Author: Riya M

Israel’s reputation as a hub for medical technology and artificial intelligence continues to grow, with recent developments showcasing the country’s innovative spirit in healthcare. Israeli researchers and companies are leading the world towards transformational patient care and medical practise thanks to breakthrough cancer treatments and using AI powered diagnostic tools. A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has made a significant breakthrough in cardiac research, developing what they describe as “multi-chambered self-paced vascularized human cardiac organoids.” This is a major stride towards the development of so called lab grown heart tissue, and could revolutionise our ability to…

Despite prolonged regional conflicts and the wider global economic backdrop, Israeli tech industry remains resilient and starts to innovate. In the third quarter alone, Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.43 billion, bringing the total raised up through September to $7.22 billion. The ability of the sector to attract investment even in turbulent times is underlined by this impressive figure. Recently, an Israeli start up that produced advanced drive through voice AI technology, Hi Auto, has emerged as one of the standout storeys. But the company’s solution has an accuracy rate higher than 95 percent — it’s actually comparable to human accuracy.…

Two-time world’s bestselling smartphone and appliance manufacturer as well as the world’s number one semiconductor maker, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a company of South Korea is going through rough times even as it seeks to practice cost-cutting exercises. Analysts say that the company is cutting its headcount and also is cutting down on themed parties to reflect the decrease and profitability and market share in the main product categories. Samsung Electronics plans to dismiss more than 10 percent of its international employees staffing the electronics giant which is today at about 147000. The current round of lay-off exercise is going…

Artificial Intelligence textbooks are going to be integrated into South Korea schools from March 2025, making it a pioneer country to use AI textbook into schools. This is one of the grand visions in the overall plan of $276M for school digitization to change the experience of learners in the classrooms across the country. The first two phases of implementation shall involve, third and fourth graders in many of the sampled elementary schools and first year students in many of the middle and high schools selected for this study. The South Korean government has allocated $70 million for Digital Education…

Japan’s most prominent AI firm has recently demonstrated a new emotion-recognition technology set to revolutionalize interaction between humans and machines. The system, created after years of research and trials, relies on both facial expressions, voice tone, and physiological indicators to identify and address human emotions in real-time. The technology that has been under development for more than five years marks a revolution in affective computing – the field of science dedicated to development of methods and systems which can recognize, emulate, and even ‘understand’ emotions. The Japanese firm that implemented the idea states that its system has managed to analyze…

Japan has unveiled its plan to build the first ‘zeta-class’ supercomputer to keep the nation ahead in AI and computing. This has an estimated capital cost in excess of $ 750 million is planned to start construction in 2025 and to be operational in 2030. This next generation supercomputer is expected to run at a speed one thousand times faster than the current leading supercomputer, which is a large break from previous technologies. The announcement comes as countries around the world compete to create more powerful ‘supercomputers’ for use in such areas as artificial intelligence, climate modeling and drug development.…

In a striking blend of science fiction and reality, a Tokyo-based startup has captured global attention with its latest creation: a humongous 14.8-foot mobile robot with four wheels that could have easilyThunder, lightning, storm at nightbeen straight out of the Japanese animated program, Mobile Suit Gundam. This dream has come true thanks to the Japanese engineering company Tsubame Industries which not only turned a legendary anime idea into reality but also, for that, offered a $3 million price for the creation, making the creation one of the most valuable and daring robotics projects for now. This giant robot has stirred…

It as further revealed plans to build what is dubbed the zeta-class supercomputer a fully developed machine that is 1000 times more advanced than the current generation models. The project is anticipated to start in 2025 at more than $750m and go online in 2030. This pioneering attempt called the “Fugaku Next”, is being spearheaded by Japanese companies RIKEN and Fujitsu which will multiply computing capabilities a thousand folds and place Japan at the cutting edge of technology. The new supercomputer will replace Japan’s current Fugaku supercomputer, which was ranked the quickest in the world before it was displaced by…

Electric car maker, Tesla has launched a new EV model which has been as a new approach of making the use of green vehicles common among the growing population. This model has not yet been fully christened, and the working title used is the Model 2, and this particular car is to be the most ‘cheap’ Tesla yet, costing $25000 as a starting price. Presenting the futuristic automobile at a highly-charged event held at the recently completed Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, Musk said the Model 2 will be manufactured at the start of 2025. Compact hatchback-style EV will directly target…

Microsoft is laying off 650 employees at Xbox as the tech giant overhauls its business a few months after it bought video game maker Activision Blizzard. The layoffs, which are about 3% of Microsoft’s gaming staff, are expected especially after Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard in the $68.7 billion deal. The cuts mainly include marketing, human resources, and other support positions in numerous Xbox studios and publishing groups. Microsoft has said that the layoffs are not related to current or future business performance or the success of the games business at Microsoft. Microsoft Gaming’s CEO Phil Spencer spoke to his workers…