The CES show symbolically kicks off the new year for tech, providing a blueprint of what to expect over the next 12 months and beyond. The 2023 event, however, can be defined by what happened in the months leading up to it: a series of layoffs, hiring freezes, real estate consolidation and twisting of hands …
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In a US Steel Corp. mill on the Mississippi River, an automated crane lifts and lowers 1,000 degree hot steel coils into open squares, using a machine learning algorithm to calculate the optimal spot for each coil to cool quickly before shipping . This automated steel coil yard, laid out like a giant chessboard, is …
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The week after Thanksgiving could determine if cloud software is still too big or if there are tasty leftovers for Wall Street. It was a tough month for cloud software stocks, which had their worst week on record to start November and saw cold rains continue to fall amid a perceived slowdown in business spending …
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Crashing markets are pushing investors to pull funding from startups that make internet-connected devices for retailers, threatening to stifle an innovation pipeline for emerging tools like smart shopping carts and inventory management robots. Many stores, which have come to rely on software-connected systems during the Covid-19 pandemic, are now harnessing these capabilities to gain efficiencies …
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Crashing markets are pushing investors to pull funding from startups that make internet-connected devices for retailers, threatening to stifle an innovation pipeline for emerging tools like smart shopping carts and inventory management robots. Many stores, which have come to rely on software-connected systems during the Covid-19 pandemic, are now harnessing these capabilities to gain efficiencies …
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Text size A demonstration of virtual reality with the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. Sergio Flores/AFP/Getty Images About the Author: Louis Rosenberg is the CEO of Unanimous AI, Chief Scientist of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance, and Global Technology Advisor to the XR Safety Initiative. Believe it or not, it’s only been a year since Facebook …
International Business Machines Corp. announced Wednesday that it has created a more powerful quantum computer chip, the next step in its years-long effort to build quantum machines capable of delivering commercial value to businesses. The 433-qubit Osprey chip, unveiled at IBMit is Annual Quantum Summit in New York, has more than three times as many …
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When MarketWatch began providing financial information and data exclusively online in 1997, about half of US households that had Internet access were connected through America Online. AOL was led by Steve Case, who ran the business from dial-up to instant messaging and general Internet access. Case eventually merged AOL with Time Warner in a $164 …
