What’s in your shopping cart? How about intelligence? For the March Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Wendy Roberts, CEO of robotics firm Five Elements Robotics, about how those plastic and metal shopping carts are ushering in a “robotic revolution” that increases sales...
From intelligent shopping carts to smart fitting rooms, retailers are adamant on changing the experience of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. And a variety of intelligent devices are making all that possible by enabling consumers to interact with their favorite merchants in new ways and pay...
A new market report revealed that the global Internet of Things market is expected to maintain a steady growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19 percent between 2016 and 2023, according to a press release. The report, published by Credence Research, Inc.,...
EVRYTHNG, the Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Products Platform, announced Tuesday (March 14) the completion of its $24.8 million Series B round of funding. In a press release, EVRYTHNG said the latest round of funding was led by Sway Ventures and also included Generation Ventures...
PC chip giant Intel has inked a deal to acquire Mobileye, the tech company focused on self-driving cars, in a roughly $15.3 billion deal. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the deal values Mobileye at $63.54 a share, marking a 34 percent premium...
A high price of entry could prove to be an impediment to growth for the burgeoning smart home market. Alphabet Inc.’s Nest is reportedly vying for a larger piece of the smart home market pie by developing less expensive versions of its products. According to a...
Technology innovation can happen at any place at any time. As rental prices for prime real estate in large cities continues to rise, startup companies and innovation centers look to the surrounding areas. While some cities like Kansas City hoped to attract entrepreneurs and technology...
Robots. What could possibly go wrong? Aside from being the starting question for roughly half the science fiction ever written, this is more recently also becoming a very real-world concern as security issues are popping up in the robotics that are becoming an increasingly large part...
How does a city become a ‘smart city’? In the February Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Ian Slater, SVP of enterprise partnerships for Mastercard, who challenges conventional wisdom about what it will take to make cities really smart. Plus, the latest IoT...