Apple demos its latest self-driving tech, reports MIT Technology Review
At a private workshop held last week for AI researchers, Apple gave a rare glimpse of some machine learning technology it is building for self-driving cars, reports MIT Technology Review....
Plan published to develop common public sector approach to online identity
The Scottish Government’s digital directorate has published a plan to develop a common public sector approach to online identity assurance. The Government’s digital strategy contains a commitment to work with...
Funding call for digital technologies that challenge subsea industry methods
Subsea UK has opened an R&D funding call, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, for projects to help solve the industry’s most complex technological challenges. It forms part of the Memorandum of...
America’s FDA clears first medical device accessory for Apple Watch
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a device embedded in an Apple watch band that monitors a user’s heart rate, detects when something is amiss and prompts the...
Robots in the kitchen, payday apps & a child’s first word, ‘Alexa’…
When robots invade the kitchen Burger flippers, pizza tossers, and latte frothers, watch your backs: Gordon, Sally, and Kona are coming for you. (And they never need to take a...
Old meets new as prehistoric cave in Moray is digitised
Archaeologists have created a digital model of the iconic Sculptor’s Cave in Moray, allowing close examination of Pictish symbols discovered on the walls which are obscured much of the time...
Apple pushes launch of HomePod smart speaker to early 2018
Apple has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company said in a statement. “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod...
Twitter announces roll-out of 280 character tweet
Twitter, which made its reputation in part by limiting users to 140-characters a time, has said 280-character tweets will be available to in most languages. The company ran a test...
Glasgow team’s breakthrough; ‘Star-Trek like tractor beams that can move objects’
An international team of researchers based in Glasgow has developed a new manipulation method based on light that could one day be used to mass produce electronic components for smartphones,...
Long lines for iPhone X help push Apple shares to record high
Lines formed outside Apple stores across the world today as fans flocked to buy the new iPhone X, signaling stronger demand for the 10th anniversary version of the phone than...
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