The voice-activated mobile assistant, which won first place at a pitch competition, will be able to run background checks, scan license plates, retrieve driver details even call for backup.

University students are being invited to develop solutions for the pandemic and climate change as part of IBM's annual “Call for Code” competition.

In a two-day competition, students from 40 universities will design and build inventions that can be used to help solve global challenges.

The competition is designed to introduce students to real-world attack scenarios and encourage them to pursue careers in cybersecurity.