I THINK they want fries? McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders – but employees have to help nearly a quarter of the time McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software at 10 locations in Chicago The technology is being used in the drive-thru to cut customer wait time The systems is 85% accurate, … Read more
Autopilot uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to see and sense the environment around the car. The sensor and camera suite provides drivers with an awareness of their surroundings that a driver alone would not otherwise have. A powerful onboard computer processes these inputs in a matter of milliseconds to help what the company say … Read more
Uber’s takeover of British taxi software maker Autocab is cleared by competition watchdog Competition and Markets Authority launched investigation in January Autocab provides private hire taxi operators with software to run their business Uber got company to connect passengers with drivers in areas it doesn’t serve By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 18:00 BST, 29 … Read more
Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers By … Read more
Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers By … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Software firm Micro Focus shrugs off pandemic hangover to soar 31% as turnaround plan starts to bear fruit By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 Shareholders cheered Micro Focus after the software group signalled that it was back on track … Read more
Republicans claim a software glitch in Michigan incorrectly sent 6,000 Trump votes to Biden before local election officials caught the error The glitch was noticed and corrected by local election officials in Antrim County on Wednesday Unofficials results now show that President Trump won the historically red county by just 2,000 votes Michigan GOP Chairwoman … Read more
British software giant Aveva Group lines up £2.8billion rights issue to fund its takeover of American rival OSIsoft Investors can buy seven new shares for every nine they own at £22.55 each Aveva shares fell 2.1% to 4,118p following the news on Frdai morning By This Is Money Published: 11:11 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Software heavyweight Aveva reveals drop in sales due to foreign exchange shifts and delayed contracts Aveva said it had completed the syndication of a £250m revolving credit facility Revenues in the six months to Sept 30 are expected to be around £333million The FTSE 100 firm agreed two months ago to purchase OSIsoft for £3.8billion … Read more
Home Office’s facial recognition software is branded ‘systemically racist,’ as study finds it is twice as likely to reject a picture of a black woman than a white man Passport check technology is twice as likely to reject black women as white men Concerns have been raised over the software, which is used by the … Read more