking over. IoT for automotive involves connecting things through embedded sensors, actuators, and other gadgets that collect and send information about actual activities. The transportation industry is transforming due to the use of IoT-enabled technology. IoT can address many problems in the transportation industry, but it may also face challenges. […]
Microsoft Corp on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google with upgrades to its own widely used office software. The technology company previewed a new AI “Copilot” for Microsoft 365, its product suite that includes Word […]
The U.S. Copyright Office issued new guidance on Wednesday to clarify when artistic works created with the help of artificial intelligence are copyright eligible. Building on a decision it issued last month rejecting copyrights for images created by the generative AI system Midjourney, the office said copyright protection depends on whether AI’s contributions are “the […]