The Department of Transportation has come out with a latest report on the US aviation sector. The department expressed its concerns that pilots don't have much expertise in handling aircraft manually. US pilots fly aircraft on automated system for over 90 percent flying. This makes pilots unable to control the aircraft in unforeseen situations.
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FDA Panel In Favor of Opioid Implant to Treat Addicts
The FDA advisory panel has approved the use of an implant to help treat patients who are addicted to opiods. The implant will administer the drug slowly over a period of six months, but those opposed to the decision say that there are still problems with the implant that should be addressed before becoming approved for public use.
Uber Offers Job of Drivers to Nonviolent Criminal Offenders in California
Uber has changed its driver recruitment policy and advised the previously rejected applicant seeking for drivers’ job to take the benefit of proposition 47. This law allows nonviolent criminal offenders to downgrade their offence level to misdemeanor through submitting applications. Uber’s effort is believed to benefit the released inmates who aim to rebuild their lives.
UN reported that international migration surge by 41 percent since 2000
The United Nation released a report on Tuesday revealing that the migration rate has surge by 41 percent in 15 years. The report also shows that the United States is leading the ranking with the most migrants living in the country.
Amazon's Echo Smart Speakers Play Jeopardy Over Voice Commands
Amazon has recently updated its Echo Smart speaker. The added features include playing Jeopardy through voice commands. This trigger word makes the artificially intelligent in built smart speaker to respond and get engaged with question- answer phrases. The updated Echo smart speaker will be charged through docked stations instead of traditional plugging in system round the clock.
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A group of technology executives in Canada and U.S. launched a Toronto-based $100 million venture fund. The group is focusing to fund enterprise software to establish its investment portfolio.
Venture capital fund in the U.S. dropped by 9% in 2015, but a strong fundraising pace from 2014 continued. Investor become more selective to put the capital in startup companies.
A new ADB report has shared data that shows that the Southeast Asian region is among the top greenhouse gas emitters in the world. The report recommended efficiency and reduction of carbon-based fuel to help reduce emissions.
The PRESIOUS project has developed software that will help archaeologists scan and analyze artifacts faster than traditional methods. It can simulate erosion, "find" missing pieces of an artifact, and predict the shape of a complete artifact.
Google has assigned Cardboard famous Clay Bavor as the head of its virtual reality projects. Facebook has also assigned Instagram’s director of product as Head of Product management in its VR subsidiary, Oculus. The concurrent moves have been analyzed as their keenness for reigning over VR market.
Toyota Mirai has been represented with a flat antenna at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Tuesday. The flat antenna technology is capable of widening the coverage area and shares the same communication standard across national borders. The Mirai trial still appears in the early testing stages and Toyota commits to install data communication modules in a wider range of vehicles.
Gartner, a technology research firm has represented Apple through a study report as the lone PC vendor to post positive sales growth during 2015. The tech giant currently enjoys a market chunk of 7.5%. Apple’s performance appears to be shining since the worldwide PC market is passing through a negative sales trend for the fourth straight year.
South Korea fired several warning shots at a suspected North Korean drone on Wednesday. The incident took place at DMZ, in a border between the countries, a week after North Korean nuclear test.
The United Nations (UN) has received funding of $250million and needs additional $500 million for education programs for over one million Syrian children. Gordon Brown, the former UK Prime Minister and UN envoy for global education, is committed to mobilize money in next month. Brown has decided to raise money from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and other international conferences.
