AI robot monitors the health of tulips in fields Posted April 23, 2024 An artificial intelligence robot called Theo is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields. The robot, which checks each pla…
Autonomous robot takeaway delivery arrives in Tokyo Posted April 6, 2024 Uber Eats is launching a new autonomous robot delivery service on the streets of Tokyo. If you live or work in the busy Nihonbashi district, you can order food on your smartphone …
Bendy phones and satellite connectivity – new handsets showcased at Barcelona’s MWC Posted March 26, 2024 Want to see mobile phones of the future? Then Barcelona is the place to be. At this year’s Mobile World Congress tech show, smaller brands are trying to find novel
Researchers look at alternative sources of rubber Posted March 19, 2024 Katrina Cornish, a professor at Ohio State University who studies rubber alternatives, raises dandelions and the desert shrub guayule in greenhouses at the Ohio Agricultural Resea…
Remotely driven car rental service launches in Las Vegas Posted February 20, 2024 Self-driving cars might have stalled, but now remote or “teledriving” tech is in the fast lane. German teledriving company Vay launched its fi…
From selfie mirrors that predict risk of disease to gadgets to help the elderly, health tech is big trend at CES Posted February 13, 2024 From gadgets for the elderly to selfie mirrors that can predict the risk of heart attack, health tech is a big trend at this year’s CES tech show. The innovations…
Artificial intelligence dominates Las Vegas tech show CES Posted February 7, 2024 Artificial intelligence was set to dominate the annual Las Vegas technology show CES, with more than 130,000 attendees expected to crowd conventi…
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections Posted January 26, 2024 Generative artificial intelligence tools have made it far cheaper and easier to spread the kind of misinformation that can mislead voters and potentially influenc…
Robot helps seniors fight loneliness; it converses, plays music and gives virtual tours Posted January 24, 2024 Some American senior citizens have a new companion to help them combat loneliness — a robot. Joyce Loazia lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a suburban Fort …
Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind Posted January 6, 2024 John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covers issues related to the homeless a…