Sam’s Club Will Stop Checking Receipts at the Door — and Instead Use AI to Snap Photos of Your Shopping Cart
The company introduced the technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Producing tangible business benefits from modern iPaaS solutions
When a historic UK-based retailer set out to modernize its IT environment, it was wrestling with systems that had grown organically for more than 175 years. Prior digital transformation efforts had resulted in a patchwork of hundreds of integration flows spanning cloud, on-premises systems, and third-party vendors, all communicating across multiple protocols. The company needed…
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How to pick a name for your AI startup
in this world of exploding innovation in the AI industry, a great name paired with a great product will make your technology rise above.
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2024 Auto Stock Buy or Sell: Nikola (NKLA) vs. Toyota Motor (TM)
With sustained demand for new vehicles, rapid shift to electric vehicles (EVs) globally, and ongoing technology trends, the automotive industry is expected to maintain solid momentum in 2024 and beyond….
The Download: heat pumps, and getting drugs to the brain
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Heat pumps: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 We’ve entered the era of the heat pump. Heat pumps are appliances that can cool and heat spaces using electricity. Many buildings today are still heated with…
The innovation that gets an Alzheimer’s drug through the blood-brain barrier
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Therapies to treat brain diseases share a common problem: they struggle to reach their target. The blood vessels that permeate the brain have a special lining…
iRobot rumble: Can Roomba hold its ground?
Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot faces challenges from the European Commission, affecting the smart home technology market.
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech now works with employee badges
Amazon’s computer vision and sensor-powered Just Walk Out retail technology, which allows customers to shop at stores and then skip the cashier line when it’s time to check out, is now expanding to corporate domains with support for employee badges as the payment mechanism. The retail giant announced today the launch of “badge pay,” a […]
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UK insurtech Hyperexponential raises $73M and eyes US expansion
Hyperexponential, a London-based insurance technology (insurtech) startup that serves the property-casualty (P&C) insurance industry with “decision intelligence” for pricing, has raised $73 million in a Series B equity round of funding. Boston-based venture capital (VC) firm Battery Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investor Highland Europe and Andreessen Horowitz (A16z). Founded in 2017, […]
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The Download: enhanced geothermal systems, and promising climate tech
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Enhanced geothermal systems: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 Geothermal heat, an abundant and carbon-free energy source, offers an alternative to fossil fuels that doesn’t vary with the weather or time of day. However, conventional…
Three climate technologies breaking through in 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Awards season is upon us, and I can’t get enough. Red-carpet fashion, host drama, heartwarming speeches—I love it all. I caught the Golden Globes last weekend, and the Grammys and Oscars aren’t…