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Vecna Robotics raises $50 million to automate warehouse tasks with AI

The warehouse robotics market is on the upswing. In point of fact, analysts at Allied Market Research anticipate it’ll reach $5.186 billion by 2023 as tasks like pick-place, packaging, transportation, packaging, and palletizing become increasingly automated. A recent survey published by EyeForTransport reflects this — it revealed an 18% year-over-year increase in the testing of warehouse…
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BlackBerry pairs Cylance with QNX for AI-powered security in connected cars

BlackBerry has debuted a new cybersecurity offering that brings Cylance’s AI-powered protection to the automotive industry, enabling carmakers and fleet operators to automatically verify drivers, address security threats, and issue software patches. The concept solution debuted at CES 2020 in Las Vegas today and is a product of BlackBerry’s recently announced R&D Lab, spearheaded by the…
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Intel uses AI and satellite imagery to help the Red Cross map vulnerable locales

Five years ago, the American Red Cross, the British Red Cross, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and Doctors Without Borders kicked off the Missing Maps project, a humanitarian endeavor that aims to preemptively map parts of the world vulnerable to conflicts, natural disasters, and disease epidemics. So far, its cartographers have contributed data on towns and cities in countries such as South…
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Audi’s ‘empathetic’ AI:Me is about relaxing while commuting

Commuting is the worst part of driving. It’s a stress-inducing piece of hell that many of us endure on a daily basis. Audi aims to eliminate that stress with a tiny self-driving car that takes you on a virtual journey while you’re sitting in gridlock. The AI:Me (pronounced Amy) is the automaker’s “empathetic mobility partner.” With level-4 abilities, the…
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