By Chuck Martin The Kroger Co. is launching its own mobile payment system providing shoppers with a single-use QR code on their phone for checkout. […]
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$95 Million Raised by Self-Driving Truck Company
By Chuck Martin Another self-driving truck startup has raised funds to increase production. TuSimple announced it has raised $95 million in Series D funding, giving […]
Continue reading100 Million Wearables and Counting
By Chuck Martin The wearables wave continues. Driven by smartphone sales, wearable device growth reached shipments of 105 million devices last year, based on a […]
Continue readingSales of Smartwatches Up 61% In a Year
By Chuck Martin Dollar sales of smartwatches in the U.S. increased 51% totaling nearly $5 billion in sales, according to a new forecast from the […]
Continue readingDigital Voice Assistants Projected to Reach 8 Billion
By Chuck Martin The number of digital voice assistants in use will grow to 8 billion by 2023, according to a new forecast by Juniper […]
Continue readingFlying Taxis Draw Some Consumer Support
By Chuck Martin Even before self-driving vehicles hit the market in any kind of mass numbers somewhere down the road, researchers are already looking at […]
Continue reading$13M Raised for AI Company’s Real-Time Sensors
By Chuck Martin A company focused on creating artificial intelligence in sensors has raised $13 million. The company, AI Storm, raised the financing from Egis […]
Continue readingDriverless Delivery Startup Nuro Gets $940M From Softbank
By Chuck Martin Softbank is investing $940 million into Nuro, the robotics company that makes self-driving vehicles for deliveries. Nuro has now raised more than […]
Continue readingVoice Assistants, Virtual/Augmented Reality Reach Into Retail
By Chuck Martin More smart, connected technology is coming to retail. Retailers are moving ahead with more in-store tech ranging from virtual and augmented reality […]
Continue readingNBA Fans Get Predictive Gaming App Backed by MGM
By Chuck Martin The Sacramento Kings have partnered with MGM Resorts International to allow basketball fans to predict the outcomes of game quarters to win […]
Continue readingRefrigerator Dating Feature Launched by Samsung
By Chuck Martin Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Samsung has launched a dating feature based on what’s in a person’s refrigerator. The “Refrigerdating” service […]
Continue readingAutonomous Vehicles Seen As Making City Streets Safer
By Chuck Martin Many people are becoming familiar with the idea of autonomous vehicles even if they haven’t yet seen or ridden in one. This […]
Continue readingSequoia, Amazon Invest $350 Million in Self-Driving Startup
By Chuck Martin Self-driving startup Aurora has raised more than $530 million in Series B financing from Sequoia Capital, Amazon and funds and accounts of […]
Continue reading24% Plan to Buy Smart Light Bulbs, 25% Smart Doorbells
By Chuck Martin Many homes will be getting ‘smart’ this year, according to a new forecast by Parks Associates. The leading planned purchase of smart […]
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