While I was a sprinter in high school and college, my favorite way to exercise today is long distance running. Pace has served as my primary metric for years and I seem to have plateued with fairly consistent half marathon times over the last five years. I want to do better in 2019 and am… Continue reading Stryd running power meter hands-on: Trying focused power training in the new year
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How drone forensics can reveal pilot identity
Researchers take apart drones to find data for investigations. (Image: VTO Labs) VTO Labs Drones can be used for good, but it depends on who’s flying them. The recent drama at London’s Gatwick Airport is a real-life example of how even an amateur drone pilot can disrupt major infrastructure. Now that suspects have been arrested… Continue reading How drone forensics can reveal pilot identity
Hyundai develops fingerprint tech to unlock and start cars
Hyundai’s fingerprint tech allows drivers to unlock and start cars using their fingers. Image: Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor has developed a car system that will allow drivers to unlock and start their cars using their fingerprints, it announced. The system will be installed in the 2019 Santa Fe with the aim of launching in China… Continue reading Hyundai develops fingerprint tech to unlock and start cars
Grab opens Malaysia research facility to boost driver safety, communications capabilities
Grab has opened a research and development (R&D) facility in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, which will focus its efforts on tapping machine learning to improve driver safety as well as developing real-time communications capabilities. The new R&D lab is its seventh worldwide and first in the country where Grab was founded in 2012,… Continue reading Grab opens Malaysia research facility to boost driver safety, communications capabilities
National honors for a wearable that detects opioid overdose
Software engineers in an embedded software engineering master’s program at Carnegie Mellon University have created a wearable device that detects opioid overdose in wearers and can issue an alert for help. The four-person team behind the device is hoping it can play some role mediating skyrocketing overdose statistics. A record 70,000 people in the U.S.… Continue reading National honors for a wearable that detects opioid overdose
Alphabet’s Wing to take off in Finland
Alphabet-owned Wing is launching its first operations in Europe, bringing its autonomous drone delivery service to Finland in the spring of 2019. The service will start with a small trial in the Helsinki area, Wing announced Tuesday. “Finns are internationally renowned for being early-adopters of new technologies, and we’re looking forward to working with the… Continue reading Alphabet’s Wing to take off in Finland
Hyundai partners with AI start-up to make HD maps for autonomous cars
(Image: Hyundai) Hyundai Mnsoft will collaborate with AI startup Netradyne for the development of high definition maps for next-generation vehicles, the companies announced. Hyundai Mnsoft, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group focused on navigation solutions, will leverage Netradyne’s crowd-sourced deep vision technologies for the development of HD maps. Netradyne, founded in 2015, specialises in using… Continue reading Hyundai partners with AI start-up to make HD maps for autonomous cars
Linux patch replaces f-words with ‘hugs’ in kernel comments, but some cry censorship
An Intel engineer who contributes to the Linux kernel has released a set of patches that conceal some of the f-bombs that Linux kernel developers have added to kernel code comments over the years. Featured stories The patches are intended to “comply” with Linux developers’ recently adopted Code of Conduct, which requires developers, maintainers, and… Continue reading Linux patch replaces f-words with ‘hugs’ in kernel comments, but some cry censorship
Qualcomm’s new $100m investment fund set for on-device AI projects
Qualcomm has launched a new startup fund designed to give on-device artificial intelligence (AI) projects a fighting chance. Featured stories On Wednesday, the US chip maker said the Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund will invest up to $100 million in “startups transforming artificial intelligence.” “The fund will focus on startups that share the vision of on-device… Continue reading Qualcomm’s new $100m investment fund set for on-device AI projects
Go-Jek releases beta ride-sharing app to kick off Singapore launch
Indonesia’s Go-Jek has unleashed a beta version of its ride-sharing app in Singapore, marking the start of its anticipated entry into the market where it will be looking to challenge incumbent Grab. Available for download on Google Android and Apple iOS devices, the beta app was party of the company’s “staggered approach” to ensure its… Continue reading Go-Jek releases beta ride-sharing app to kick off Singapore launch