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Directional Smells, Virtual Odors, Stereo Smell
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Directional Smells, Virtual Odors, Stereo Smell

In our innovation enters we tried to enhance smell,  but not usually directionally.  It was expected that the people would determine changes in smell by their own...

A Camera that Knows Where it is
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A Camera that Knows Where it is

Think of a camera as a means of adding information to a database about space.Bristol Researchers' Camera Knows Exactly Where It IsUniversity of Bristol News (U.K...

Will Amazon sell Marijuana?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Will Amazon sell Marijuana?

Is this imminent?  Certainly there will be negative publicity,  regardless if it is fully legalized by congress.  More generally cannabis?     Is Amazon the likely...

AWS Location Services
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AWS Location Services

Notified of this capability.AWS announces general availability of Amazon Location ServicesBy Sage Lazzaro   @SageLazzaro  in VenturebeatAmazon Web Services (AWS)...

Vineyard Smartphone Yield Calculation
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Vineyard Smartphone Yield Calculation

 I know some people in viticulture,   In place/field analysis has its benefits.Cheap, User-Friendly Smartphone App Predicts Vineyard YieldsCornell Chronicle, Krishna...

Intel AI Builders Program
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Intel AI Builders Program

Further and detailed look at Intel's effort here.  Clear connections to advanced chip plans.   Had previously seen some of their work that related to retail marketing...

AppTech Partners with Intel for AI Enabled Speech
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AppTech Partners with Intel for AI Enabled Speech

A new partnership emerges.  In Cision PRNewswireAppTek Partners with Intel to Foster the Development of Next Generation AI-Enabled Speech and Language Technologies...

ACM Book of Interest:   Event Mining
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ACM Book of Interest: Event Mining

Brought to my attention via ACM for possible application. EVENT MINING: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUESBy: Laleh Jalali,  Ramesh Jain -   May 2021DOI: 10.1145/3462257ISBN...

Examining End-to-End Encryption
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Examining End-to-End Encryption

Good piece, especially interesting the drawbacks of general end to end encryption are less obvious. End-to-End Encryption: Important Pros and Cons   by Shelby Hiter...

Virus Alert Apps Had Limited Success
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Virus Alert Apps Had Limited Success

 Having followed some of the Virus tracking software, found this to be insightful.  Though late.   Fundamentally the approaches won't work without elements of privacy...

Albertsons Tests Electric Truck Fleet
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Albertsons Tests Electric Truck Fleet

 Only two Volvo trucks for now.Albertsons takes first baby step towards an electric truck fleet by George Anderson in RetailwireAlbertsons Companies is seriousThe...

Samsung Looks at an Assistant Again
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Samsung Looks at an Assistant Again

 We tested Samsung's Bixby assistant offering for product interaction tests.     Now they appear to be replacing it with a new or updated approach.   With hintSamsung...

Podcast:  Forward Look into Inflation
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Podcast: Forward Look into Inflation

Via Knowledge@Wharton:Inflation: What Lies Ahead?Subscribe on iTunes!MIC LISTEN TO THE PODCAST (at the link) Wharton’s Itay Goldstein speaks with Wharton Business...

Multiscale risk analysis with information entropy applied to portfolio optimization
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Multiscale risk analysis with information entropy applied to portfolio optimization

Brought to my Attention.   Regards portfolio investment, Risk and entropy.    Authors are colleagues of mine.  Technical.Multiscale risk analysis with information...

Designing VR from Youtube Fails
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Designing VR from Youtube Fails

 Clever idea here, look for fails shown in YouTube to design-in resilience to fails.   An example of a huge source of data to design in such patterns.    Also the...

Army Night-Vision AR
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Army Night-Vision AR

 An AR ability with enhanced low light vision.    Integration of maps.   When we tested plant applications we added blueprint and technical data, but also wereThe...

SLAM and Mobile Mapping
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SLAM and Mobile Mapping

Brought to my attention for a proposed project.    Below the intro, much more at the link, will follow with more....  Note, aspects of autonomy. The definitiveSLAM...

Apologetic AI is a Trend?
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Apologetic AI is a Trend?

Wonder how well that works.    Having worked with consumer-computers since the very early days, never recall an attempt at apologies in this way. Even when we built...

Wifi Attack Vulnerabilities
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Wifi Attack Vulnerabilities

 Had cause to take a closer look at IOT, and other often Wifi enabled systems.   So their vulnerabilities is of concern.   Good intro piece in Wired:Decades-Old...

Micrososft Back at Voice Again?
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Micrososft Back at Voice Again?

 Wondered where Cortana had gone.  Would seem in particular Team-like efforts could use smart voice interaction.  Why rename it when you already have name recognition...
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