Many innovations have a crucial graduation date: when they move from speculative R&D to real-world deployment and utility. One of the more significant transitions underway is the rise of “autonomy as a service” (AaaS), a model where self-driving capabilities are not just embedded in cars...
Automation company ABB is reportedly preparing a possible deal for its robotics unit. The company is working with Bank of America and UBS on a spinoff or sale of the robotics business, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (May 27), citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, ABB...
Google unveiled a slew of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered upgrades across its vast product landscape, from Search and Android to glasses, cloud services and personalized assistants. At its 2025 I/O conference this week, Google said its most advanced AI model, Gemini 2.5, will underpin agentic, multimodal,...
Skype, the blue bubble that once connected continents and conference rooms with a single click, will fall silent for good on Monday (May 5). For millions who remember the iconic ringtone and the thrill of seeing a loved one’s pixelated face appear on screen, the...
Alphabet’s Waymo autonomous vehicle division is exploring a collaboration with Toyota to develop an autonomous vehicle platform that would bring self-driving technology to personally-owned cars. The partnership, which would also include Toyota’s innovation arm Woven by Toyota, would accelerate the development of autonomous and driver-assisted...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi predicted that robot drivers will replace human drivers at scale in 15 to 20 years in an autonomous future, as long as several factors fall into place in the meantime. “If you fast-forward 15, 20 years, I think eventually the cars...
Forget everything you thought you knew about geolocation. As the digital economy grows more personalized and competitive, payments and loyalty strategies are entering a new era where location is more than just a data point. “Location-based marketing and messaging is a really powerful tool to...
AWS and Microsoft are pausing or slowing down the development of data centers, according to a Wells Fargo research note shared with PYMNTS. Several industry sources told Wells Fargo’s analysts team that AWS has “paused a portion of its leading discussions” on colocated data centers,...
A research team in Spain has created a novel technology that will let users “touch” and “manipulate” virtual objects — potentially redefining how people shop online, analyze medical images and the like. FlexiVol is a display system that lets users “reach” into 3D graphics and...