Andrew Hobbs
Waymo turns the ignition on self-driving trucks
Having put its first fleet of fully self-driving cars on the road, Waymo is turning its attention to self-driving trucks.
Since its beginnings as Google’s...
Retail IoT: Co-op adopts smartphone checkout tech in stores
Shoppers at Co-op supermarkets will soon be able to checkout their own purchases via their smartphones, in a bid to avoid time-consuming queues.
A new...
Iron Man cometh? Harvard and Wyss develop AI-powered exosuit
Researchers from the Wyss Institute and Harvard University have developed an algorithm than allows wearable robots to adapt to an individual’s movements in as...
Vodafone, Audi to put 4G on Moon, proving man walked there
Vodafone, Audi, and Nokia have teamed up to bring mobile communications to the Moon’s surface – 50 years after astronauts first walked on it.
A...
Battery breakthrough puts superfast-charging electric vehicles on road
Research into battery technology by Surrey and Bristol universities, in partnership with Superdielectrics, could lead to electric vehicles that match the range of fossil...
Mass transformation in energy: Exclusive Q&A with eurelectric’s Anna Dimitrova
As the European energy industry strives to balance its role in enabling a competitive European economy with the production of clean, carbon-neutral energy, Internet...
#MWC18: AT&T unveils future of IoT in healthcare
By employing its wireless connectivity, AT&T says it is enabling the use of connected health devices to make quicker diagnoses, provide expert care in...
Self-healing electronic skin brings cyborgs closer to reality
NEWSBYTE: Electronic skin that mimics the functionality and mechanical properties of human skin has been developed at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Embedded sensors in...
Blockchain platform for AI bots announces key partners
Talla has announced new partnerships for BotChain, its blockchain-based platform for bot registry, identity validation, and event ledgering for AI products.
As the global ecosystem...
Automation will replace 9 percent of US jobs in 2018
Automation will replace nine per cent of all US jobs this year, says Forrester Research. What changes should IT decision-makers and business leaders make...
Why you could soon have a neural network on your smartphone
Researchers at MIT have paved the way to low-power neural networks that can run on devices such as smartphones and household appliances. Andrew Hobbs...
Fitbit and Apple Watch can help predict diabetes, says report
Smart watches just got smarter, according to a new study of the use of wearables to predict the risk of medical conditions, including diabetes,...