What Comes Next: How tech helps restaurants and stores open safely
On this episode, we look into how restaurants and stores will use technology to reopen during the pandemic.
View ArticleWhat Comes Next: How tech is helping gyms and salons open safely
We look into the reopening of businesses that are using new tech to make big post-pandemic changes.
View ArticleWhat Comes Next: How tech is helping offices and workplaces reopen
A look ahead to see what businesses will need to do as we move forward into the next phase of reopening.
View ArticleWhat Comes Next: How tech helps transit and travel open safely
Airports will be even more of a challenge than they were before coronavirus hit
View ArticleYou’ll be ordering food with QR code menus long after the pandemic ends
Your dining experience may never be the same
View ArticleJapanese convenience stores will use VR-controlled robots to stack shelves
It's social distancing, Skynet-style
View ArticleElon Musk’s Boring Company plans ‘Not-a-Boring’ boring contest
It wants machines that can bore a tunnel more quickly than a snail
View ArticleIconic music venue will present live gigs you can watch in VR from your home
Because who knows when we'll go to live gigs again?
View ArticleWhat Comes Next: How tech can help schools safely reopen
If your school is reopening in the fall, the school year will test how schools can open and operate safely.
View ArticleAmazon’s new smart shopping cart lets you skip the checkout lines
It will be first available in a Los Angeles-area store
View ArticleDozens of mayors want a green pandemic recovery
Could the current crisis lead to the 15-minute cities of the future?
View ArticleAlexa’s moving into your next apartment with Amazon’s residential program
That apartment you love may be powered by Alexa
View ArticleU.K. has plans to create aerial drone zone superhighways to contain UAV traffic
To help drones take the next step in mainstream adoption, the U.K. is in the process of establishing what could be the world’s first commercial drone corridor.
View ArticleGoogle Maps will now show coronavirus outbreaks in your area
The tool shows how many new confirmed coronavirus cases there have been in an area in the last seven days.
View ArticleCalifornia will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
By 2035, all new vehicles sold in California must be zero-emission, according to a new executive order Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Wednesday.
View ArticleWatch Amazon’s new Ring security drone take on a burglar in first ad
Amazon's new Ring security drone flies from room to room to check if your home is safe. An ad from the company imagines how a burglar might react to it.
View ArticleYale wants to keep your possessions safe with new smart delivery box, lock
With porch piracy on the rise, Yale has launched the Smart Delivery Box, a secure way to store your packages. For cabinets, there's the Yale Smart Cabinet Lock.
View ArticleMercedes-Benz rolls into micromobility market with foldable e-scooter
Mercedes-Benz has launched its first electric scooter, a rugged two-wheeler with a top speed of 12 mph and a 15-mile range.
View ArticleWaymo opens its fully driverless robotaxi service to more riders
The robotaxi service operated by Waymo will be made more widely available, allowing a greater number of people to try the driverless ridesharing experience.
View ArticleCheck out Amazon’s newly unveiled electric delivery truck
Amazon has taken delivery of its new electric delivery truck, though it's not quite ready to help out with next week's Prime Day shopping frenzy.
View ArticleWatch America’s first firefighting robot in action
A firefighting robot this week became the first of its kind to be deployed in the U.S. And the LAFD's newest recruit has already been put to work.
View ArticleGM Cruise given nod to test fully driverless cars in San Francisco
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, will start testing fully driverless cars on the streets of San Francisco before the end of 2020.
View ArticleSmart streetlights could help control the problem of light pollution
A new study has looked at how much street lighting contributes to the problem of light pollution, and how new smart city lighting could reduce it.
View ArticleAlexa can estimate how much electricity smart home devices consume
Alexa can tell you how much energy your smart devices use through the Energy Dashboard and act on hunches through the Proactive Hunches feature.
View ArticleWatch video of Virgin Hyperloop’s vision for its ultrafast transportation...
Virgin Hyperloop has released a video showing the expected experience for future passengers traveling on its ultra-high-speed transportation system.
View ArticleGoogle is planning to test drones for fighting fires
Google is already testing drone delivery services via its Wing unit, but now the company is considering using the same technology for fighting fires.
View ArticleHacker tries to poison the water supply of a Florida city
A computer hacker tried to poison the water supply of a Florida city, local police revealed on Monday, February 8.
View ArticleUnited Airlines to order 200 flying taxis for airport trips
United Airlines is betting big on urban mobility with plans to purchase 200 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
View ArticleIt’s high time for the U.S. to build a high-speed rail network
High-speed rail practically doesn't exist in the United States, but if there's ever been a time where that could change, it's now.
View ArticleWorld’s Fair 2.0: The mission to resurrect the greatest tech expo of all time
The World's Fair was a technology expo that sparked the world's imagination in a way that no other has. It's time to resurrect it
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