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CMU researchers train autonomous drones using cross-modal simulated data

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To fly autonomously, drones need to understand what they perceive in the environment and make decisions based on that information. (See video below.)

A novel method developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers allows drones to learn perception and action separately.

The two-stage approach overcomes the “simulation-to-reality gap”, and creates a way to safely deploy drones trained entirely on simulated data into real-world course navigation. [Read more…] about CMU researchers train autonomous drones using cross-modal simulated data

Benefits of Passing Cisco 200-301 Exam! Should You Count on Practice Tests?

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Getting a Cisco certification is one of the wisest decisions you could make for your future career. Considering that the IT environment is very competitive, you will need to do something extra to stand out.

Therefore, earning CCNA, which is one of the most recognized credentials in network technology can be a very smart step. [Read more…] about Benefits of Passing Cisco 200-301 Exam! Should You Count on Practice Tests?

Apple rejects billion-dollar lawsuit over virtual assistant Siri

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Trillion-dollar tech giant Apple has rejected a $1.4 billion lawsuit over its voice assistant Siri, the virtual robot integrated into all its devices.

The legal action was initiated by Xiao-i Robot, also known as Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology, in the Shanghai High People’s Court.

Xiao-i Robot, which is little known outside China and doesn’t appear to have a readily discoverable website, claims that Apple integrated features into Siri which is part of its patent. [Read more…] about Apple rejects billion-dollar lawsuit over virtual assistant Siri

Saelig unveils larger industrial Raspberry Pi-based controller

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Saelig has introduced the ComfilePi CPi-A150WR – a Raspberry Pi-based industrial PC with a 15″ touch-panel display.

Based on the compact, ubiquitous Raspberry Pi 3 board, the ComfilePi CPi-A150WR inherits the Raspberry Pi 3’s 1.2GHz 64 bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, a Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU, and 1GB of RAM.

The new, larger version has the same capabilities as its predecessors with smaller screen sizes: the 7″ CPi-A070WR and the 10.2″ CPi-A102WR. [Read more…] about Saelig unveils larger industrial Raspberry Pi-based controller

How QuickBooks Desktop 2020 Increases Automation

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Intuit updates QuickBooks every year, and in 2020 it has upgraded many of its products such as QuickBooks Enterprise, Payroll, and other products. Many of these updates are about automation capabilities.

These updates enable QuickBooks users to work more efficiently. Because of the rise in popularity of cloud-based solutions, both QuickBooks Online as well as QuickBooks Cloud Hosting and other such solutions are gaining popularity.

These solutions help businesses improve their revenues. Let us understand how QuickBooks Desktop 2020 increases automation. [Read more…] about How QuickBooks Desktop 2020 Increases Automation

How to Protect Your Privacy Online and Why it Matters

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Surfing the net carries risks on your person. You can be a victim of phishing, or you can accidentally download malware that will damage your device and steal any information available on your system.

Online scammers can also victimize you if you are not careful with the information you give out to people you do not know on the internet.

Protecting your privacy online is very important. With that said, here are some things you can do to ensure security and protection. [Read more…] about How to Protect Your Privacy Online and Why it Matters

2 Tools to Help Automate Your Sales Process

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Back in the day, sales representatives used to spend all day in the field, exploring leads, looking for potential clients and, well, selling.

Now, a sales rep spends less time in the field and more time completing tedious tasks and non-sales activities.

Further on, research suggests that now, sales reps only spend one-third of their day actually making sales, while the other two-thirds are spent on manual tasks such as writing emails, scheduling meetings, prospecting leads and entering data into the computer. [Read more…] about 2 Tools to Help Automate Your Sales Process

Volkswagen opens up its ‘Industrial Cloud’ to other manufacturing and technology companies

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Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web Services and integration partner Siemens, is opening up its Industrial Cloud to other manufacturing and technology companies.

New partner companies will be able to connect with Volkswagen plants and to contribute their own software applications for optimizing production processes to the Industrial Cloud.

VW says the opening up of the platform will help create “a rapidly growing range of industrial software applications for Volkswagen’s plants”. [Read more…] about Volkswagen opens up its ‘Industrial Cloud’ to other manufacturing and technology companies

Continental building supercomputer on Nvidia platform to use for vehicle AI

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Continental is building a supercomputer based on the Nvidia computing platform. The system is intended for vehicle artificial intelligence system training.

The two companies say they are building the high-performance cluster based on Nvidia DGX AI systems, adding that this will “boost autonomous driving development performance”.

The new cluster reduces development time from weeks to hours, say the companies and among its main uses are deep learning, simulation and virtual data generation. [Read more…] about Continental building supercomputer on Nvidia platform to use for vehicle AI

Google to allow 200,000 of its employees to work from home until next summer

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Google, the world’s biggest internet company, is to allow 200,000 of its employees to work from home until this time next year, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal website. 

Although Google officially has just over 100,000 full-time employees, the company’s decision will affect its freelance workers, part-timers and contract staff.

The directive comes amid the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the US seeing an upsurge in cases in recent weeks, after becoming the nation with the world’s highest number of deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus. [Read more…] about Google to allow 200,000 of its employees to work from home until next summer