While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. Up until very recently, that conversation has been largely theoretical and conceptual. We had been talking about all of the...
In its third annual Request for Startups, Plaid is aiming to focus on student debt management along with other areas of financial services that FinTech has underserviced. The firm notes that the total amount of student debt in the United States is at a record high...
Uber is testing out a service through Uber Eats that will allow customers to book culinary classes, Forbes reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and public corporation Waterfront Toronto are moving forward on a deal to develop the “city of the future” nearly two years after the deal was proposed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Pony.ai, a self-driving car startup based in Guangzhou, China, is launching a pilot program to test self-driving cars with a robo taxi service called BotRide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Everything comes with a price — and that applies to the digital world as well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
Last week, Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle business, announced that completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way – at least for customers in the suburbs of Phoenix. And this is not a one-off. Ford Motor Company recently chose Austin, Texas as the next city to...
Striving to eliminate smartphone buttons, chip industry veteran-led Sentons started to market its technology and says it is working with two makers of smartphones beyond an existing Asus Computer Inc contract. Sentons, which is led by engineer Jess Lee who sold his past firm to...
The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on time). The biggest names in tech are rushing to various West Coast stages to tout their latest and greatest offerings,...
