(Reuters) — Question: How can a company like Caterpillar try to counter a slump in sales of bulldozers and trucks during a pandemic that has made every human a potential disease vector? Answer: Cut out human operators, perhaps? Caterpillar’s autonomous driving technology, which can be bolted on to existing machines, …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now (Reuters) — Samsung said today it had won a $ 6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States, a major win for the South Korean firm in the next-generation 5G network market. Samsung’s global …
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VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 14 – 17 Register Today Take the latest VB Survey to share how your company is implementing AI today. (Reuters) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking …
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The police in China are collecting blood samples from men and boys from across the country to build a genetic map of its roughly 700 million males, giving the authorities a powerful new tool for their emerging high-tech surveillance state. They have swept across the country since late 2017 to …
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Personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices such as respiratory machines and ventilators have become highly-coveted items since Covid-19 hit us earlier in the year. Countries worldwide faced a shortage of medical supplies, especially protective gowns and surgical masks. One business that played a huge role in ensuring Singapore has …
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When you think about upper body workouts, there’s a good chance that heavy dumbbells and cable machines come to mind. Even though it’s not entirely feasible to step into the gym for a while, it’s still realistic to come out on the other side of quarantine with stronger biceps and …
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In 2012, I started working from home full time. Within just a few months, I threw my back out from sitting all day at a home office thrown together from what I had on hand. That event kicked off a quest to find office equipment that would be a bit …
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It’s becoming increasingly clear that all people fall into one of two groups: the have-a-home-gyms, and the have-not-a-home-gyms. If you’re one of the lucky former, feel free to stop reading right here—you already have all you need! We’ll see you and your toned self come summer. And, if you’re not, …
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