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Tags results for 'automation'

The robots are coming. Will they bring wealth or a divided society?

Posted in Business on 6th Jan, 2014 05:19 AM
by AlexMuller
One labour market expert argues that a 'second machine age' will test our ability to spread the rewards fairly.

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Robots test their own world wide web, dubbed RoboEarth

Posted in Online on 15th Jan, 2014 01:03 AM
by AlexMuller
A world wide web for robots to learn from each other and share information is being shown off for the first time.

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The Rich and Their Robots Are About to Make Half the World's Jobs Disappear

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jan, 2014 03:40 AM
by AlexMuller
As more automation is brought in to generate efficiency gains, more and more jobs will be displaced.

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Google robotics team reportedly helping Foxconn with automated manufacturing

Posted in Business on 12th Feb, 2014 12:09 AM
by AlexMuller
Google’s robotics team is working with the Taiwanese contract manufacturer to accelerate automation efforts in its factories.

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Bill Gates: People Don't Realize How Many Jobs Will Soon Be Replaced By Bots

Posted in Business on 15th Mar, 2014 02:01 AM
by AlexMuller
Big changes are coming to the labor market that people and governments aren't prepared for, Bill Gates believes.

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US Navy tests humanoid robotic fire-fighters

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Apr, 2014 03:45 AM
by AlexMuller
Fire-fighting robots designed to withstand intense heat are to be tested by the US Navy this summer.

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The Robots Are Coming, And They Are Replacing Warehouse Workers And Fast Food Employees

Posted in Hardware on 26th May, 2014 12:33 AM
by AlexMuller
What in the world are we going to do when robots start taking millions upon millions more of our jobs?

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Apple reportedly working on smart home features for iPhone

Posted in Software on 28th May, 2014 12:10 AM
by AlexMuller
Your iPhone could soon become the key to your smart home.

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Google expects public in driverless cars in 2 to 5 years

Posted in Hardware on 17th Jan, 2015 01:59 AM
by AlexMuller
Google may face state regulatory hurdles depending on where it chooses to test the cars in public.

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The machine that could replace anesthesiologists

Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2015 09:27 PM
by AlexMuller
Anesthesiologists train for 4 years after medical school and are paid an average of $277,000 a year. The machine can only be used for a few procedures for now, but that's changing.

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Deep Learning Catches On in New Industries, from Fashion to Finance

Posted in Business on 1st Jun, 2015 06:49 PM
by AlexMuller
A brain like machine learning technique that has already given computers an eerie ability to recognize speech and categorize images is now creeping into many industries.

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We need to adapt capitalism to fit a robot-run future

Posted in Business on 22nd Jul, 2015 12:26 AM
by AlexMuller
With the technology advances that are presently on the horizon, not only low-skilled jobs are at risk; so are the jobs of knowledge workers.

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Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data

Posted in Software on 18th Aug, 2015 11:13 PM
by AlexMuller
Census results in England and Wales since 1871 show that the rise of machines has been a job creator rather than making humans obsolete.

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On the Edge of Automation

Posted in Business on 5th Oct, 2015 10:52 PM
by AlexMuller
'Five hundred years from now everyone is going to be involved in some kind of information or entertainment, There will be no farmers, or people working in manufacturing.'

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Skype founders invent self-driving robot that can deliver groceries

Posted in Business on 3rd Nov, 2015 01:08 PM
by AlexMuller
The new self-driving robot, Starship, promises to shake up the local delivery market.

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Why a fruit sorting robot could disrupt industrial automation

Posted in Hardware on 8th Nov, 2015 12:52 PM
by AlexMuller
One of the biggest challenges with general robotics has been the inability to cope with natural variations in objects.

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New Organization Hopes to Push for Responsible Use of Robotics

Posted in Business on 16th Dec, 2015 12:14 AM
by AlexMuller
The explosion in the use of automation has prompted a world leading multidisciplinary group of technology scholars to form The Foundation for Responsible Robotics (FRR).

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Google patents delivery trucks that drive themselves

Posted in Business on 11th Feb, 2016 01:29 PM
by AlexMuller
The biggest change to delivery may not be flying unmanned robots, it could be smart package-carrying vans.

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3 of the world's 10 largest employers are now replacing their workers with robots

Posted in Hardware on 19th Jun, 2016 09:35 PM
by AlexMuller
Three of the world's 10 largest employers are already replacing tens of thousands of their workers with robots:

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Google seems to be working on warehouse robots

Posted in Business on 24th Jun, 2016 05:35 PM
by AlexMuller
The patent outlines a series of robots that could be used in a warehouse, and a system for controlling how quickly they move to ensure that these bots can safely load cargo.

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Report Points to Future of Massive Technological Unemployment in Asia

Posted in Hardware on 12th Jul, 2016 04:41 PM
by AlexMuller
Potentially over half of workers in 5 Asian countries are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation in the next two decades.

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The Future of the Internet of Things

Posted in Software on 22nd Aug, 2016 11:50 PM
by AlexMuller
If your hope is to awaken to a fully automated home, you already can.

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Elon Musk: Robots will take your jobs, government will have to pay your wage

Posted in Business on 6th Nov, 2016 02:03 PM
by AlexMuller
"I am not sure what else one would do. I think that is what would happen."

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Shift to automation may prevent Trump from delivering on his jobs promise

Posted in Business on 10th Nov, 2016 03:23 PM
by AlexMuller
Trump's victory was enabled by technology, everything from his use of social media to Clinton's email scandals to Russian hacking.

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iPhone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots

Posted in Hardware on 2nd Jan, 2017 02:54 PM
by AlexMuller
China's iPhone factories are being automated

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Age of automation: what if more work is the problem, not the solution?

Posted in Business on 10th Jan, 2017 04:58 PM
by AlexMuller
The Green Institute argues that shorter hours and a universal basic income would be better than more jobs.

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Automation Could Cause America to Lose 35% of its Tax Base in the Next 20 Years

Posted in Business on 6th Mar, 2017 07:58 PM
by Alex Muller
The US is in danger of losing more than one-third of its tax base due to increasing automation in both manufacturing and service sectors.

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The U.S. will be hit worse by job automation than other major economies

Posted in Business on 26th Mar, 2017 07:56 PM
by Alex Muller
A new study from PwC estimates that 38 percent of U.S. jobs could be lost to automation in the next 15 years.

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The looming jobs crisis the Trump administration must not ignore

Posted in Business on 2nd Apr, 2017 12:10 PM
by Alex Muller
The New York Times has reported on how Amazon's automation ambitions will be 'putting traditional retail jobs in jeopardy'

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Aging Japan Wants Automation, Not Immigration

Posted in Software on 25th Aug, 2017 07:32 PM
by Alex Muller
A labor shortage could fuel the nation's next innovation boom.

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Could a basic income protect you from the rise of robots?

Posted in Business on 25th Sep, 2017 07:41 PM
by Alex Muller
Losing your job to a robot might not necessarily be all doom and gloom if governments revolutionise the way we can earn a crust.

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Google pledges $1 billion to prepare workers for automation

Posted in Business on 14th Oct, 2017 04:04 PM
by Alex Muller
The 'Grow with Google' initiative can help people adapt with the changing nature of jobs.

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AI 'poses less risk to jobs than feared' says OECD

Posted in Business on 3rd Apr, 2018 06:19 AM
by Alex Muller
Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.

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Robot automation leaders Foxconn and Tesla face delays

Posted in Software on 25th Apr, 2018 01:05 AM
by Alex Muller
Foxconn and Tesla have been targeting extreme automation plans. Both have had to cut back plans for full automation to replace people by many years.

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