source:E&T London’s Metropolitan Police force is preparing to use facial recognition cameras to fight serious crime and find missing people. Although facial-recognition cameras have not been regularly deployed before for these purposes, the Met has previously trialled the technology in East London, Central London, and in a one-off deployment during the 2017 Notting Hill
Source: E & T Researchers in the US have found that an interactive voice application, which uses artificial intelligence, is an effective way to monitor the well being of patients being treated for serious mental illness. A University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study followed 47 patients for up to 14 months using an application
Mojo Vision, a startup in Saratoga, California, has developed a contact lens with augmented reality capabilities. The company claims that the lenses have a 14,000 ppi display. Even if the tech is sound, will people actually want these lenses? Smart contact lenses—essentially flexible displays packed with augmented reality tech—are sci-fi fodder as ubiquitous as the flying car. And
1. Logistics embraces digitization The traditionally staid supply chain and logistics industry will speed up its drive to digitize, turning to autonomous drones, robotics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics to ensure faster deliveries at lower rates. Classic logistics heavyweights Deutsche Post’s DHL and C.H. Robinson are pouring millions of