The Innovation Report
Dish Stock Jumps; Company Announces Amazon Cloud 5G Buildout
Shares of Dish Network closed up nearly 11% on Wednesday, reaching prices not seen since mid-2019, after the satellite TV company announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services to deploy a 5G network on the cloud provider’s infrastructure. Dish,...
Kroger Partner Ocado Offering Robotic Grocery Delivery with AV Investment
High-tech supermarket and logistics group Ocado is pushing toward a future where, from warehouse to doorstep, groceries will be handled by robots. The British group, a grocery delivery rival to online retail giant Amazon in the U.K. and joined with grocer Kroger in...
EU Outlines Ambitious AI Regulations Focused on Risky Uses
Risky uses of artificial intelligence that threaten people’s safety or rights such as live facial scanning should be banned or tightly controlled, European Union officials said Wednesday as they outlined an ambitious package of proposed regulations to rein in the...
Biden’s Cybersecurity Nominees Draw Praise from Lawmakers, Industry
President Biden yesterday announced his nominees for two top cybersecurity posts: Chris Inglis as the first-ever Senate-confirmed White House cyber director; and Jen Easterly as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The pair of...
Microsoft Deal Signals Big Opportunity in Healthcare and AI
There’s nothing subtle about Microsoft’s $19.7 billion, all-cash acquisition of Burlington-based Nuance Communications. It’s a bold statement that Microsoft intends to be the dominant provider of speech-based artificial intelligence systems to the world’s biggest...
Romania Approves Bill to Bar China, Huawei from 5G Networks
Romania's centrist government on Thursday approved a United States-backed bill that effectively bars China and Huawei from taking part in development of its 5G network, a member of the IT&C and National Security Committee told Reuters. Europe has emerged as a...
Real-time 3D Holograms Generated by AI
"Star Wars: A New Hope", the 1977 classic directed by George Lucas , was, for many of us, the first story that brought us closer and amazed by showing us a hologram . " Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope, " said the hologram of Princess...
No Human Can Match This High-Speed Box-Unloading Robot Named After a Pickle
A company called Pickle Robots is announcing Dill, a robot that can unload boxes from the back of a trailer at places like ecommerce fulfillment warehouses at very high speeds. With a peak box unloading rate of 1800 boxes per hour and a payload of up to 25 kg, Dill...
Mobile Weapons System Kills Drone Swarms Using Microwaves
Drones allow for strategic attacks against the enemy without the risk of losing human lives. Their use in military applications is vast, especially for surveillance work. There is no sure-fire way of getting rid of a swarm of drones at once. One could detonate an...
Walmart Investing in GM’s Cruise Self-driving Car Company
Walmart is investing in Cruise, General Motors’ majority-owned self-driving vehicle subsidiary, as part of a new $2.75 billion funding round for the company. The decision to invest comes about five months after the companies started developing a pilot...
