Algorithms · January 2020Gaffe level: Typo
India's Railway Face Scan Is
India planned to scan half a million faces a day at railway stations and match them against police databases, with no data protection law in place. Privacy campaigners were not thrilled.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Saft Opened Solid-State Battery Lines for Electric Aircraft
French battery maker Saft opened new production lines in Bordeaux for solid-state batteries aimed at electric aircraft and space, after more than a decade of research. The technology promises up to 50 percent more energy density than lithium-ion plus better safety, and Saft has already delivered semi-solid-state cells to Safran for evaluation.
Source: Interesting Engineering