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2021-06-05 19:00:03 ​​ What’s interesting in tech industry - read in AltexSoft weekly digest


EU’s COVID-19 ‘digital pass’ gateway system goes live https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/01/eus-covid-19-digital-pass-gateway-system-goes-live/

‘Lazy’ AI: UW researchers find that tech can misdiagnose COVID-19 by taking shortcuts https://www.geekwire.com/2021/lazy-ai-uw-researchers-find-tech-can-misdiagnose-covid-19-taking-shortcuts/

SAP launches business network to help with supply chains https://www.reuters.com/business/sap-launches-business-network-help-with-supply-chains-2021-06-02/

Facebook to launch a ‘Researcher API’ for the academic community https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/facebook-to-launch-a-researcher-api-for-the-academic-community/

Realtime Robotics raises $31.4M to help industrial robots plan their moves https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/03/realtime-robotics-raises-31-4m-to-help-industrial-robots-plan-their-moves/ Open / Comment

2021-06-02 19:00:43 ​​ Inventory Management Software: How Technology Addresses Inventory-Related Issues

If your company is a part of the supply chain, whether you deal with manufacturing, manage a warehouse, or run a retail store, you’re probably familiar with such problems as time-consuming inventory counts, running out of stock because of late reordering, etc. In this case, it becomes obvious that efficient inventory management is crucial for smooth operating and overall success of your business. In our new article, we talk about the common challenges related to managing inventory and the ways technology can help address them and optimize associated processes. Open / Comment

2021-05-31 19:00:33 How to choose a revenue model for a software product

How can a software business generate income? It depends on what your product is, what your users expect from such products – and all this leads to a revenue model. In our new video, we explain the main revenue models for software products

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2021-05-29 19:00:03 ​​ Weekly digest by AltexSoft is ready - check the recent news on tech, travel, and science


The way we think about travel, holidays and accommodation is changing as societies adjust to the pandemic, says Airbnb chief executive, Brian Chesky https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57240212

Microsoft adapts OpenAI’s GPT-3 natural language technology to automatically write code https://www.geekwire.com/2021/microsoft-adapts-openais-gpt-3-natural-language-technology-automatically-write-code/

People adapt to extra robotic thumb in days in fascinating body augmentation study https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/robotic-thumb-body-augmentation-study-ucl-university-of-oxford-science-robotics-2447101

Tesla has activated its in-car camera to monitor drivers using Autopilot https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/27/tesla-has-activated-its-in-car-camera-to-monitor-drivers-using-autopilot/

Facebook’s Dynabench now scores NLP models for metrics like ‘fairness’ https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/24/facebooks-dynabench-now-scores-nlp-models-for-metrics-like-fairness/ Open / Comment

2021-05-28 19:00:48 ​​ Intelligent Document Processing: Technology Overview

Whatever the industry, various documents accompany at least a quarter of business operations. They often come in semi-structured and unstructured data formats, which makes them difficult to process quickly and accurately. That’s when intelligent document processing or IDP enters the game. In this article, we’ll help you get acquainted with intelligent document processing. Open / Comment

2021-05-27 19:00:34 ​​ RevPAR, Occupancy Rate, ADR, and Other Hotel Metrics: How to Evaluate Your Property’s Performance

In the hospitality industry, choosing the right metrics and carefully tracking them can help you as the hotelier or hotel manager to understand how your hotel is performing, compare it with your competitors, and possibly find the weak points and opportunities for improvement. What are the main KPIs to support the business analysis? To make it as clear as possible, we’ll demonstrate all the calculations through examples using the same numbers of a hypothetical hotel. Open / Comment

2021-05-26 19:00:28 ​​ The Good and the Bad of React Native App Development

The ability to bring native look and feel is an important, yet not single reason why React Native has become a framework of choice for millions of companies, from startups to tech giants like Instagram, Skype, Uber, Walmart, Coinbase, and, of course, Facebook. In this article, we’ll explore other advantages of the framework, point out some of its pitfalls, and make a brief comparison with other technologies for cross-platform development. Open / Comment

2021-05-25 19:00:32 ​​ FHIR Standard, Explained: Benefits, Components, SMART on FHIR

At the rise of telehealth clinicians and patients felt the need for an easy and modern way to share newly available health data. In 2020, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final health IT interoperability rules requiring all CMS-regulated payers to adopt a new standard and reach the ultimate clinical interoperability. If you’re a healthcare provider, a developer of healthcare apps, or even a curious patient, here’s all you need to know about FHIR. Open / Comment

2021-05-24 19:00:25 ​​ Biometric Data and Its Use for Person Authentication and Identification

With advances in biometric technologies, a new concept – what-you-are authentication – emerged, presenting a more secure and convenient way to validate a person’s identity. In our new article, we’ll explore what biometrics are, which data is used for different types of biometric systems, and how to adopt one. Open / Comment

2021-05-22 19:00:02 ​​ The week is almost over, so that’s the time to check the recent news in AltexSoft digest - this time AI-related


Google AI tool can help patients identify skin conditions https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57157566

Amazon extends ban on police use of Rekognition facial recognition technology https://www.geekwire.com/2021/amazon-denies-police-use-facial-rekognition/

AI is going to win against human intelligence, Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/ai-artificial-intelligence-defeat-human-nobel-laureate-daniel-kahneman-guardian-2445829

Roambee adds AI analytics to supply chain tracking with Arnekt deal https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/20/roambee-adds-ai-analytics-to-supply-chain-tracking-with-arnekt-deal/

Forecast nabs $19M for its AI-based approach to project management and resource planning https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/19/forecast-nabs-19m-for-its-ai-based-approach-to-project-management-and-resource-planning/ Open / Comment