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Fashion start-up Lalaland will run its e-commerce fashion platform on Amazon Web Services. Virtual fashion models are generated on this platform using AI and machine learning, representing different body types, sizes, hair types and skin tones that are closest to the shopper’s preference.
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Over three-quarters of workers do not feel ready to operate in a digital-first world, but only 28% are actively involved in digital skills learning and training. There is a major gap emerging between everyday digital skills and those needed for work, especially among younger workers. Using collaboration technologies is viewed as the most important digital workplace skill for workers over the next five years.
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Anduril joined nearly 9,000 personnel from more than 60 countries and international organizations last week in Bahrain to participate in International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022, the largest maritime exercise in the Middle East. Anduril’s Lattice operating system was used in several training scenarios, including those related to surface warfare and search and rescue.
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Gartner identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2022 that can guide public-sector leaders in accelerating digital transformation and mitigating disruption risks. One of them is hyperautomation. ‘75% of governments will have at least three enterprisewide hyperautomation initiatives launched or underway in the next three years.’
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Global market for AI in computer vision to reach $73.7 Billion by 2027
The global market for AI in computer vision will reach $73.7 billion by 2027, is one of the conclusions of the “AI in Computer Vision Market by Technology, Solutions, Use Cases, Deployment Model and Industry Verticals 2022 – 2027” report by ResearchAndMarkets.com
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Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project in Japan have made an android child named Nikola that successfully conveys six basic emotions. The new study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, tested how well people could identify six facial expressions—happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust—which were generated by moving “muscles” in Nikola’s face.
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Amazon Robotics, Hampton University team up to establish robotics program
To help expand the diversity of the talent that will shape the future of robotics, Amazon has invested in a number of academic engagements with colleges and universities, including a new collaboration with Hampton University.
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Gartner identified the top five technology trends for 2022 that CIOs need to consider to better prepare for the software, hardware and digital transformations occurring in the automotive sector.
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Silent Arrow announced that the company’s GD-2000 UAS platform was selected for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Warfighter Lab Incentive Fund (WLIF) contract with a 12-month period of performance beginning in Q1 2022.
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The operational stock of industrial robots hit a new record of about 3 million units worldwide – increasing by 13% on average each year (2015-2020). The International Federation of Robotics analyzes the top 5 trends shaping robotics and automation around the globe.