Tencent Cloud will provide cloud services in Europe through a strategic partnership with Traac. The cloud business of Chinese technology giant Tencent announced the collaboration in a press release on Thursday (Jan. 12), saying that the deal will establish Traac as an authorized reseller of...
Carmaker Porsche is reportedly considering integrating Google software into its vehicles. The deal would let Porsche drivers access applications such as Google Maps without having to connect their cars to an Android device, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. 12), citing a source close to the German...
Economic uncertainty is pressuring grocers to pull back on in-store retail technology. Amazon Fresh, which introduced its Just Walk Out system at its newest stores (replete with computer vision and sensor technology), appears to have halted expansion. And grocers such as Wegmans and Aldi are...
Recent layoff announcements point to a rocky start of 2023 for eCommerce. Businesses, in general – especially smaller ones — benefit from the expertise and the technological know-how of larger firms, especially entrenched players with the deep pockets needed to innovate and deploy solutions at...
CES 2023 is spotlighting smart homes and digital health as concepts like the metaverse languish. Officially kicking off Thursday, Jan. 5 at its accustomed set of Las Vegas venues, the annual Consumer Electronics Show owned by the Virginia-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is expecting 100,000...
With grocers projected to continue their digital transformations into 2023, four specific technology trends are set to lead the way. This, at a time when the fight among food sellers has expanded, intensified and gotten more complicated as inflation has heightened consumer sensitivity over prices,...
Will 2023 be the year that 5G technology finally realizes its disruptive potential for retail and other industries? It’s not the first time that question that has been asked, but with each passing year, the incremental rollout of this next-generation wireless connectivity service raises the...
With consumers accustomed to frictionless digital experiences, smart carts bring increased convenience to physical stores. Raz Golan, CEO and co-founder of Shopic, a company that offers smart carts, retail media integrations and store analytics, spoke with PYMNTS about how these technologies can help grocers meet...
Over two-thirds of Generation Z and millennial consumers track their health using wearable heathcare tech. That’s according to findings from “How Digital Has Changed the Consumer Healthcare Experience and Expectations,” a PYMNTS and CareCredit report. While nearly half (48.5%) of surveyed consumers are now using...
