Facial recognition has existed for decades, but only now is it accurate enough to be used in secure financial transactions. The new versions use deep learning, an artificial-intelligence technique that is especially effective for image recognition because it makes a computer zero in on the facial features that will most reliably identify a person. Technology from Face++ is already being used in several popular apps. It is possible to transfer money through Alipay, a mobile payment app used by more than 120 million people in China, using only your face as credentials. Meanwhile, Didi, China?s dominant ride-hailing company, uses the Face++ software to let passengers confirm that the person behind the wheel is a legitimate driver. https://www.technologyreview.c
Boeing plans to test self-flying technology in a cockpit simulator this year, before using it on a real plane next year.?It wants to develop autonomous aircraft, which would be capable of navigating themselves without any input from a human pilot. Planes can already take off, cruise and land with minimal human assistance, but Boeing wants to go a step further. It wants artificial intelligence to start making some of the decisions pilots are trusted to make. This will mean fewer pilots per plane are needed in future-instead of five pilots on a long haul flight down to three or two, taking two pilots down to one in a freight situation, or in some cases going from one to none.
While people usually assume that seniors are slow or at a loss when it comes to technology EverYoung employs 420 seniors over 55 across Seoul from a range of backgrounds ? some were engineers and some had been unemployed for a long time. Their staff display a high level of attention to detail, which is a trait that is not so common in younger employees. Phones are kept away in lockers. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/this-south-korean-tech-start-up-hires-only-seniors-over-55-to-8940876
Retailer Myer has announced the release of a new online platform with a Tinder-like approach for guests attending Myer fashion parades, allowing them to buy clothes they see on-demand. Guests watching the parades are able to ?scan? a model in the parade using their phone camera and view the presented outfits on the mobile platform. You can either add the outfit to the shopping cart, or use Tinder?s swipe-left, swipe-right formula to save items for future purchase. http://www.startupdaily.net/2017/03/myer-creates-catwalk-cart-shopping-platform/
Love coffee? Love mushrooms? Soon you may be able to combine those two loves in one integrated system. This coffee maker was created not only as a stylish and efficient way to prepare your morning brew, but also as a means to repurpose used coffee grounds to grow oyster mushrooms. http://inhabitat.com/stylish-coffeemaker-repurposes-used-grounds-to-grow-fresh-mushrooms/
