Month: May 2019

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AI powered Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics


Intel and Alibaba to Provide AI at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Intel and Alibaba have partnered to develop an AI-powered technology called 3D Athlete Tracking for the 2020 Olympics, which are to be held in Japan, with the intention to enhance athlete training and audience experience.

According to Navin Shenoy, Intel EVP and general manager of the Data Center Group, the 3D Athlete Tracking is a novel technology concept and is optimized to run on Alibaba’s Cloud. The tool integrates computer vision and AI deep learning algorithms to provide coaches and trainers with “intricate real-time biomechanical data” via various video cameras to detect motion and activity.

Here is the complete report from Intel’s newsroom… https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-alibaba-team-ai-powered-3d-athlete-tracking-technology-olympic-games-tokyo-2020/#gs.93z3fe

Russia’s New Internet bill ‘Runet’


Russia has formally adopted a law that gives its government more control over its domestic internet.

The purpose of the law is to maintain the stability of the Russian internet and the services running over it, in case foreign aggressors try to cut it off the global whole.

In a couple of years, Russia will have the ability to safely disconnect its internet from the World Wide Web or to initiate an internet blackout in a region if it is rocked by unrest or opposition.
But it is now set to come into effect in November, with telecoms operators obliged to abide by its terms from the start of 2021.

To that end, Russia will need to build its own Domain Name System (DNS), and internet service providers will need to install special equipment.

According to media reports, the majority of Russians oppose the ‘Sovereign Internet Bill’.

For more detailed info, please visit : https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/01/putin-signs-internet-isolation-bill-into-law-a65461

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/putin-signs-bill-tightening-government-grip-on-the-russian-internet/