The effectiveness of teamwork in professional and academic environments typically depends on various factors, including communication and coordinated attention. In this context, collective attention entails the ability of team members to cooperatively focus on the...
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Study explores the extent of Western dependency on Russian nuclear energy
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had a profound deep impact on the economy, inflating the prices of energy and food, with detrimental consequences for both individuals and companies worldwide. As a result, many governments, particularly in Europe, have...
LaundroGraph: Using deep learning to support anti-money laundering efforts
In recent years, deep learning techniques have proved to be highly valuable for tackling countless research and real-world problems. Researchers at Feedzai, a financial data science company based in Portugal, have demonstrated the potential of deep learning for the...
Profiting from Disinformation: The Case of Genetically Modified Organisms
As people are now spending a substantial amount of time online, traditional businesses and other vendors try to attract new customers by gaining traction on social media platforms, capturing the attention of users in a variety of ways. This is often achieved by...
Maxim Integrated’s Executive Director of Business Management Veronique Rozan Reflects on Her Journey Into the EE Industry
Veronique Rozan, Executive Director of Business Management at Maxim Integrated, has gradually made her way from an application engineering role to a management position in approximately 20 years. She now focuses on developing business strategies to launch...
StarCraft II to be used in research for Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence
Google's DeepMind is set to develop its artificial intelligence efforts by playing video games.
Welcome to Women in Tech Month
Today is the first day of Women in Tech Month at IT Pro; five weeks dedicated to highlighting the successes and achievements of women in the tech industry and examining the challenges still faced by the female workforce.
Q&A: Jackie Kinsey, ThoughtWorks
Jackie Kinsey has been working in recruitment for 20 years, spending half of that time at ThoughtWorks, a global software consultancy where she currently holds the position of chief leadership officer.
Driverless Cars: Uber car involved in fatal crash had software flaws
Autonomous cars have been a staple of science fiction for years, appearing in films like I, Robot, Demolition Man and Minority Report. Thanks to the brightest minds in Silicon Valley, however, they're rapidly becoming science fact.
Google introducing VR into several UK classrooms
Google is bringing virtual reality (VR) to one million children in UK schools, accorsing to its CEO, Sundar Pichai.