How Augmented Reality Can Enhance Workforce Training
Cognizant

Although still in development, augmented reality is becoming a powerful workforce tool, allowing early adopters to strengthen their teams, speed delivery and improve quality. Given the technology’s ability to superimpose digital data on the physical world, many first-movers in retail, manufacturing, utilities, education, tourism and gaming are far along in conducting field trials. Read more

Artificial intelligence that answers ‘any work-related query’ comes to the UK
Yahoo

Picture the scenario: you’ve been asked to prepare an analysis on whether you have the best people in the right roles in your company and identify where there may be knowledge gaps within the organisation. What if an artificial intelligence tool can produce in minutes a detailed “knowledge map” based on analysis of employee skills and interests to pinpoint gaps where new hires are needed to fill those holes. Read more

Olympics to feature Virtual Reality broadcasting for first time
Sports Illustrated

With the Olympics right around the corner, VR programming plans on bringing a realistic, life-like experience of the world’s greatest athletes and their journey to Olympic Gold into the hands of viewers across the world. The best part? Virtual Reality will allow viewers to be right in the action, as close as they can get to putting the medal around their own necks. Read more

Artificial intelligence may aid in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Medical Press

Researchers in The Netherlands have coupled artificial intelligence methods with a special MRI technique that measures the perfusion, or tissue absorption rate, of blood throughout the brain to detect early forms of dementia, such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read more