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A strange byproduct of writing about robots all the time is getting strange bits of insight into jobs you'd never really considered. Like, it makes sense, certainly, that it's someone's job to inspect and clean wind turbines, but the thought had never really crossed my mind. Turns out i

Natural language processing (NLP), the field of AI that involves parsing text for tasks including summarization and generation, is a fast-growing technology. According to a 2021 survey from John Snow Labs and Gradient Flow, 60% of tech leaders indicated that their NLP budgets grew by at least 10% c

It’s the last call for you and a friend to attend — for the price of one ticket — TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 on July 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by an online event on July 26. We can't wait to see you in Boston, and we hope you'll take adva

Thanks to the explosion of low- and no-code development tools, buding web apps from scratch has become easier — and cheaper — than it once was. But sophisticated search and navigation functions can complicate the process. A recent survey from IT research firm GoodFirms estimates the cos

This is an interesting day when we see two of China’s major robotaxi foes come together, offering a clue to how the industry is evolving in the country. WeRide.ai and Pony.ai, which both operate out of China’s southern metropolis Guangzhou and California, have participated in OnTimeR

While some surveys show that people prefer to talk to a human as opposed to a chatbot, whether they’re shopping online or dealing with a customer service issue, that hasn’t dissuaded companies from adopting them. A 2019 Salesforce report found that 53% of service organizations expected

Who’s ready for a full day dedicated to robots and the people who build them, fund them and envision new possibilities? Would that be you? Then get ready for TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 on July 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by an online event on July 26.

A startup called ImagineAR has launched FameDays.com and the FameDays mobile app to allow fans to enjoy life-size “hologram” video messages from famous athletes and celebrities. Among the AR celeb greetings currently available in the app are boxer Tyson Fury, baseball athlete Pete Alons

Alphabet X-birthed Intrinsic made its big debut last September. The subsidiary looks to buck its parent company's somewhat spotty robotics record with a software-first approach. Specifically, the company is looking to make manufacturing robots more intelligent — a concept that no doubt ex

Snap and Disney announced a new collaboration to create a virtual mural at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park using augmented reality. For the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort, visitors can use Snap’s AR technology to add photos to the Cinderella Castle Mural of Memories

Amazon launched Thursday a $1 billion fund focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment with focus — at least in this first batch of investments — on wearable technology that improves safety in its fulfillment centers and robotics. The Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund follow

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is booming in popularity, particularly among the traditional credit-wary millennial and Gen Z consumer populations. With $680 billion in transaction volume by 2025 up for grabs, fintech startups and long-standing financial institutions alike are jumping into the mix with t

Advertising, particularly online advertising, isn’t a surefire way to bolster business. A report from ecommerce analytics platform Glew drives the point home: In 2015, 75% of retailers that spent at least $5,000 on Facebook ads ended up losing money on those ads, with the average return on in

After a year away, TC Sessions: Robotics returns July 22. We've spent the last several in-person shows at UC Berkeley, and we're excited to be returning to Boston, where everything started. We've been planning the show for a few months now and have terrific guests lined up. Seriously, I