Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are collaborating to launch self-driving cars at scale, according to a Wednesday (July 21) announcement. The joint effort brings together self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network. Argo AI and Ford will release Ford self-driving cars with safety drivers,...
For manufacturing, for supply chains, it’s the last mile indeed that bears the hallmarks of innovation — and perhaps, before too long, the last 100,000 miles. In orbit. While it may be, on first glance, a flight of fancy to see billionaires launch into space,...
A couple of big players — New York City’s Verizon and Purchase, N.Y.-based Mastercard — are hooking up to work on innovations in the payments industry. An emailed press release to PYMNTS said this work would range from contactless shopping and autonomous checkout technology to...
There’s an old adage that says, “once burned, twice shy,” which suggests people are supposed to learn from their mistakes — especially the painful ones. And yet, sunburn — that most agonizing side-effect of outdoor summer fun — appears to be an exception to that...
It’s hard to innovate on a product that is over a thousand years old, which ice cream most definitely is. The frozen confection was first developed between 618 AD and 697 AD in China, where King Tang of Shang reportedly had 94 ice men who...
Enterprise communications platform Slack is launching a new audio feature called Slack Huddles that enables workers to have audio conversations throughout the workday, according to a company blog post on Wednesday (June 30). Slack Huddles offers lightweight audio calls, a new solution that sprung from...
Peloton is considering stepping into the realm of wearable tech to monitor one’s heart rate, CNBC reported. A Peloton armband would come in two separate sizes and would be able to sync up wirelessly with the exercise company’s other products, according to CNBC. Currently, the...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he thinks virtual reality (VR) fitness subscriptions, similar to the style of Peloton, are coming in the future, CNBC reported. “Think about it like Peloton, where you have a subscription, but instead the device is VR and you put on...
Call it, perhaps, a runway to help the connected economy take flight. We’ll stop with the air travel puns now. This week, United Airlines announced the debut of United Airlines Ventures, a venture capital fund that will invest in small to mid-sized companies that have the “potential...
