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  • Laying the groundwork for autonomous transport networks

    Laying the groundwork for autonomous transport networks

    With the increased use of connected devices and endpoints where Internet of things devices, satellites and sensors produce constant streams of information, the amount of data collected presents significant challenges. In particular, the use of Big Data analytics in the context of smart cities highlights the need for creating a software system capable of collecting, processing and making use of vast amounts of geographically distributed data. The EU-funded ELASTIC project is addressing exactly this issue and creating a software architecture framework for the efficient distribution of intensive computation functionalities across the edge and cloud.

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  • For performers in lockdown, online is becoming the new live

    For performers in lockdown, online is becoming the new live

    There’s still a great deal of uncertainty as to what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the UK’s cultural life. More and more people are now choosing to self-isolate and theatres, cinemas, clubs and concert halls are closing down for the duration with talk that an enforced lockdown is ever more imminent.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-lockdown-online.html

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  • Computational poetry: How machines create art

    Computational poetry: How machines create art

    The World Poetry Day on 21 March celebrates the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. While many consider art and math to be two disconnected concepts, the University of Luxembourg excels in interdisciplinarity and sometimes its researchers find unconventional ways of bringing ideas together.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-poetry-machines-art.html

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  • Researchers use machine learning to discover coronavirus treatments

    Researchers use machine learning to discover coronavirus treatments

    Two graduates of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-machine-coronavirus-treatments.html

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  • Berjaya donates RM1 million to Covid-19 fund

    Berjaya donates RM1 million to Covid-19 fund

    Berjaya donates RM1 million to Covid-19 fund 1

    PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Group today donated RM1 million to the Covid-19 fund, bringing the fund’s total to more than RM3 million.

    Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in a Facebook posting, shared the heart-warming news which was attached with pictures of Berjaya Group CEO Datuk Seri Robin Tan Yeong Chin presenting the cheque to him.

    I Berhad chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong also donated RM1 million today.

    The Covid-19 fund now has a total of RM3.125 million which includes a RM1 million grant from the government and RM125,000 in donations from several government-linked companies and individuals.

    The fund was launched by Muhyiddin on March 11 and is aimed at easing the burden faced by those infected by Covid-19.

    The fund will provide RM100 daily to those who have no fixed income or are not being paid throughout the duration of the quarantine period and treatment.

    Berjaya donates RM1 million to Covid-19 fund
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    https://www.thesundaily.my/local/berjaya-donates-rm1-million-to-covid-19-fund-LD2162836

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  • Coronavirus latest news: China reports no new local cases

    Coronavirus latest news: China reports no new local cases

    The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
    Coronavirus latest news: China reports no new local cases
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  • Yahoo Users Hit with Malware Attacks

    The New Year seems to have started on a rather dismal note for Yahoo, as the news of advertising servers of the company inadvertently distributing malware was doing the rounds. A report by the Washington Post brought this news to light. It revealed that this information was given out by two internet security firms of the Netherlands…

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    http://www.associationofmarketing.org/articles/view.php?article_id=14313

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  • The battle against disinformation is global

    The battle against disinformation is global

    Disinformation-spewing online bots and trolls from halfway around the world are continuing to shape local and national debates by spreading lies online on a massive scale. In 2019, Russia used Facebook to intervene in the internal politics of eight African nations.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-disinformation-global.html

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  • Robopets: Using technology to monitor older adults raises privacy concerns

    Robopets: Using technology to monitor older adults raises privacy concerns

    Social isolation and loneliness are concerns for many older adults, and can be triggered by the need to transition to a condo, rental accommodation, long-term care facility or retirement home.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-robopets-technology-older-adults-privacy.html

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  • Once the pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry

    Once the pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry

    The airline industry will wear the scars of the coronavirus pandemic for a very long time.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-pandemic-airline-industry.html

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