Apr 16, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
For years, auto and tech companies have been been promising that technology will change how we get around. The future, they say, is self-driving. So far, consumers haven’t been so sure. In a J.D. Power survey from late last year, consumers reported a “low level of...
Apr 9, 2020 | Healthcare, Robots & Drones
With an already overworked healthcare service, robots could bring a new dynamic to the team. Robotics is a new advanced branch of technology, covering engineering, AI, ML, mechatronics, Computer science and nanotechnology. So what can a robot do that a human...
Apr 9, 2020 | Cyber Security, Democracy, Featured
Experts say campaigns need to pay more attention to the digital risks posed by increased document-sharing and video conferencing — and the onslaught of coronavirus-themed email and phone scams that could also try to trick voters. “Voter contact has shifted to...
Apr 9, 2020 | Robots & Drones
Google parent company Alphabet sad Wednesday that it’s using its Wing drones to deliver food and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic. Alphabet’s Wing subsidiary said it’s seen a “dramatic” increase in customers...
Apr 9, 2020 | Business, Electric Vehicles
Rivian was expected to make the first customer deliveries of its electric truck later this year. The company slowed down work at its factory in Normal, Illinois, in mid-March, and then shut down operations there on March 20. The Pantagraph, a local newspaper in the...
Apr 9, 2020 | Blockchain, Business, Communications
As people around the world started following shelter-in-place orders, popular video conferencing platform Zoom quickly gained new users, noting in a recent blog post that it had reached more than 200 million daily users last month, up from 10 million in December. From...
Apr 9, 2020 | Business, Featured, Robots & Drones
Local grocers and big chains alike are deploying robots to clean floors, stock shelves and deliver groceries to shoppers during the coronavirus. Grocers are searching for ways to reduce pressure on store workers and increase efficiency amid a surge of shoppers...
Apr 9, 2020 | Internet of Things, Smart Cities
To paraphrase a well-known saying, the journey to a complete smart city begins with a single building. No matter the size of the city, the extent of the technology or the most helpful use cases, a prospective smart city can integrate into — or branch off of...
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