New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

By Admin 17/10/2023

MIT News – Artificial intelligence Anyone who has ever tried to pack a family-sized amount of luggage into a sedan-sized trunk knows this is a hard problem. Robots struggle with dense packing tasks, too. For the robot, solving the packing problem involves satisfying many constraints, such as stacking luggage so suitcases don’t topple out of […]Continue reading

Oracle comes up short on revenue but touts AI cloud contracts

By Admin 12/09/2023

US Top News and Analysis Larry Ellison pointed to a doubling in the amount of money that artificial-intelligence development companies have agreed to spend on Oracle cloud services Go to Source 12/09/2023 – 00:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Study finds ChatGPT boosts worker productivity for some writing tasks

By Admin 14/07/2023

MIT News – Artificial intelligence Amid a huge amount of hype around generative AI, a new study from researchers at MIT sheds light on the technology’s impact on work, finding that it increased productivity for workers assigned tasks like writing cover letters, delicate emails, and cost-benefit analyses. The tasks in the study weren’t quite replicas […]Continue reading

EXPLAINED: What are Denmark’s free baby packs and where are they available?

By Admin 29/09/2022

The Local The amount of items you need for a new baby can be overwhelming, which is why in Denmark there are a variety of incentives and free gifts that expectant parents can be given. Here are the details. Go to Source September 29, 2022 – 3:02 pm / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Data centre rent pushed higher by demand from network services, business digitalisation

By Admin 05/07/2022

The Straits Times Business News July 05, 2022 8:28 PMSINGAPORE – The amount firms pay for data centre space is expected to keep rising in Singapore due to strong demand and limited availability, according to a report by real estate consultancy Colliers released on June 28. Go to Source July 5, 2022 – 3:03 pm […]Continue reading

By the numbers: January was Nova Scotia’s deadliest month yet for COVID-19

By Admin 02/02/2022

Amid the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotia saw a record amount of deaths for one month and had more cases in January than all other months combined. Go to Source February 2, 2022 – 12:04 pm /Alex Cooke Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

‘I’ll work 100-hour weeks to clear our Covid debt’

By Admin 17/06/2021

‘I’ll work 100-hour weeks to clear our Covid debt’ : Businesses have run up an “unprecedented” amount of debt in the pandemic, say industry groups. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57489197 June 17, 2021 3:07 am / Follow me on Twitter: @hoffeldtcom