The news: The word “digital” came up 44 times on Starbucks’ investor call Thursday, following its earnings report that beat analyst estimates with $6.75 billion in third quarter revenue. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson highlighted the company’s “Deep Brew” initiative that leverages [...]
The Department of Defense has selected the four military installations that will be experimental test sites for 5G prototyping. DOD announced Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Naval Base San Diego; and Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, as the first test [...]
Hour of Code is a global movement reaching millions of students in 180+ countries brought to you by Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools. The team at Code.org has a vision that every student is given the opportunity to learn computer science. With the [...]
Firefighters battling wildfires face more danger than just getting burned. They’re in the field for hours, sometimes days, while being exposed to high heat, humidity, and smoke inhalation. Prometeo, a Spanish startup, aims to better protect the health of those first responders with individual [...]
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It will still be a while before you are able to order drone-delivered packages, however. The news: The Federal Aviation Administration has granted UPS’s drone business a Part 135 certification, meaning it is treated as a full-fledged airline, able to operate as many drones in as many locations [...]
An analysis of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2018 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database suggests that roughly 9 percent of all U.S. bridges are considered “structurally deficient.” That’s more than 54,000 potentially unsafe bridges. Even worse, the rate of repair is lower [...]
10/24: Docker Las Vegas Meetup 10/30: Cyber Security & IT Computer Group 11/05: International Game Developers Meetup 11/05: Las Vegas Women Entrepreneur Meetup Group 11/05: WooCommerce Meetup Interested in having a Meetup at Rob Roy’s Innevation Center? Email us at [...]
Officials want to help power companies bolster their digital defenses as renewable energy resources like solar panels and wind turbines introduce more vulnerabilities to the grid. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking input from tech and cyber experts on how to secure the [...]
Artificial intelligence is getting smarter, but it isn’t getting cleaner. In order to improve at predicting the weather, sorting your social media feeds, and hailing your Uber, it needs to train on massive datasets. A few years ago, an A.I. system might have required millions of words to attempt [...]