Meet Nao. Standing at 58cm tall, he can speak 20 different languages, recognise faces and detect obstacles. The programmable humanoid robot’s newest venture will play a key part in a South Australian-driven research project investigating how robots can help care for the sick and elderly. Project Heart is expected to unfold in Renmark in South […]
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Accountants and bookkeepers are making hay while the sun shines in the lead up to tax time — but they aren’t the only ones. Cyber security experts are predicting an increase in scam activity targeting small-to-medium businesses over the next month as fraudsters ramp up their tax time scams. Large-scale data breaches have put downward […]
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Revealed – Australia’s top business risks
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The future of business
How emerging technologies are changing work processes Emerging technology is already changing how people work and the next five years is likely to see even more seismic changes in work processes. Organisations already exploring and implementing automation are one step closer to a seamless transition to the future of work and negating comparative inefficiencies and […]
Who would have believed that this could happen !
Scientists just printed the world’s first 3D heart using human tissue. A team of Israeli researchers has “printed” the world’s first 3-D vascularized, engineered heart. On Monday, a team of Tel Aviv University researchers revealed the heart, which was made using a patient’s own cells and biological material. Until now, scientists have successfully printed only […]
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