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Sports tourism to reach a valuation of nearly $2 billion by 2030

The increase in sporting events will help the tourism industry attract more tourists to sporting venues, which will ultimately accelerate future demand for hotel and tourism services The global sports tourism market size was valued at US$323,420.0 million in 2020, and is projected to reach US$1,803,704.0 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 16.1% from…

MIT researchers remotely map crops, field by field

The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse Crop maps help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate how they might shift with climate change and growing populations. But getting accurate maps of the types of crops that are…

Sercomm Unveils Vision of Future City at MWC Barcelona 2024, Showcasing Smart Solutions and Innovations

Will exhibit its cutting-edge solutions across three areas: 5G, Intelligent Diagnostic Platform, and Digitalized Service for City Sercomm Corporation(TWSE: 5388), a leading provider of telecom and broadband equipment, announces its participation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2024, a premier event for the mobile and telecommunications industry. Adhering to the event's key themes, Sercomm will exhibit its cutting-edge solutions…

European Testing and Experimentation Facilities, xTEF, are open for Business

TEFs offer primarily technical support to innovators to test their latest AI-based software and hardware technologies at scale in real-world environments (Technology Readiness Levels 6-8) The four European Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) announce their readiness for business on March 4 in Berlin! Please join the “All TEFs Open for Business” Event in Berlin, Germany…

Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution

Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions About 10 percent of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation, according to a new MIT study. The world’s vegetation, from the Amazon rainforest to the savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa, acts as a sink that removes the toxic…

The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time

The scholarly project helmed by Dr John van Wyhe at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Biological Sciences, has released an online 300-page catalogue detailing Darwin’s complete personal library Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per…

New Oxford research hub to propel transformative AI innovations

The research programme will focus on developing rigorous mathematical answers to four fundamental questions that underlie modern AI and machine learning systems The University of Oxford is to share in a major £80 million investment announced today to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The funding, from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC (part of…

SenseTime MEA Partners with Mawhiba Foundation to Empower Saudi Arabia’s AI Talent

Broadening their horizons and helping them understand global perspectives in AI, aims to enable them to contribute to the realization of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 SenseTime MEA, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software and a Joint Venture with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…

Sensors made from ‘frozen smoke’ can detect toxic formaldehyde in homes and offices

Researchers have developed a sensor made from ‘frozen smoke’ that uses artificial intelligence techniques to detect formaldehyde in real time at concentrations as low as eight parts per billion, far beyond the sensitivity of most indoor air quality sensors The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed sensors made from highly porous materials known as…

Tunisia Launches cutting-edge Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) Tool for Project monitoring

RASME’s rollout in Tunisia includes a training, communication, and change management program The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has launched the Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Tunis to strengthen the supervision of development projects using cutting-edge processes. RASME, a collaborative effort between the Bank Group, the World Bank's Geo-Enabling for Monitoring…