Moravec‘s Paradox

The face of someone who knows their camels are fast. Photo: Getty Images Because 2020 is just making stuff up as she goes along to meet some sort of cosmic word count at this point, Variety reports that Verzuz creator Swizz Beatz has become the first American to win a…

Having spent some considerable length of time sharing electronic music under the name Trickfinger, John Frusciante has just released ‘Maya’, his first electronic album under his own name. Named after his recently-departed cat, ‘Maya’ finds Frusciante reverentially exploring the drum 'n' bass and jungle music that touched him in ways…

QUANTUM, artificial intelligence and innovative medicine could be the key technologies driving the future of innovation, according to a report released at the ongoing Pujiang Innovation Forum yesterday. The “2020 Ideal City” report by Springer Nature and the Shanghai Institute for Science of Science surveyed 700-plus scientists across the world…

Researchers say new model shows Turkish inflation well above official tally Since last year, opposition lawmakers have raised questions about the accuracy of official inflation data Year-on-year inflation was 11.75% according to the official tally announced earlier this month Updated 22 October 2020 Reuters October 22, 2020 10:19 ISTANBUL: Turkish…

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DUBAI: Saudi Arabia launched a national strategy on Wednesday to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and data by 2030, attracting more than $20 billion in foreign and local investments. “Saudi Arabia wants to set the best example globally in using AI for the development of a nation,”…

Artist’s illustration of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching down on asteroid Bennu. Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI LabA robotic arm extended from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly contacted the rugged surface of asteroid Bennu Tuesday to gobble up pristine samples, a climactic moment in the $1 billion mission to bring asteroid material back to Earth…

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The maker of automated packaging machines is banking on a customer-facing and back-office transformation to bolster sales, says CTO Michael Gliedman. Ranpak The COVID-19 outbreak galvanized an already thriving ecommerce sector, as consumers flocked to shop online in accordance with social distancing guidelines. Little-known manufacturer Ranpak, which plays a critical…

From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today. But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life easier is also being incorporated into weapons for use in combat situations.Weaponised AI features heavily in the security strategies…