Noting that complex, proprietary systems can adversely affect productivity and profitability, the partnership announced the Open Manufacturing Platform at the Hannover Messe today. The idea is to set up an open technology framework and cross-industry community to accelerate automotive and manufacturing sector developments. “Microsoft is joining forces with the BMW Group to transform digital production efficiency across the industry,” said […]
Open Platform To Fast-Track Manufacturing Innovation
Skyrocketing Your Sales: 4 Myths About Marketing Automation
Marketing automation helps business owners manage vital tasks with minimal effort. The software tracks marketing campaigns used through email, online content, and ads. It also streamlines data mining for leads and finds new opportunities to close sales. Companies use the software to improve the way they present their products to an audience. When researching the software implementation they encounter myths […]
Fast Learning A.I Car Only Needs 20 Hours To Learn
Forget large arrays of sensors and radars. Forget hard-coded road rules. British startup Wayve taught a car to teach itself to drive, and using only some cameras, a sat-nav and 20 hours’ worth of experience, it’s already driving itself short distances on unfamiliar UK roads. When these guys first put their control hardware, camera, computers and AI learning software into […]
Dash Cam Gives Drowsy Drivers A Nudge
Drowsy drivers kill, which is why we’ve seen a number of technological solutions take aim at the problem, from established automakers and idealistic startups alike. Currently on Kickstarter, the Vezo 360 is the latest to roll onto the scene and serves as a 360-degree dash cam first and foremost, but with the ability to pick up on tired drivers and […]
The Most Profitable E-commerce Ideas
A booming online business might sound like a pretty great idea at first, but there are a lot of things that need to go right in order to become a reality instead of a pipe-dream. The biggest factor setting everyone back is the competition. Those who have started early and established themselves as the powerhouses have it much easier. Nevertheless, […]
Future Violinists Trained By AI?
If you’re training to be a concert violinist, you don’t want your technique to be merely “good enough.” A new computer system may soon be able to help, as it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify a user’s bow technique, and could perhaps even tell them how to improve their performance. Created by scientists at Spain’s Pompeu Fabra University, the […]
Transparent Wood Now Stores & Releases Heat
Three years ago, we heard how scientists from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology had created transparent wood – it could serve as a cheaper alternative to the silica-based glass currently used in windows and solar cells. Now, the material is additionally able to store heat and later release it. In order to produce the initial version of the transparent […]
PJs To Analyse Your Sleep
People with chronic insomnia will sometimes undergo sleep studies, in which they slumber in a clinic while wired up to various sensors – perhaps not the best way to replicate their typical sleeping environment. Soon, however, they may simply be able to wear special electronic pyjamas, which are currently in development. Led by Dr. Trisha L. Andrew, researchers at the […]
Duplex Finally On Non Google Pixel Phone
The world’s introduction to Google Duplex — technology both impressive and a bit on the creepy side — featured a human-sounding robot having a conversation with a person who couldn’t even tell that they were talking to a robot. The demo during Google I/O 2018 freaked some people out, but it impressed our Mobile editor, Julian Chokkattu, who got a […]
Lab Grown Mozarella Coming Your Way
You’ve probably heard of lab-grown meat companies like Memphis Meats, which aim to create meat without the need to kill animals to produce it. But how about cow cheese produced without the cow? That’s the healthy, ethical, and, hopefully, delicious dream a new startup called New Culture is working to make a reality. Originally founded in New Zealand, the company […]