Tag: The Butler Economy

By Chuck Martin Volvo is changing how fast its cars can go, putting a top speed limit on them of 112 miles an hour. The […]

By Chuck Martin The wearables business can be tough. Microsoft got into the fitness tracker business back in 2014 with its wrist-worn Band fitness tracker. […]

By Chuck Martin The Amazon Dash buttons that facilitated one-touch ordering are falling by the wayside. The little plastic buttons that consumers could tap to […]

By Chuck Martin Apple is laying off 190 employees from its self-driving car division known as Project Titan. The layoffs were detailed in a letter […]

By Chuck Martin Beating Uber to the punch, ride-hailing service Lyft has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. […]

By Chuck Martin Smartwatches are a hot commodity and Apple is reaping the benefits. Smartphone shipments globally grew a whopping 56% to reach a record […]

By Chuck Martin BMW Group and Daimler AG have agreed to work together to develop next-generation technologies for automated driving. The German carmakers signed a […]

By Chuck Martin FedEx is launching an autonomous delivery device for retailers to make same-day and last-mile deliveries to customers. The FedEx SameDay Bot is […]

By Chuck Martin Augmented reality is now getting added to packages being shipped. European delivery company Hermes has introduced technology that allows the sender of […]

By Chuck Martin Moving beyond fingerprints and facial identification to unlock a phone, LG has introduced a smartphone that uses the palm of a hand […]

By Chuck Martin Microsoft is launching Windows Server IoT 2019, an operating system for compact, low-power devices and servers. The system is targeted to small-footprint, […]

By Chuck Martin It won’t be happening overnight, but 5G is finally starting to roll out along with a massive rise in the number of […]

Chuck Martin Sprint is launching its 5G network with commercial service expected to start in May, the company said at MWC. Service is slated to […]