While the advent of e-commerce and mobile technology long ago changed the way Canadians shop for everything from clothing to vacations to food, the real estate industry has been slower to embrace digital innovation. For most people, buying a house remains a cumbersome, time-consuming process that involves multiple in-person visits with agents, lawyers and bankers…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2021
How tech could help spot disasters before they happen
Insurance is not a subject to set the pulses racing. But Anthony Peake is passionate about it. He is driven by anger at the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017 in London. The insurance industry collects a lot of data about individual buildings and Mr Peake argues that if this were better… Read more »
A robot housebuilder
This robotic housebuilder is not a 3d-printing approach to building houses. It is much closer to the automotive approach to building cars. Source: In The Know Date: October 27th, 2021 Link: https://fb.watch/8E9nKPKTkQ/ Discussion When does it makes sense to use a robotic housebuilder over 3D-printing a house? What other applications could be used for this… Read more »
New Toronto company can alert firms to unintended consequences in their AI
Rarely a week goes by without Toronto tech worker Karthik Ramakrishnan seeing another example of artificial intelligence gone wrong. Systems programmed with the technology have led to a French medical chatbot suggesting someone commit suicide, another created by Microsoft tweeting a 9/11 conspiracy theory and an Amazon.com Inc. recruiting tool downgrading resumes with references to… Read more »
Modular vehicle
A completely different approach to self-driving cars, one in which they are part of a larger system. Source: Your Future Car Date: October 20th, 2021 Link: https://fb.watch/8E3SrNGSyt/ Discussion Most of the point of having a car is the freedom to do things the way you want to at the time you want to. This model… Read more »
Smart headbands claim to make people calmer. Do they work?
Emma Baumert admits that when she first put on the high-tech headband she felt silly. “But I also felt so cool wearing it, because I’m such a nerd.” The 24-year-old from Illinois is a member of the USA Bobsled/Skeleton development team. An all-round athlete, she is also a qualified weightlifting coach, and this year gained… Read more »
Montreal-made website uses AI to show impacts of climate change on any address
Imagine Parliament Hill blanketed in orange skies, floodwaters climbing the sides of BC Place stadium or a thick layer of smog fogging the view of Halifax from Citadel Hill. These are all scenes depicted on a website published Thursday that blends artificial intelligence with geography to show the potential impact of climate change on almost… Read more »
Facebook and Instagram: The science of social media addicton
“Our childhoods were stolen,” says 21-year-old Rikki Schlott, who has had an Instagram account since she was 11. Recently, Facebook has come under fire for the impact its apps can have on teens and their mental health. The BBC looks at how algorithms have made social media the new “drug of choice” and what people… Read more »
Mojo Vision: This is the first AR contact lens
Source: Mojo Vision Date: October 12th, 2021 Link to 3 minute 0 second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61QNTWE54QU Discussion What are some of the Management Information Systems issues around having an AR-enabled contact lens? This is a clear push into a world of augmented reality. What issues, such as ethical issues, might a Management Information Systems professional have… Read more »
‘Developers are the new bankers’: analysts predict wave of job cuts in banking
The era of bankers dominating banking is over as software developers rise — and a record wave of job cuts will soon sweep the industry. That’s according to Wells Fargo & Co. analysts led by Mike Mayo, who estimated that the technology improvements and automation these developers bring will allow the industry to cut 100,000… Read more »
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