___ New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says he will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology. Steven Cliff says the aim is to help the National… Read More »Business Highlights: Self-driving technology, GDP slip
By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a delivery cart jutting into its lane. The… Read More »China’s Baidu Races Waymo, GM to Develop Self-Driving Cars | businessnews
Content brought to you by OmniEye A productive lockdown experience has inspired Dunedin agritech company OmniEye to pivot from sheep to cows. OmniEye used machine learning, artificial intelligence and software design to create facial recognition technology for sheep in 2019. However, the timing wasn’t quite… Read More »Future of Farming: OmniEye technology tackling lameness in dairy cattle
It’s one of the few drawbacks of solar power – solar panels have a life of approximately 10 to 30 years after which they usually end up in landfill. It is estimated about 100,000 tons of the product could end up in dumps around Australia… Read More »Australian company Solar Recovery Corporation seeks to stop panels being landfilled through recycling technology
The Supreme Court’s Friday ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade is almost certain to spark a wave of new state legislation taking aim at abortion rights, and to reinforce existing laws that prohibit and, in some cases, criminalize the procedure. Among the wide-ranging potential implications… Read More »How your phone could be used in abortion criminalization
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fate of hard-nosed technology executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani is now in the hands of a jury that will weigh criminal charges alleging he joined disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, his former partner, in… Read More »Jury Takes Fraud Case Against Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Partner | businessnews
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and departing Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg were among noteworthy tech executives speaking out publicly on Friday’s Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade. The ruling ends constitutional right to abortion in the US, which has stood… Read More »Tech execs react to Roe v. Wade reverse: Gates, Sandberg, Wojcicki
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Last year, I wrote about the digital revolution and technological advances with blockchain technology, which you can read here. To sum it up, I said: “Blockchain technology can deliver compelling benefits, such as reduced counterparty risk, accurate… Read More »3 Reasons Being Web 3.0-Ready Is Essential for Your Business
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wealth-generating hot streak for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has turned brutally cold. As prices plunge, companies collapse and skepticism soars, fortunes and jobs are disappearing overnight, and investors’ feverish speculation has… Read More »Crypto Investors’ Hot Streak Ends as Harsh ‘Winter’ Descends | businessnews
Here is the latest BusinessLive round-up of appointments and promotions at firms and organizations across the East Midlands: Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa Joanne White has been appointed managing director at Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa, with Nicola Felton joining her as director of revenue.… Read More »East midlands Movers and Shakers for June 2022