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Canadian city uses AI technology to reduce recycling contamination

04/15/202404/12/2024 Jorge Gonzalez

Kelowna, British Columbia used artificial technology to improve recycling bin contents by 23 percent Kelowna, a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, has implemented AI technology and smart cameras into a new program to reduce recycling contamination in its municipal curbside recycling bin program. So far, the program resulted in a 23 percent improvement According to officials from the Central Okanagan Regional District, to which Kelowna is a part, the improvements in recycling contamination are the result of new smart cameras mounted on collection trucks and that have…

Amazon dumps major mobile commerce “just walk out” in-person shopping feature

04/12/202404/11/2024 John Montgallo

Mobile commerce - Amazon feature Cancelled

The online marketplace and tech giant is killing off its feature letting shoppers simply leave grocery stores. Amazon built a tremendous amount of hype around the mobile commerce feature at its in-person grocery stores, which let people “just walk out” and still pay for their purchases. How did the system work? The idea was that people could enter the store and scan their payment method, choose their items, bag them up and simply leave without having to go through a checkout counter. It appears that as hyped as the system…

North American internet traffic took a dive during the eclipse

04/11/202404/10/2024 Sam Lambert

Internet traffic - Solar Eclipse - North America

Data collected during the period in which the eclipse was taking place showed a notable drop Throughout this week’s solar eclipse, there was a noticeable decease in the amount of internet traffic in the United States, Canada, and Mexico – all countries that were a part of the eclipse’s path of totality. The “Great North American Eclipse” took people voluntarily offline Data shared by Cloudflare showed that “The Great North American Eclipse” led to a decrease in internet traffic within affected countries. It fell by 8 percent in terms of…

Slashed undersea cables cause massive internet outage in a dozen African countries

04/10/202404/09/2024 Stephanie Beck

Internet outage - No Internet on Phone - Africa continent

Failed undersea telecommunication cables left twelve countries cut off from the online ecosystem. A dozen African countries suffered from a huge internet outage when critical undersea cables failed in the region. Network operators reported the failed undersea telecommunication cables One of the largest network providers in the continent, the MTN Group, announced that there had been failures in a number of undersea cables, which led to the ongoing internet outage. “Our operations are actively working to reroute traffic through alternative network paths,” said the company based in South Africa. Cable…

Is Apple developing its own wearable technology ring?

04/09/202404/08/2024 Jennifer Goula

Wearable technology - The Apple Ring is Coming -Image Source - AppleInsider YouTube

If rumors are to be believed, the iPhone maker is working on a new kind of smart gadget Smart rings are becoming the latest type of wearable technology to make their way into the spotlight, and it appears that Apple may be looking to launch its own version of the product early on. Patent filings have been spotted and show details for such a gadget Apple has filed patents for wearable technology in the form of a smart ring, including diagrams that illustrate a number of ways in which gestures…