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Spring Break Goes High-Tech
Innovation // April 20, 2019

From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. The words “spring break” evoke all kinds of mental images. Beaches, cruises, family-friendly trips to Disney World, family-unfriendly trips to Tijuana, service projects (for the...

IBM Puts $2B In NY AI Research Center
Artificial Intelligence // February 08, 2019

IBM is planning to invest over $2 billion to help establish an “AI Hardware Center” at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany, as well as boost its high-tech footprint throughout New York State. The Center will be set up for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research,...

Sam’s Club Launches High-Tech Test Store In Dallas
Retail // October 29, 2018

Sam’s Club, the Walmart-owned retailer, is gearing up to open a new store in Dallas that will act as a testbed for cutting-edge retail technology. Sam’s Club said in a blog post, it will test mobile checkout, a camera system for inventory management, electronic shelf labels,...

4Moms: Predicting Parent Pain Points
Innovation // March 28, 2017

Picking on the overly tech-reliant parent is a favorite media trope — and has been for a long time. The current incarnation is the overly fussy millennial mom who has custom-color-change bath beads to test the baby’s water — or the urban lumberjack dad with...

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IBM Puts $2B In NY AI Research Center

February 08, 2019
IBM is planning to invest over $2 billion to help establish an “AI Hardware Center” at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany, as well as boost its high-tech footprint throughout New York State. The Center will be set up for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation, and help solidify the region […]

Sam’s Club Launches High-Tech Test Store In Dallas

October 29, 2018
Sam’s Club, the Walmart-owned retailer, is gearing up to open a new store in Dallas that will act as a testbed for cutting-edge retail technology. Sam’s Club said in a...

Jasper Is San Francisco’s Latest High-End Robot-Powered Building

December 09, 2016
Tech-savvy consumers have a new luxury residence they can live in if they are located in San Francisco, thanks to the city’s newest skyscraper dubbed Jasper. According to a report...