Fighting forest fires with technology
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Juan Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist at Microsoft's AI For Good Lab, tells Tech Life how artificial intelligence can help predict wildfires. Driverless cars are popping up on streets around the world. But not everyone welcomes them, and some protestors in San Francisco have turned to 'coning'. What's that ? We have a special report. China is considering a limit on the amount of time children can spend on smartphones. You've been telling us what you think about the benefits and problems of children spending time on the devices. Manu Chopra speaks to Tech Life about using technology to reduce poverty in India. And what's the difference between a sentence written by a human and a machine ? We've been looking at some of the answers for you. (Picture credit: Getty Images)
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