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Japan Turns to Innovation to Tackle Labor Crisis
Japan, the world's fastest-aging economy, is turning to technologies like AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages.
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Silicon Valley Eyes Reboot of Google Glass-Style Headsets
Silicon Valley’s search for successor to the smartphone has revived the concept of smart glasses that Google failed to popularize about a decade ago.
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Security Companies Are Turning to Robots as the Labor Shortage Bites
Robots increasingly are being used by security services firms to address a shortage of labor and high turnover rates.
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Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages
South Koreans are anxious over a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters amid labor shortages, population declines, and growing rivalry with Chinese technology firms...
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Glasgow University Spinout Raises $43 Million to 'Digitize Chemistry'
Chemify, which was spun out of the U.K.'s Glasgow University in 2022, has received $43 million in funding to further its efforts to "digitize chemistry."
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Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads
Japan-based nursing home operator and insurer Sompo Holdings is using technology to alleviate a caregiver shortage in that nation.
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Hype around Quantum Computing Recedes over Lack of Practical Uses
China claims to have made a major breakthrough, but Western experts say any commercial benefits are still years away.
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Chinese Researchers Claim to Break Encryption Using Quantum Computers
Scientists in China are claiming they have found a way for current-generation quantum computers to crack the RSA algorithm underlying the most common form of online...
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Amazon Launches Warehouse Robot That Can Do Human Jobs
Amazon has rolled out a new warehouse robot in order to automate more jobs as the company seeks to reduce logistics costs.
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Robots Give Surgeons a Helping Hand
About 6,700 Da Vinci robots in place at hospitals across the globe have performed more than 10 million surgical procedures.
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Quantum Advantage Next Goal in Race for New Computer Age
Experts envision quantum advantage as the next step in the race toward practical quantum computing applications.
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A License to Print Houses
Three-dimensionally-printed homes are starting to catch on.
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Goldman Sachs Predicts Quantum Computing is 5 Years Away from Use in Markets
US bank and QC Ware looked into use of the technology to price complex derivatives.
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U.K. Regulator Gives Green Light to Delivery Drone Trials
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority authorized a trial in which drone company Sees.ai will operate drone flights beyond the pilot's line of sight at remote industrial...
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The Future of Wearables: 'Women Have Used Earrings for 7,000 Years. We've Just Upgraded the Experience'
German startup Nova Audio has created pearl earrings that double as earphones, with a tiny speaker, two microphones, an antenna, a Bluetooth chip, and a battery...
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rescue Is Buttressed by Digital Wizardry
Art historians, architects, computer scientists, and digital designers are leveraging virtual reality, 3D modeling, and cloud computing technologies to create a...
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Japan Inc. Finds New Business Case for Robotics During Covid-19
Heavy investment in robots helped many Japanese businesses manage an increase in online orders during the pandemic.
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Bowls, Vases, Lamps: How 3D Printing Came Home
Designers and engineers are modifying three-dimensional printing technology to make domestic products, like furniture and homeware, that would be impossible or...
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Self-Driving Industry Takes to the Highway After Robotaxi Failure
FThe autonomous vehicle industry is refocusing on more-profitable opportunities after efforts to commercialize robotaxis failed to live up to the hype.
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Recyclers Turn to Robots After Waste Import Bans
Waste import bans have prompted many companies to use robotic technologies to enhance their processing capabilities.12