TECHNOLOGY

Lung cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the United States according to the CDC. But it’s the deadliest form of cancer among both men and women. Dr. Andrea Covey, a pulmonologist at the VA, hopes to spread the word through new technology.
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2 years ago Read more at WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

7-Eleven is expected to commercialize a digital shelf targeting alcoholic beverages by the end of this year.The key to the digital liquor display is the installation of motion-sensing cameras on the shelves. The AI system reads the movements of customers’ arms and displays real-time information about the products that attract their interest.
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2 years ago Read more at Pulse News

Jeff Bezos has a net worth of US$194.0 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the technology industry. Mark Zuckerberg follows in second place with $177.4 billion, Larry Ellison ranks third with $139.5 billion, and Bill Gates comes in fourth with $127.7 billion. Sergey Brin is 7th with a Net worth of $109.3 billion, followed by Jensen Huang and Zhang Yiming (No. 10, $43.4 billion).
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2 years ago Read more at CEOWORLD magazine

China's financial industry must better facilitate innovation in science and technology, said a political adviser. The country has taken multiple, targeted measures to facilitate bank loans and other forms of financing for high-end manufacturing, specialized and sophisticated enterprises that manufacture new and unique products.
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2 years ago Read more at China Daily

Nearly three out of four teenagers in the United States say they feel happy or peaceful when they do not have their smartphone with them, a survey has found. However, only 36 percent of teens reported cutting back on using their devices, the survey by the Pew Research Centre showed. Overall, 38 percent reported spending too much time on their smartphone, compared with 51 percent who said their time spent was “about right,” with girls more likely than boys to consider their use excessive.
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2 years ago Read more at Al Jazeera English

PAR Technology Corp CFO Bryan Menar sold 6,069 shares of the company on March 7, 2024. This latest transaction continues the trend of insider sales for the company. The sale occurred at a price point that is below GuruFocus Value (GF Value) of $47.62.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announced a proposal to allocate $500 million toward the advancement of beyond silicon quantum technology. This substantial investment is part of the state's latest budget proposal. The proposal includes developing a state-of-the-art quantum campus with a cryogenic facility essential for research and development in next-generation microelectronics.
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2 years ago Read more at The Grainger College of Engineering

GMO Research Activity Support & Technology launches brain MRI analysis tool developed on world class supercomputer Fugaku with Fujitsu Computing as a Service. From October 2023 to February 2024 the Brain Connectomics Imaging Team of the Biosystems Dynamics Research Center of RIKEN tested the service, which the project team anticipate will contribute to the early, automated diagnosis of conditions. This initiative marks the first time that software and data developed with Fujitsu’s CaaS platform will be provided to service
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2 years ago Read more at Fujitsu

SmartSearch’s platform now has access to LSEG’s worldwide data source of more than 40 countries to enhance its AML and digital compliance solutions. SmartSearch's digital compliance technology allows SmartSearch to verify an individual’s identity (name, address, DOB, national ID) against the trusted reference data.
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2 years ago Read more at BestAdvice

Pavel Durov, the company’s Russian co-founder and chief executive, said it hoped to become profitable “next year, if not this year” The messaging app also may explore a private investment round, its boss said as he laid out plans for the future of the business.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times