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Nascent Science and Technology Committee Broadens Call For Input On Efforts
A recently-launched National Science and Technology Council joint committee tasked with advancing the integrity and viability of America’s research landscape wants the public to weigh in on how it can do exactly that. According to a request for information set to be published Tuesday in the Federal Register, NSTC’s Joint Committee on Research Environments, or …
AFL-CIO president: Engage workers as technologies evolve
open share links close share links As technology displaces workers and real wages emerge from a long period of stagnation, the future of work appears in flux. But AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka sees a way forward, detailed in a galvanizing speech on the future of work and labor Nov. 20 at MIT Sloan. The …
Princeville Capital Announces the Close of Its New Climate Technology Fund
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Princeville Capital, a global investment firm focused on backing fast-growing and disruptive technology companies, has announced the close of its new Climate Technology Fund, exceeding its fundraising target. The new fund invests in technology companies that are benefiting from and supporting the global transition to lower carbon economies and that have a fundamental …
Interview: A Deeper Cut Into Behavior With Mackenzie Mathis
To the untrained eye, DeepLabCut appears to do something pretty basic. It adds dots and lines to video footage of moving animals. But this technology is part of a wave of automation that is revolutionizing behavioral analysis. Don’t just take my word for it; look to the recent announcement by the Chan Zuckerberg Institute …
Bryce Stirton of Responder Corp explains how C-THRU technology can help firefighters navigate smoky rooms – Urgent Comms
Bryce Stirton, co-founder and president of Responder Corp, explains how Qwake’s C-THRU augmented-reality (AR) technology is designed to help firefighters navigate safely in smoke-filled environments. Qwake Technologies officials hope to bring this technology to market as early as 2020. Stirton spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson last week during the Operation Convergent Response …
Sterling in New York creates group to bank technology companies
Sterling Bancorp in Montebello, N.Y., has formed a division to serve growing technology companies. The $30.2 billion-asset holding company said in a recent press release that it hired bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead its innovation finance group. The group will offer lending and banking products including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines …
Global AR and VR Display Markets, 2019-2024 – Emerging Micro-LED Technology Presents Massive Opportunities – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “AR and VR Display Market by Device Type (AR HMD, VR HMD, HUD, Projector), Technology (AR, VR), Application (Consumer, Enterprise, Commercial, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense), Display Trends, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2024” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This research report categorizes the global AR and VR display market based …
Facial-Recognition Technology: Helpful If Controlled
A screen advertises facial-recognition software at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, China, April 27, 2018. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) With the proper safeguards, it can help law enforcement catch criminals. We’ve all heard the stories: Authorities have installed cameras operating facial-recognition technology everywhere — on street corners, in shopping malls, even in office buildings. The …
Private rooms for patients at 300 Pasteur Drive; technology to be upgraded | News Center
The opening of the new Stanford Hospital building was the main spectacle Nov. 17, when many patients were transferred to rooms there. But Stanford Health Care staff also staged well-rehearsed choreography in the original hospital building, situating all the remaining patients to private rooms in reconfigured units. After the last of nearly 200 patients had …
Bett Show 2020: advancing education with technology
The 36th edition of the Bett Show will take place on 22-25 January 2020 at ExCeL London, UK. Attendees can hear from over 800 industry suppliers, enterprises and start-ups in education technology and over 34,000 educators. The show aims to further the sector’s opportunities with a line-up of 300 influential figures in teaching and learning. …
