{"id":650,"date":"2020-06-19T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/51.75.254.207\/Club-Freelance\/?p=650"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:30:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:30:45","slug":"weekly-news-robots-take-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News: Robots take the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robots take the streets; Contact tracing apps are here; The cloud’s about to burst; News from the frontlines… Discover Weekly Tech & IT News.<\/em><\/p>\n

Robots take the streets & make their first en-masse appearance<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A news article on pizza-delivering robots.
\nAmazon and its flashy drones. That friendly robot shaking your hand at an
\nindustry conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robots had long appeared ready to make the
\njump to public life. But it took a pandemic to finally start turning the hype
\ninto reality. That is, of course, aside from industrial automation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As humans fled streets and public buildings
\nseeking refuge from the virus, robots started pitching in and even replacing
\nthem. Grocery delivery, temperature screening, sanitation, information — you
\nname it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However convenient robots might be, their growing presence has some people worried. One can understand why when learning about Singapore’s park-patrolling, robotic dogs, which kindly remind you of your social distancing obligations whenever you get to close to another person.<\/p>\n

Here’s The Guardian’s look<\/a> at that and other examples of this rise of the machines. <\/p>\n

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Contact tracing apps are here<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After much debate and speculation around the
\nviability and safety of relying on mobile apps to carry out large-scale contact
\ntracing, the use of these apps is spreading.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Germany launched
\nthis week<\/a> its own version, which is based on the platform created by the
\nApple-Google partnership. Switzerland, Ireland and Austria are conducting
\ntesting, while Japan is expected to announce a Microsoft-powered solution later
\nthis week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not everything is going well for all those in these arena. After starting testing in the Isle of Wight, the U.K. has gone quiet about its NHS-developed app. Experts in the matter point at the lack of adoption and Bluetooth problems as the most likely culprits behind the authorities’ silence. \u00a0 <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Norway has put on hold<\/a> its centralized app after a privacy watchdog denounced its unnecessary use of users’ GPS. <\/p>\n

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\"Contact<\/p>\n

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The cloud’s about to burst<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We recently discussed the
\ncloud’s key role in a post-COVID business world<\/a>. New developments and information keep highlighting the surge in
\ncloud adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new
\nstudy by O’Reilly Media<\/a> published this week revealed
\nthat over 88% of businesses are on the cloud, with most of them expecting to
\ngrow their usage in the upcoming months. Furthermore, a staggering 25% of
\nrespondents said their companies plan to move all their applications to the
\ncloud in the near future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond these headline findings, the survey confirms the popularity of the multi-cloud and of microservices. Amazon AWS reigns supreme, followed by Microsoft Azure.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Just this week, Microsoft provided more details<\/a> on how the increase in cloud demand is affecting its infrastructure, forcing the company to expand Azure capacity and implement smarter workload distribution. <\/p>\n

Discover our article: Data security : Is your cloud data secure?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

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News from the frontlines…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A look at what how technology can help in the
\nfight against the virus. \u00a0<\/p>\n

AI can be used in a number of ways to limit the spread of infections, carry out faster diagnostics and provide better patient treatment. From optimizing the use of human resources at the hospital level to the triage of patients, here’s what AI can do<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Amazon revealed a new AI-powered monitoring tool <\/a>to help its warehouse employees maintain social distancing. The system, which gives live feedback via TV screens, has been met with backlash by workers and the public alike. <\/p>\n

Discover our article about AI for recruitment: How AI will allow recruiters to focus on people<\/a><\/p>\n

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