This San Francisco mini-mart is the hottest Amazon Go rival yet
Grab-and-go convenience comes to a full-scale market in a challenging part of town. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
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How California’s super-strict net neutrality law reached the home stretch
It’s been a tough fight, with one near-fatal stumble, but California’s assembly just passed what are undoubtedly the strictest protections for net neutrality in the country–if not the world. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
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This high-tech 911 helicopter could be the next step to flying cars
Starting with an emergency dispatch service, a new startup aims to gradually develop technologies required to become the Uber of autonomous flight. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
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Nikon’s new mirrorless cameras put another nail in the DSLR’s coffin
The venerable camera brand aims for a comeback by adopting rival Sony’s strategy. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
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Zippin is the first Amazon Go rival to open an automated checkout store
A Bay Area startup has launched a small public demo in San Francisco that will grow into a full-sized AI-driven convenience store in the coming months. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
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Across Silicon Valley, cities may tax big tech to help struggling renters
San Francisco, East Palo Alto, and Google’s home of Mountain View are each putting housing assistance proposals on the November ballot. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
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Can emotional AI make Anki’s new robot into a lovable companion?
Known for its hyperactive toys, the company spent years developing technologies to tackle its greatest challenge yet–subtlety. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Tech firms are offering to help secure the U.S. elections for free or at a discount
From titans like Google to specialist security firms, they are offering pro-bono and discount security help to US election authorities. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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3 things NASA learned after it put a supercomputer in space
The International Space Station has been hosting a system built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) for the past 11 months. The initial findings, according to HPE: It works without major glitches. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
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Van Jones: AI jobs are a route out of poverty for urban youth
The green jobs advocate is also promoting coding and artificial intelligence careers, teaming up with Google’s AI boss Fei-Fei Li to reach minorities. (Fast Company)… Read the rest