A much more discerning grocery shopper is emerging in the wake of initial widespread panic-buying sparked by COVID-19 this past spring that led consumers to disregard prices and stock up on products and ingredients required to prepare the entirety of their family meals at home. Retailers and their trading partners responded as rapidly as possible to the sudden spikes in demand by pulling back o...

U.S. patent application, US20200313712, discloses an accessory device, such as a case or cover, capable of sensing and wirelessly communicating with an electronic device. The accessory device can respond to authentication requests and send information to be presented on the electronic device display. The figures below depict accessory devices of a mobile device and a head mounted device.Patent...

Subscription model entices tech firms to spend big money on cloud gaming platformsThe smartphone killed off the camera, streaming services killed the video store and cloud gaming now threatens the existence of the video game console.The ability to play games across multiple devices such as smartphones, tablets and TVs through a subscription model is catching the attention of tech groups. Just t...

Amazon unveils a new biometric ID technology, the Biden campaign takes aim at Facebook and iRobot’s co-founder joins a robotic gardening startup.In the middle of a pandemic when customers are often wearing plastic gloves to stores alongside their face masks, Amazon’s physical retail team is introducing a new biometric device that will allow shoppers to pay at Amazon Go stores using their palm...

According to a recent survey, only 5% of people have never felt guilty about buying something. That means the majority of us, at some point in our lives, have regretted a purchase.But consumers aren’t necessarily only to blame for impulse buys. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing tactics specifically tailored to try and get us to spend more money.Today’s g...

By integrating its virtual R&D work with real-world laboratory testing data, XtalPi aims to develop a new digital-twin simulation system for modeling the activity of potential new drugs, making it easier for biopharmaceutical companies to pick the best candidates for clinical studies. (UCSF)Artificial intelligence-based drug molecule designer XtalPi has secured a mammoth series C funding ro...

While five new AI solutions enter this year’s Hype Cycle for AI, the democratization of AI and the industrialization of AI megatrends dominate the AI landscape in 2020.Despite the global impact of COVID-19, 47% of artificial intelligence (AI) investments were unchanged since the start of the pandemic and 30% of organizations actually planned to increase such investments, according to a Gartner...

Amazon's gadget has some security features baked in, with more to come. Are you ready to trust a drone that flies itself around the inside of your house?The Ring Always Home Cam is a security drone that flies around the inside of your house.What if your security camera wasn't fixed to a wall, but free to move around your house and check from room to room while you're away from home? Does that s...

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