AI & RoboticsNews

Air Street Capital: AI industry remains strong despite academic brain drain, tech nationalization

October 2, 2020
London-based venture capital firm Air Street Capital today published the State of AI Report 2020, its third annual survey canvassing research, talent, industrial, and political trends in the field of AI. Coauthored by University College London visiting professor Ian Hogarth and AI investor Nathan Benaich, the report aims to highlight technological breakthroughs and areas of commercial application…
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Via acquires delivery logistics startup Fleetonomy to bolster fulfillment with AI

October 2, 2020
In a move to expand its business into the logistics and delivery segment, ride-hailing startup Via today announced that it acquired Fleetonomy for an undisclosed sum. Via, which says it plans to apply Fleetonomy’s expertise in demand prediction and fleet utilization to support fully integrated, digitally powered logistics solutions, says the pandemic has highlighted the growing need for…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

20% of US homes use 45% of all cooling consumption nationwide

October 1, 2020
Twenty percent of Americans have HVAC systems that cost the homeowner an extra $882 annually on average to keep their homes cool — almost four times as much as the most efficient similar homes. This is according to a new study conducted by smart home energy company Sense who make smart home energy monitors. But here’s the surprising finding: The 20% of homes with the highest cooling account…
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MobileNews

Android 101: how to tweak your multitasking pane

October 1, 2020
In Android 11, Google has added new functionality to its multitasking pane or recent apps view — that handy flow of thumbnails that lets you view all your active apps and choose which one you want to use. As of Android 10, you’ve been able to choose from three different…
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Flutter 1.22 gives app developers the best of iOS 14 and Android 11

October 1, 2020
In the last few weeks, Google and Apple have each released the latest version of their respective operating systems. The latest update to Flutter, Google’s cross-platform app development framework, gives developers the best of both Android 11 and iOS 14. Flutter, if you’re unfamiliar, is an app development platform that makes it possible to create apps for Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, the…
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