Tag: spread
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What Role is AI and Technology Playing in the Fight Against Covid-19?
With no effective antiviral therapy or vaccine currently available, the strategy for managing Covid-19 in October 2020 and into the foreseeable future; could be best described as “containment, tracking and mitigation”. Digital technologies have been key in the management and ‘flattening of the curve’ in terms of infection rates across many countries. Surveillance, testing, contact…
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UN sends five robots to Rwanda to detect coronavirus
A new type of robot has been sent to Rwanda by the United Nations in an effort to help detect coronavirus infections. The hardware for the robot was built by Chinese company UBTech Robotics, and the software was developed by Belgian company ZoraBots. ZoraBots says the new kind of robot help healthcare professionals, governments and…
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UPS to use drones to deliver medicines to retirement homes in Florida
CVS Health Corporation and UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward will use drones to deliver prescription medicines from a CVS pharmacy to The Villages, Florida for the largest US retirement community, home to more than 135,000 residents. The service will use Matternet’s M2 drone system. Drone transport offers a fast delivery option for medicines that are…
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Canonical releases new version of Ubuntu operating system
Canonical has launched a new version of the Ubuntu computer operating system, which is increasingly popular in industrial devices and networks. The company says the updated version, Ubuntu 19.04, provides the necessary tools for open infrastructure applications, includes a developer desktop, internet of things functionality, and cloud to edge software distribution. Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of…
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Vertical farms in urban areas ready to grow after harvesting tons of seed money
Even if you’ve never heard the term before, you probably understand what “vertical farming” is. Unlike some buzz phrases, it sounds like what it means – farms built upwards, inside a building on multiple levels, unlike traditional farms, which occupy large, flat, single-level fields, covering thousands of acres of earth if done on an industrial…