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AI and Identity Verification: Revolutionizing Security and User Experience

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In an increasingly digital world, identity verification plays a crucial role in ensuring security and trust in various domains, including finance, e-commerce, healthcare, and government services. Traditional methods of identity verification, such as presenting physical documents, can be time-consuming, prone to errors, and susceptible to fraud.

However, with the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a new era of identity verification has emerged, promising enhanced security, improved accuracy, and seamless user experiences. [Read more…] about AI and Identity Verification: Revolutionizing Security and User Experience

Nvidia CEO donates $50 million to Oregon State University, which promptly builds a $200 million supercomputing center

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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, have donated $50 million to their alma mater, Oregon State University, to advance research in AI, climate science and robotics. The university will use the donation to build an engineering complex with an AI supercomputer to help students and faculty address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

As a civil engineer, Scott Ashford used explosives to make the ground under Japan’s Sendai airport safer in an earthquake.

Now, as the dean of the engineering college at Oregon State University, he’s at ground zero of another seismic event.

In its biggest fundraising celebration in nearly a decade, Oregon State announced plans today for a $200 million center where faculty and students can plug into resources that will include one of the world’s fastest university supercomputers.

The 150,000-square-foot center, due to open in 2025, will accelerate work at Oregon State’s top-ranked programs in agriculture, computer sciences, climate science, forestry, oceanography, robotics, water resources, materials sciences and more with the help of AI. [Read more…] about Nvidia CEO donates $50 million to Oregon State University, which promptly builds a $200 million supercomputing center

Modern cybersecurity solutions: SIEM or MSSP?

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What does SIEM mean?

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) – the definition is that it is a software system that allows you to detect threats and respond to security incidents. It monitors data about security events in real time and provides a historical analysis from a wide range of sources that record events and contextual data.

More advanced SIEM systems and managed SIEM providers are able to combine events from different components of the IT system together to create a new higher-level event.

The main problem for security engineers is that there is too much data to be able to get even a rough overview. That’s why we need automation to distinguish those events that pose a threat or are otherwise interesting to our business from the multitude of events. [Read more…] about Modern cybersecurity solutions: SIEM or MSSP?

How to Track a Phone Number on Google Maps

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Google Maps is an excellent resource for finding businesses and getting directions. However, did you know that you can also use Google Maps to find location of phone number? This can be especially useful if you have lost your phone or if you are trying to find someone’s location.

This blog post will show you how to use Google Maps to locate a phone number, whether you have iOS or Android. [Read more…] about How to Track a Phone Number on Google Maps

ABB ‘transforms’ mobile robot performance with launch of Visual SLAM technology

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ABB Robotics says it has “transformed” its autonomous mobile robots with the addition of Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Visual SLAM) technology, enabling its AMRs to make intelligent navigation decisions based on their surroundings.

Using AI-enabled 3D vision to perform location and mapping functions, ABB’s Visual SLAM AMRs make production faster, more flexible, efficient and resilient while taking on dull, dirty and dangerous tasks so people can focus on more rewarding work.

Visual SLAM combines AI and 3D vision technologies to guarantee a superior performance in comparison to other guidance techniques for AMRs. [Read more…] about ABB ‘transforms’ mobile robot performance with launch of Visual SLAM technology

How to Find Dedicated Java Developers Team

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If you’re looking for a dedicated Java development team to work on your project, there are a few things you can do to ensure you find the right fit.

  1. First, identify what specific skills and experience you need from your developers.
  2. Second, research different Java development teams and read online reviews.
  3. Finally, interview potential candidates to get a sense of their work style and approach. [Read more…] about How to Find Dedicated Java Developers Team

Siemens achieves AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Manufacturing and Industrial Competency.

This designation recognizes Siemens for its expertise in providing customers professional services and software solutions for an end-to-end Industrial Manufacturing Software toolchain.

As manufacturing customers move to the cloud, they are looking for cloud experts with manufacturing experience to help them transform and use data in new ways, knowing they need to move faster than ever. [Read more…] about Siemens achieves AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency

Raspberry Pi receives strategic investment from Sony

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Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Raspberry Pi have reached an agreement by which SSS is to make a strategic investment in RPL.

The minority investment cements the relationship between the two companies, to provide a development platform for SSS’s edge AI devices to the worldwide community of Raspberry Pi users.

Terushi Shimizu, p0resident and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, says: “Our goal is to provide new value to a variety of industries and support them in solving issues using our innovative edge AI sensing technology built around image sensors. [Read more…] about Raspberry Pi receives strategic investment from Sony

Slamcore extends its spatial intelligence to Texas Instruments Arm-based processors

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Slamcore says its spatial intelligence algorithms have been optimized for the Texas Instruments (TI) TDA4x family of processors.

Combining Slamcore’s Spatial Intelligence software with the TI TDA4x processor family enables highly accurate and robust localization, mapping and perception suitable for a range of industrial robotics and automation tasks.

ProMat 2023 in Chicago, demonstrated the significant interest in robotic and autonomous solutions in supply chain and manufacturing logistics. [Read more…] about Slamcore extends its spatial intelligence to Texas Instruments Arm-based processors

ACEINNA launches ‘high performance’ inertial measurement unit for autonomous vehicles robots, and ADAS

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ACEINNA has announced the general availability of the IMU330RA high performance inertial measurement unit (IMU).

ACEINNA’s new IMU330RA is an easy-to-integrate, high-performance 6-DOF inertial sensor packaged in a ruggedized, sealed over-molded plastic housing at IP69K level.

The IMU330RA features a redundant 3-Axis Accelerometer and 3-Axis Rate Gyroscope sensors for excellent accuracy and reliability.

The module supports both 1000Base-T1 Automotive Ethernet and CAN-FD interfaces and provides up to 1000Hz update rate with low latency. [Read more…] about ACEINNA launches ‘high performance’ inertial measurement unit for autonomous vehicles robots, and ADAS