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Technology Trust
Drivers of
Change
Technology has changed the workspaces in which we reside. It has made the impossible, possible via connectivity, seamlessness and efficiency. We transit from helplessness to control over life with the companionship of technology. It hand-holds us into its embrace of humanity, reminding us of our potential.

Sonali’s driver was clueless about which direction to take towards the airport. She used Google Maps, and the map’s voice facility and placed it on the phone stand for the driver. Within half an hour they were on the right track. From a space of anxiety, the sense of direction was restored with technology again to the rescue.

Quite literally, robotics companies Boston dynamics and Rocos have partnered to deploy a fleet of dog-like robots called “Spot” to herd sheep and conduct agricultural tasks in New Zealand.
FoondaMate, a WhatsApp chatbot allowed students in South Africa to access education materials without a fixed or stable internet connection. Students could download everything from paper to notes without paying for data since most mobile networks there do not charge for WhatsApp usage.
UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People has prototyped the world’s first accessible pregnancy test for those with impaired vision.
HeartFlow service, a cloud-based service approved by FDA enables clinicians to identify coronary artery disease based on CT images of the patient’s heart. It uses these images to create a fluid dynamic model of the blood running through the coronary blood vessels to identify abnormalities. Otherwise, the traditional invasive angiogram is required for doctors to decide when and how to intervene.
An enabler across industries and a gateway of access to education and knowledge anytime and anywhere, technology is also a superhero and an icon of our time, a time where the geography of cultures is not based on places and distances.
STORIES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

Check, the food delivery app launched by Caniracis now available
Check, the food delivery app launched by Canirac is now available
Entrepreneur India

The virtual reality church that isn’t shutting its doors
Many churches have been forced to suspend their physical services during the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News

Supernatural: The next-generation keep-fit coach?
A new virtual reality fitness experience aims to change the face of home workouts, with a new regime every day
BBC News

Zoom conquered video chat – now it has even bigger plans
Before coronavrius locked workers at home, Zoom was a leading videoconferencing tool. But it wants to be more. It wants to be your whole office.
Protocol

A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots
A new generation of autonomous robots is helping plant breeders shape the crops of tomorrow.
The New York Times

Treeswift’s autonomous robots take flight to save forests
Forests cover 30% of the Earth’s landmass, but that number is on the decline.
Phys Org