Always with you
Peace of mind for parents? A start-up called Jiobit in Chicago is launching a tiny wearable designed to help you keep track of your children. The device clips on to clothing, and the battery lasts a week. The idea is that children will be freer to roam and explore out of sight of their parents, who can track each child鈥檚 whereabouts on a smartphone. Jiobit calls this device an 鈥渋nvisible鈥�.
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The number of tickets overturned by a chatbot called DoNotPay which fights traffic tickets automatically
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AI spots dodgy cargo
The world trades more goods every day as our population grows. How are human inspectors supposed to keep up with the bad guys? Researchers at University College London have trained a neural network to spot cars hidden in shipping containers, using X-ray data. Illicit cars are often involved in export fraud and smuggling, so being able to find them tucked away in a container is helpful. The team鈥檚 technique spotted hidden cars 100 per cent of the time, with just one false positive in 454 attempts.