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May 22, 2019
American picked to design vast car-free garden at Eiffel Tower
By Umberto BacchiTBILISI, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Facebook photos and food delivery data could replace expensive surveys and wills in helping billions of people worldwide prove they own their home, researchers said on Wednesday.Globally, an estimated 5 billion people lack the proof of ownership needed to access services, get loans, pass on property or reclaim it after being forced out by war or natural disaster.Yet, from social media to ride-hailing services, many tech firms have an accurate idea of their users' main address, based on where they tag photos or regularly get deliveries, according to analysts at New America, a U.S.-based think tank."With the proliferation of sensors and data, we are starting to leave data trails," said Yuliya Panfil, director of...
May 15, 2019
Could online takeout help prove home ownership?
May 15, 2019
Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
May 15, 2019
Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road
May 15, 2019
Facebook restricts Live feature, citing New Zealand shooting
May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack
May 14, 2019
Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
CHYNOVSKA JESKYNE, Czech Republic — Czech speleologists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without strapping on scuba gear, wet suits, helmets and water-proof lamps: 3D mapping.The new tool was developed by Geo-CZ, a company that uses the underlying technology to map historical and archaeological sites. The Cave Administration of the Czech Republic premiered it on Friday."The input data are not made by individual pictures, but videos," Geo-CZ's Jiri Sindelar said. "This makes the on-site mapping incredibly faster."That means, of course, that somebody has to put on the gear and go into the cave, but only once and only long enough to film it. That is a great convenience, because caves are dark, confusing places that are somewhat dangerous on...
May 13, 2019
Now you can explore a cave without actually going into it
May 08, 2019
Swiss study aims to find out if carbon dioxide can be locked in rock
May 08, 2019
New space race to bring satellite internet to the world
