Global virtual reality active users is forecast to grow by 147 percent CAGR between 2016 and 2021, according to OrbisResearch.com, which on Wednesday (Sept. 28) published a report titled “Virtual Reality Market Outlook: Technology, Solutions, Content, and Applications 2016–2021.” Get the Full Story Complete the...
Skip the teller line at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and just hit up the new chatbot. RBS just announced that it is launching a bot to answer customers’ questions more efficiently and online starting in December. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Uber’s latest transportation foray is in freight. After the company’s acquisition of Otto this summer, the two have been working to make long-haul, self-driving trucks a reality, although industry experts claim that autonomous hauling is still 20 years away.
Bots seem to be everywhere, but are they doing what they’re supposed to be doing? How do we measure their efficiency and all the data to see if they’re really the best way of the future? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Groceries are delivered to our doors, Amazon may soon deliver packages by drone, apps can summon a health professional for a house visit and more U.S. workers are telecommuting. Are the ripple effects of technology and the desire for efficiency and convenience leading to social...
Samsung and Apple are both pursuing startups and a lead in the artificial intelligence technology innovation race. Samsung has opened an early-stage technology investment program in Tel Aviv and plans to invest $1 million per company.
Not content with driverless cars, Uber is now researching driverless vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for commuters, and Airbus is already working on air taxis for passengers and cargo.
In what seems like, well, a snap, Snapchat’s got a new name and a new strategy. 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...
At the end of the year, there will be a minor competition to see what 2016 was “the year of.” Depending on how the iPhone 7 does, it might be known as “the year the bloom finally came off the iPhone rose.” If Karen Webster...
