Technology
Restaurants using technology to combat COVID-19
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4 News) – Four confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked within the Tooele County School District. A parent told ABC4 News that her son’s high school, which had one of the confirmed cases, did not notify her and other parents. Mandy Brasher said her son attends Stansbury High School. She found …
TSA pilots self-service checkpoint technology at DCA, US
TSA has launched a self-service technology at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, US. Credit: TSA. Sign up here for GlobalData’s free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the US has piloted a touchless self-service technology that matches a passenger’s live photo with the …
ITRI and Czech Republic Embark on New Chapter in Technology Diplomacy
Photo 1 ITRI President Edwin Liu (right) and Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil (left) pose at a welcome ceremony at ITRI in Hsinchu. Photo 2 Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil is impressed by ITRI’s iPMx Molecular Rapid Test System for COVID-19 virus detection. HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An 89-memebr Czech delegation …
China Amends Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export
China governs the import and export of technology under the Regulations for the Administration of the Import and Export of Technology (“Technology Regulations“), the Measures for the Administration of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Import, and the Measures for the Administration of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export. The Technology Regulations and related measures are …
Equinor Ventures, Wintershall Dea Technology Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Total 75 mNOK in Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Software Provider Earth Science Analytics
STAVANGER, Norway & KASSEL, Germany & TOKYO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Science Analytics AS, a Norwegian petroleum geoscience software provider, has raised a series B funding from Equinor Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Equinor, a broad energy company and the leading operator in Norway, Wintershall Dea Technology Ventures, the corporate venture subsidiary of Wintershall Dea, Europe’s …
VORAGO Technologies signs up for BrainChip’s Akida early access program
The tech companies signed an agreement to support Phase I of a NASA program to develop a radiation-hardened neuromorphic processor. Technology company BrainChip (ASX: BRN) has unveiled a new partnership with US-based counterpart VORAGO Technologies as part of a collaboration intended to support a Phase I NASA program to procure a neuromorphic processor that meets …
Alachua County School Members take on district-wide technology challenges
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – While the first day of classes in Alachua County went smoothly for some students, internet connection and schedule change requests posed a problem for others. It’s an issue that falls on the shoulders of school district staff as they work to make Digital Academy and brick & mortar learning easy and …
Johnson County Commission announces Rapid Relief Technology for K-12 Schools funding recipients | Local
JOHNSON COUNTY — The Johnson County Commission has announced the schools pre-approved for funding from Rapid Relief Technology for K-12 Schools, part the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A total of $2,162,143 was pre-approved for nine K-12 schools across Johnson County. Pending completed agreements, the Johnson County Commission approved not-to-exceed funding awards for …
Berkeley County students will have technology in time for new school year | West Virginia
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — There’s good news for Berkeley County students because technology — devices as well as hundreds of Wi-Fi hotspots and other internet connectivity options — will be available to them when the new school year begins Sept. 8. Superintendent of Schools Patrick K. Murphy credited the district’s technology department for having worked since …
Facebook removes Russian disinformation network
“They’ve gotten better at hiding who they are, but their impact has gotten smaller and smaller,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of security policy, said of the foreign operations. Facebook said Tuesday it separately took down a disinformation network associated with a Washington-based public relations firm that Facebook said had spent millions of dollars to target …
