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Lenovo launches ThinkReality A3 augmented reality glasses for enterprise
Lenovo announced a sleek and lightweight new pair of augmented reality smart glasses called the ThinkReality A3 at the Consumer Electronics Show Sunday. The new glasses can connect to a personal computer or a Motorola phone via a Universal Serial Bus Type-C cable and are designed for use by enterprise customers on factory floors or ...
Thai Re launches reinsurance platform powered by IBM blockchain and smart contracts
IBM Corp. announced Wednesday that Thai Reinsurance Public Co. Ltd., a technology-driven professional nonlife reinsurer, has launched “Insurer Network,” a reinsurance smart contract production network using IBM’s blockchain technology on its cloud. The global pandemic has disrupted the insurance industry. For example, business restrictions in Thailand caused by COVID-19 have heightened the need for insurers ...
Microsoft’s ‘Minecraft Earth’ AR game will shut down in June
Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that its augmented reality game “Minecraft Earth,” a game based on the popular building-block game by Mojang Studios, will shut down in June. According to the company, the decision was prompted partly by the global pandemic making the game untenable. “Minecraft Earth” is an AR game that uses mobile devices to ...
JustChain launches a blockchain-based legal notary platform in UAE
JustChain, a startup based in the United Arab Emirates focused on implementing distributed ledger blockchain solutions for justice and public safety, announced Sunday a legal notary platform called NotaryChain. This development follows the recent approval of regulations from the UAE Cabinet on digital signatures and the application to notary services in line with the UAE’s ...
Wisekey launches identity blockchain for commercial and recreational drones
Wisekey International Holding, a cybersecurity internet of things company, announced Tuesday that its blockchain distributed ledger technology now integrates into commercial and recreational drones to satisfy Federal Aviation Administration regulations and protect security concerns. New regulations passed in the U.S. now permit small commercial drones to fly over populated areas for deliveries and services. These ...
Topl raises $3M in seed funding for blockchain-powered supply chain accountability
Topl LLC, a distributed ledger blockchain-as-a-service ecosystem for supply chain tracking and management, today announced $3 million in seed funding. The company said the round, led by Mercury Fund, will help provide more sustainable and accountable practices for companies. Topl is a women-led, Houston-based company founded in 2017 that has developed a purpose-built blockchain ecosystem to ...
The University of Glasgow and Everledger use blockchain to fight counterfeit Scotch whiskies
The University of Glasgow joined forces today with distributed ledger blockchain solutions company Everledger Ltd. to produce tamper-resistant bottle tags to track rare Scottish whiskies. The Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre today announced that the Glasgow institution that researchers will use provenance techniques during the distillation and bottling processes to provide producers, retailers, auction houses and ...
MIT and Penn State join forces with AWS to help classify images of flood disaster zones
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and students at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology have been working on artificial intelligence computer models that uses disaster scene images to inform responders about flooding. For humans, this process is relatively easy, but when a dataset is made up of more than 100,000 areal images ...
Vuzix and Topcon bring augmented reality to construction sites across Europe
Vuzix Corp., supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality technology, today announced a development for construction processes across Europe that’s compatible with Topcon Positioning Group’s Magnet software suite, which provides hands-free usage for onsite workers. Using AR smart glasses, construction workers and contractors can more readily access and identify positioning data with greater accuracy without ...
Grōv and AWS collaborate on vertical farming to grow animal feed
Grōv Technologies, the maker of a method for growing plants indoors in controlled conditions called Olympus Tower Farm, announced today a collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. to bring cloud-based machine learning to its operating system to streamline its processes. Using AWS and machine learning, Olympus Tower’s operating system, known as Sowyer, will ensure the ...