TECHNOLOGY

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has mapped out the state over the last few years to gain a better understanding of its groundwater basins. The department has been using new technology combined with helicopters to create a database about what lies below. California has 515 basins that can hold up to five times more groundwater than all surface water combined.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS Sacramento

Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp used US technology to develop an advanced 7-nanometer chip for Huawei in 2023, Bloomberg News reported. SMIC obtained the American machinery before the U.S. banned such sales to China in October 2022. The United States has charted a slow course towards depriving SMIC and Huawei of access to advanced US technology.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

iCatch Technology unveils next-generation AI imaging SoC V77: empowering low-power wearable cameras. Despite its enhanced system performance, the V77 maintains low power consumption, delivering a richer user experience for sports cameras and drone applications.
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2 years ago Read more at DIGITIMES

Document 79 is said to be so sensitive that high-ranking officials and executives were only shown the order and weren’t allowed to make copies. The document reportedly requires state-owned companies in finance, energy and other sectors to replace foreign software in their IT systems by 2027.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Shirli Zelcer will be responsible for all of dentsu’s client-facing data-driven, analytics and technology-enabled products and platforms. Dentsu also announced today that Steve Simpson has been appointed as president, data, audiences and technology. Shiva Vannavada will focus on creating synergies across product and platforms, AI innovation and analytics.
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2 years ago Read more at Little Black Book - LBBonline

Ange Nash, Chief Information Officer at AA Insurance, reflects on her career in technology and how to encourage more young women into the industry. When it comes to barriers that women face, some people – particularly women – suffer from imposter syndrome.
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2 years ago Read more at CIO

Uber and Lyft say that they intend to pull out of servicing Minneapolis if the rideshare ordinance passed by the Minneapolis City Council Thursday morning goes into effect. The ordinance would guarantee drivers get 80% of any canceled rides and earn no less than $5 per ride. Uber urged its drivers and users earlier this week to sign petition opposing an ordinance saying the new proposal would nearly double prices for rides in the city.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS News

In India, payments and identity (read: Aadhaar) have had a huge impact on commerce. With GenAI, we focus on four broad areas, one is around customer experience. We have built an internal layer which helps us select the LLM that is most appropriate for the task we are trying to perform. This also helps us address hallucinations.
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2 years ago Read more at Mint

KEPCO signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on promoting technology exchanges with Danish state-owned transmission company Energinet. It is currently building transmission networks and initial environmental impact assessment for offshore wind projects in Denmark. The MOU was signed to commemorate the 65th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Denmark and to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries.
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2 years ago Read more at BusinessKorea

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. officially opened a special ship engineering office in Manila, Philippines. The office opened by about 30 people, including Joo Won-ho and Joselito Ramos, undersecretary of the Philippine National Defense for Acquisition and Resource Management.
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2 years ago Read more at Pulse News