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Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Sciene Daily: New AI device to help visually impaired people

Ramneek Kaur Ahluwalia from team MyVision

(Picture: Joe Pepler/PinPep)

A visually impaired university student and entrepreneur has won £10,000 for creating an up-to-date hi-tech cane.

Ramneek Kaur Ahluwalia, 19, is the CEO of ‘MyVision’ and told Tech & Science Daily how the technology helps people navigate their surroundings using Ai, LiDAR and GPS technology.

Ramneek won the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2022 national technology competition.

The government’s official advisors on climate change say we’re currently not on track to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Climate Change Committee has called for improved policies on energy efficiency and land use, and said there’s still an urgent need to cut demand for fossil fuels.

A fashion blogger who tested positive for monkeypox has been revealing his symptoms online.

Maxim Sapozhnikov has shared videos on his Instagram showing the sores he has and said the public health messaging around the monkeypox outbreak has been poor.

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