Delivery, drones and DHL
Locus (not to be confused with this Locus) is one of those names that’s been popping up a lot in the news — and this roundup — over the past year. Last time we spoke to the Massachusetts company, it was around a sizable raise — $1.....»»
iPhone 14 Pro lead times dip below iPhone 13 Pro for first time
Delivery lead times of the iPhone 14 Pro models have dipped below their iPhone 13 equivalents at this stage of release, analysts claim, while demand for the iPhone 14 remains "modest."iPhone 14 ProIn the sixth week of the Apple Product Availability T.....»»
Gigamon GigaVUE 6.0 provides IT teams with actionable network-level intelligence
Gigamon has released expansive set of new capabilities to the Gigamon Hawk Deep Observability Pipeline. GigaVUE 6.0, the software powering Gigamon Hawk, democratizes security delivery across networking, security, and cloud operations teams while redu.....»»
South Africa"s small-scale farmers still can"t find a place in the food value chain
Value addition is a central theme in agriculture. The concept involves adding value at every step, from production to delivery of a product. This creates opportunities for farmers and companies to find competitive advantages. It also has the potentia.....»»
Uber and Lyft shares slump on US "gig" economy plan
Tens of millions of people work in the global gig economy across services like food delivery and transport......»»
NASA"s S-MODE field campaign deploys to the Pacific Ocean
When the research vessel Bold Horizon sailed from Newport, Oregon, in early October, it joined a small armada of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean's shapeshifting physics......»»
Uber, Lyft shares fall on possible U.S. changes to worker classifications
The proposal released by the U.S. Labor Department would make it easier for delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and other gig workers to be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors......»»
Amazon abandons live tests of Scout home delivery robot
Work on Scout, an autonomous machine launched about three years ago, has already been halted. Only a few months ago, Amazon was still holding meet-and-greets in communities where it was testing the devices.....»»
Amazon’s Scout robot appears to have made its last delivery
Amazon has announced it's ending field tests of its Scout delivery robot nearly four years after it unveiled the machine......»»
Elon Musk reveals first delivery date and customer for Tesla Semi truck
Tesla chief Elon Musk on Thursday night announced the first delivery date and customer for its all-electric Semi truck......»»
The robot takeout revolution is closer than you think
I learned a lot ordering a donut and a muffin from delivery robots. Enlarge / This Kiwibot robot is waiting to be loaded with my muffin. Afterward, a worker carried it across the street on the scooter. (credit: Timothy B. Lee).....»»
Working like bees, 3D-printing drones could change the future of construction
A team of researchers at Imperial College London and Empa have been developing collaborative aerial drones. Inspired by the work of bees, the scientists are training the robots to construct 3D printed buildings from a single blueprint. To ensure maxi.....»»
GM adds former Tesla, Lyft exec to board
Jon McNeill, 55, was Tesla's president of global sales, delivery and service from 2015 to 2018......»»
Future of drone use may be in logistics and human transportation
Currently, a major business focus of drones is in the traffic sector with mapping and inspection. However, it may shift to logistics in 2-5 years with human transportation a development goal for the distant future, according to CP Wang, associate VP.....»»
Amazon raising hourly pay for warehouse and delivery workers
Amazon on Wednesday said it is raising the average starting pay for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers to more than $19 an hour, up from $18 previously, at a time when union pushes continue to spread across several of its facilities......»»
EU Commission to make it easier to sue over AI products
People harmed by such items and digital ones like drones will have easier access to legal help......»»
Echoworx and Saepio Information Security join forces to protect users from breaches and data loss
Echoworx joins forces with Saepio Information Security to provide secure delivery of confidential and sensitive information to any email recipient in the world. 77% of tech leaders cited the need to increase protection of their documents and messages.....»»
iPhone 14 Pro, Pro Max continue to be high in demand
Delivery times for the iPhone 14 have reduced over times from one week ago, analysts claim, with iPhone 14 Pro models continuing have high demand compared to the iPhone 13 Pro range.In its third week of the Apple Product Availability Tracker, JP Morg.....»»
Amazon hires unsafe trucking firms twice as often as peers, WSJ finds
Since 2015, crashes involving Amazon vehicles have killed more than 75 people. Enlarge (credit: Robert Nickelsberg / Contributor | Getty Images News) For years, people in cars stuck behind blue delivery trucks in traffic have.....»»
The Genius Hack For Landing A Drone On Water
Waterproof drones are ridiculously expensive, something which has encouraged DIY pilots to think up their own creative fixes for avoiding splashdown damage. Waterpro.....»»
Alveoli on a Chip to Reveal Airflow Characteristics in Disease and Drug Delivery
Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have developed a microfluidic-style chip that models the alveoli present in our airways. The tiny air sacs in our lungs are crucial for gas exchange, but they can be difficult to study and mo.....»»