The Innovation Report
UK: 3 Required Security Features for Consumer Devices
All Internet of Things and consumer smart devices will need to adhere to specific security requirements, under new government proposals. The aim of the legislation is to help protect UK citizens and businesses from the threats posed by cyber criminals increasingly...
Waymo’s Self-driving cars will carry packages for UPS
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving company, is getting into the package-delivery business, the company announced in a Wednesday blog post. "Our self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans will shuttle packages from UPS Stores in the Metro Phoenix area to the UPS Tempe hub,"...
New SUV-like EV has Waitlist
A new electric vehicle called the Canoo, which will launch next year and opened a waitlist for customers on January 21, looks very little like a traditional car. That’s because it doesn’t have to, says Ulrich Kranz, a former BMW engineer who heads the L.A.-based...
Blockchain Opportunities for Banks
In some areas of their business, banks and financial institutions are already well on their way to completing their transformation journeys. Processes amenable to digitization have indeed been digitized, and the increasing adoption of technologies such as robotic...
American Center for Mobility Opens Technology Park
The American Center for Mobility announced Tuesday its technology park is ready for development. https://youtu.be/qiUz9Lh6ung Video provided courtesy of MITechNew.com The proving ground for advanced safety and automated vehicle technologies at Willow Run in Ypsilanti...
Cybersecurity Threat that could Cost Lives
The threat of hackers taking their efforts into the real world, crippling infrastructure such as nuclear facilities and chemical plants rather than stealing credit card numbers, is one of the biggest concerns facing the global economy in 2020, according to the World...
Company Making Robot Waiters Raises $32M
Back in August, we flagged a filing for you that we’d found interesting, one for a now 2.5-year-old, 40-person Redwood City, Calif.,-based startup called Bear Robotics that’s been developing robots to deliver food to restaurant customers. The filing listed a $35.8...
Body Heat through Flexible Fabric Powers IoT Devices
Wearable electronics and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices are rapidly growing in popularity, but their need for consistent power can place a high burden on users. One recently proposed solution is to generate electricity using heat from the human body, animals...
Two Faces of the Smart City
Digital surveillance has grown exponentially in the last few years, and with it the scope and scale of security apparatus deployed across urban environments. How does the visibility—or invisibility—of these technologies elicit performative acts from people at each end...
My Brilliant Supply Chain Career
Despite the allure of working at the forefront of the latest and greatest technologies, there is a well-known skills gap facing the manufacturing industry. This represents a huge opportunity for workforce entrants and those looking to advance their...
