Will computers take over the Knowledge Work?

Advances and development in machine learning, computing power and big data may enable computers to be more intelligent and capable than human beings. Will computers take over the jobs of knowledge workers viz. doctors, lawyers, engineers, automobile drivers, analyst etc. in future?

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The era of Self-Driving Automobiles

Henry Ford, the father of mass production, revolutionized the transportation industry in the last century equipping individuals with personal mobility vehicle. The automobile industry is now set to undergo a second disruption as self-driving cars are being taken seriously by the industry.

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Mineral resources from asteroid mining to add to Earth's depleting natural resources and World's GDP

With Earth's rapidly depleting natural resources, Planetary Resources looks towards extracting resources from Asteroid mining. 

Where do you look for when Earth's limited natural resources are being depleted at an alarming rate and they have no substitute? You would probably suggest cutting on needs and consumption. But, Planetary Resources has come up with an unthinkable idea of exploring natural resources on asteroids!

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Learning a new sport? Check out these tech-gears that will help you train better

Nike introduced a technologically advanced training shoe, LunarTR1+, in June this year. The shoe is equipped with sensors that tracks your workout and communicates to your smartphone allowing you to monitor your exercise, analyse and also compete with friends. Nike's LunarTR1+ is just one of new products enabled by popularity of Internet of Things that is helping athletics and sports players to better understand and improve their game.

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Braille Phone: Smartphone for the blind

It was during interaction with the non users of technology in a village that made Sumit Dagar, an interaction-designer and a post-graduate from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, think and realize how isolated they were from technology. The challenge for him was how to design technology that was simple and accessible by them and in the process came up with the idea of Braille phone, a user-friendly smartphone for the blind.

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CastAR: Projector wearable glasses enables augmented/ virtual reality gaming

Technical Systems Inc. has introduced CastAR, a wearable projected augmented reality system that offers an exciting experience of 3D/ holographic gaming on a screen that can be mounted anywhere.

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Soon, you maybe using a smart card to access safe drinking water!

Few companies are able to take an very unconventional approach to solve problems and in the process disrupts the market and establishes new markets. Adopting a radical design of business model, Sarvajal has designed solution for drinking water problem at the crossroads converging business innovation and technology.

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