Walgreens Turns To Robots To Fill Prescriptions
Walgreens Boots Alliance is opening robot-powered micro-fulfillment centers across the U.S. to fill customers' prescriptions as the role of stores and pharmacists change. CNBC reports: Inside of a large facility in the Dallas area, they fill thousand.....»»
Robots deployed to assist New York City police … again
New York City has unveiled two crime-fighting robots designed to assist human officers, but not everyone is happy about the move......»»
Nonprofit turns to virtual reality to train more auto technicians
Vehicles for Change worked with a Houston company on the curriculum. They have a virtual reality lesson on oil changes and plan to add more lessons......»»
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot to paint for an art exhibition
Three of Boston Dynamics' clever Spot robots are about to wield paint brushes to create a work of art for an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia......»»
Researchers clear the way for well-rounded view of cellular defects
Amrinder Nain is an associate professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering, but he doesn't build cars or robots. The mechanics he champions are the tiny building blocks of life and how they behave and move......»»
Sealed OG iPhones coming out of the woodwork – will the latest one sell at a discount?
This year more sealed original iPhones have gone up for sale than ever with an auction having just ended this weekend. As it turns out, there was another sealed original iPhone auction that started on eBay at the same time that’s still running. Wi.....»»
Manchin steps up clash with Biden over electric-car tax credits
Senator Joe Manchin stepped up his fight with the Biden administration over its implementation of the president's signature climate bill in a way Manchin says over-emphasizes clean energy technology, turns away from fossil-fuel production and spends.....»»
Google Drive has a surprising file creation limit
It turns out that when it comes to calculating Google Drive storage limitations, it’s not just the size of the files that matter, but how many files you have as well. Let’s say you sign up for a Google One account to act as a cloud ba.....»»
Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection
Instead of a yes/no consent, Meta users will fill out a form and include justification. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Meta announced that starting next Wednesday, some Facebook and Instagram users i.....»»
Will a robot take my job? Researcher says this view is overly pessimistic
With the impact of industrial robots on the U.S. labor markets in the past two decades, and an ever-increasing presence of machine-driven technology (such as artificial intelligence and ChatGPT), many employees have feared that one day robots will ta.....»»
Automotive chip supply turns stable in 2023; Tesla SiC cut unlikely to hurt the market, says DIGITIMES Research
The shortages of automotive chips have been improving since the fourth quarter of 2022, while Tesla's plan to significantly cut its SiC consumption is unlikely to undermine the SiC product market's potential, according to DIGITIMES Research's finding.....»»
Apple Pay Later turns Apple into a full-on money lender
Financial product launches nearly a year after it was first announced. This is the main view for the Pay Later feature in Apple's Wallet app for the iPhone......»»
The Lamplighters League is a pulp spy movie turned into a clever tactics game
The Lamplighters League turns a pulpy 1930s spy movie into a tactical RPG, and it's a natural fit based on what we've played so far......»»
This smartwatch proves just how bad the Pixel Watch’s software really is
Xiaomi has used its own, new software for the Watch S1 Pro, and it turns out Google could learn plenty from it. In several ways, it's better than Wear OS......»»
This viral AI image fooled the world, and you may have already seen it
An image of the Pope in a puffy coat went viral this weekend, and as it turns out, it was fake......»»
After reaping the rewards, Nvidia turns its back on cryptocurrency
With cryptomining all but over, Nvidia shared a strong opinion on cryptocurrencies as a whole......»»
This ‘reverse city-builder’ is a brilliant deconstruction of SimCity
Terra Nil turns the idea of Sim City on its head with an inventive reverse city-builder premise that's incredibly satisfying......»»
Improving remote operation of planetary ground robots during upcoming Mars analog mission
The Institute for Systems and Robotics and the Interactive Technologies Institute, both represented by the Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS), are proud to announce their participation in the upcoming AMADEE-24 mission to Mars. T.....»»
Escape Academy’s competitive escape room mode is the Mario Kart of puzzle games
We tried our hands at Escape Academy’s Tournament of Puzzles mode at GDC, which turns its escape rooms into PVP battles......»»
How parents" smartphone use affects their kids
When it comes to raising children in the digital age, one of the worst things a parent can do is give their kid a smartphone and hope for the best. Turns out, same goes for the grownups......»»
El Paso, Elsewhere pays tribute to Max Payne with style and substance
El Paso Elsewhere turns Max Payne into a vampire-filled neo-noir, and there’s a lot of substance under all that style......»»