I THINK they want fries? McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders – but employees have to help nearly a quarter of the time McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software at 10 locations in Chicago The technology is being used in the drive-thru to cut customer wait time The systems is 85% accurate, … Read more
Autopilot uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to see and sense the environment around the car. The sensor and camera suite provides drivers with an awareness of their surroundings that a driver alone would not otherwise have. A powerful onboard computer processes these inputs in a matter of milliseconds to help what the company say … Read more
Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers By … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Software firm Micro Focus shrugs off pandemic hangover to soar 31% as turnaround plan starts to bear fruit By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 Shareholders cheered Micro Focus after the software group signalled that it was back on track … Read more
Republicans claim a software glitch in Michigan incorrectly sent 6,000 Trump votes to Biden before local election officials caught the error The glitch was noticed and corrected by local election officials in Antrim County on Wednesday Unofficials results now show that President Trump won the historically red county by just 2,000 votes Michigan GOP Chairwoman … Read more
A new virtual reality system has been created that lets doctors take a Google Street View-style ‘walk’ through the cells inside the human body. It is hoped that the technology will allow researchers to analyse individual cells and gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental problems in biology. University of Cambridge scientists created the software, … Read more
Software heavyweight Aveva reveals drop in sales due to foreign exchange shifts and delayed contracts Aveva said it had completed the syndication of a £250m revolving credit facility Revenues in the six months to Sept 30 are expected to be around £333million The FTSE 100 firm agreed two months ago to purchase OSIsoft for £3.8billion … Read more
Home Office’s facial recognition software is branded ‘systemically racist,’ as study finds it is twice as likely to reject a picture of a black woman than a white man Passport check technology is twice as likely to reject black women as white men Concerns have been raised over the software, which is used by the … Read more
Electric scooter owners are offering online guides showing users how to override the devices’ speed-limiting software to reach up to 40mph. A Mail on Sunday investigation has unearthed dozens of shocking video tutorials encouraging riders to manipulate the battery-powered vehicles and break the law. In one clip, a British rider promises viewers that their scooter will … Read more
It’s the classic journey for a successful British technology business: company is established, grows quickly, raises money, earns a stellar reputation – before being bought by a larger American rival. The British founders get a large cheque and everyone seems happy. But last week the tables were turned. This time it was a British software … Read more