Alphabet’s Waymo Adds Semi-Trucks To Its Driverless Vehicle Portfolio
Waymo, created to commercialize Google’s self-driving technology, has turned its attention to heavy-duty trucks and is testing its autonomous hardware and software on a Class-8 semi. “We’re taking our...
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Sign up:With one click,get this newsletter delivered to your inbox. Nintendo’s Switch console is taking the gaming world by storm, but the company is an underdog to component makers. The game maker is...
View ArticleUnited Healthcare members exercise and learn benefits
Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like Caribbean Life on Facebook. Recipients’ email addresses (Up to ten, separated by commas.) Senior members of United Healthcare got to learn a lot of new...
View ArticleThis Nintendo Switch headset highlights a major problem with the new console
The Nintendo Switch is off to a flying start. Not only is it the company’s fastest-selling console of all time, but the early critical reaction has been infinitely more positive than it was for the Wii...
View ArticleKarnataka: How Solar Power is improving healthcare delivery
Over 28,000 Primary Health Centers (PHCs) serve as the backbone of rural India’s public healthcare. Despite the vast reach, PHCs do not provide access to quality care due to inadequate staff, finances,...
View ArticleA healthcare firm that wants to create ‘an exam room that knows you’ just...
A decade-old health-tech company has raised nearly $600 million to put its technology into more exam rooms worldwide. It is the first time Outcome Health, a Chicago-based startup, has raised capital,...
View ArticleOSU robotics club heads to Utah for Mars rover challenge
The robot that Oregon State University’s Robotics Club is bringing to the Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge face four tasks during the competition: • First it must find a wagon, attach a hook...
View ArticleWhat exactly is Toy Hacking? A Plush Approach to Robotics and STEM for...
In this episode of the Beyond the Hour of Code Podcast, we take a look at Toy Hacking. Have you ever looked at an old electronics toy and thought to yourself “Can I repurpose this before tossing it? If...
View ArticleLego’s new programmable robotics kit is up for preorder
Lego just opened preorders for Lego Boost, the simple programmable robotics kit it announced early this year. The $159.99 kit includes two motors, a color and distance sensor, and the parts needed to...
View ArticleNorth Korea, cyberattacks and ‘Lazarus’: What we really know
TOKYO — With the dust now settling after “WannaCry”, the biggest ransomware attack in history, cybersecurity experts are taking a deep dive into how it was carried out, what can be done to protect...
View ArticleBuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti explains the story behind his explosive tweet that...
In October, shortly after Donald Trump’s shocking “Access Hollywood” tape was made public, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti posted an explosive tweet about Trump’s daughter Ivanka. Ivanka had publicly said...
View ArticleGoogle, the world’s biggest online advertising company, will start blocking...
In an effort to force publishers to rethink the way they deliver ads on their websites, Google will be introducing its own ad blocker in 2018. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is giving...
View ArticleFrom elevators to trains, earthquake early warning system grows as Trump...
While the future of the West Coast’s earthquake early warning system is in peril from President Trump’s proposed budget cuts, the network is beginning to slowly gain traction in both small and big...
View ArticleHere’s how Apple’s smart speaker will impact the market
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Apple has begun manufacturing its long-anticipated smart home speaker, which it...
View ArticleMassachusetts Tries Something New To Claim Taxes From Online Sales
For years, states have been arguing that they are losing millions of dollars in uncollected taxes from online sales. In response, a few of them have begun crafting their own rules to get some of that...
View ArticleThe ‘tooth’ behind a budding career in dentistry
ST. JOSEPH — Dr. Joseph Styles didn’t set out to revolutionize the field of dentistry when he relocated to Central Minnesota during the late 1970s. He was just looking to get away from the big city —...
View ArticleSprint and Rogers connect for iMessage-like RCS texting
Nearly every major tech company has come up with their own messaging services with enhanced features and SMS is starting to look long in the tooth. But there’s hope for text messaging. A newish...
View ArticleB.C. judge bars woman from suggesting she provides pro dentistry for pets
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has barred a woman from using an ultrasonic device to clean dogs’ and cats’ teeth except under the supervision of a veterinarian. The College of Veterinarians of B.C. filed a...
View ArticleIt’ll be a long time until the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot are priced this low...
When Apple decides to copy something, you KNOW it’s a hot product. Such is the case with the Amazon Echo, a class-defining smart speaker that Apple reportedly plans to rip off next week when it unveils...
View ArticleMarketplace Lending News Roundup – June 3
During the week I share the latest marketplace lending news on Twitter as it happens. Then every Saturday I take the most interesting news items and blog posts from the past week and share them here....
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