Despite years of hype and billions in research and development, people still have difficulty seeing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) goggles as a viable consumer product. It’s core to the wider discussion about how consumers will (or won’t) want to experience the metaverse,...
Autonomous vehicle firms Goggo Network and Oxbotica have teamed to promote driverless delivery in Europe. The partnership, announced Wednesday (March 22), will combine U.K.-based Oxbotica’s autonomous driving software with Goggo’s middle- and last-mile delivery operations in a range of sectors, including grocery, food delivery and...
Comdata will launch the “next evolution” of its convenience store point-of-sale (POS) solution this spring. The new Comdata CStore POS and payment solution will integrate GK’s cloud and store technology to deliver solutions that are innovative and flexible, the companies said in a Tuesday (March...
Large swaths of the U.S. are still without high-speed broadband internet service at the third anniversary of the pandemic lockdowns, keeping millions from enjoying the digitally connected economy. A prime culprit: utility poles owned by power and legacy telephony providers. Efforts to bring connectivity to...
After a wave of flight cancellations last year, Southwest Airlines is seeking Amazon’s assistance. The tech giant announced Wednesday (March 8) that Southwest had chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud provider to assist the airline’s digital transformation. “Southwest uses their website and app...
The British government is investing £370 million (about $446 million) to support “future industries.” The new Science and Technology Framework provides government funding to improve infrastructure, investment and skills needed for growing technologies ranging from quantum and supercomputing to artificial intelligence (AI), the Department for...
Progress is sequential, and nowhere is that growing more apparent than with 5G’s global rollout. A rollout that’s been plagued by fits and starts. This, as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) relayed Monday (Feb. 27) that Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson is cutting 8,500 roles,...
Alternative protein is one of the biggest FoodTech trends in recent years. In an interview with PYMNTS, Martin Davalos, partner at the Czech investment firm McWin, said the introduction of new technologies in sectors such as alternative protein can contribute to mending the broken food...
American companies are worried about recession, but not so worried they’ve stopped their digital investments. Investment in technology has remained durable in the face of economic downturn, a trend that seems like it will persist this year, The New York Times reported Monday (Feb. 13)....