Innovation & Future

“I don’t like dinosaurs,” said no kid ever. Google’s latest expansion to the augmented reality powers of Search adds everyone’s favorite terrible lizards to the…

7-Eleven in Australia has turned to facial recognition technology as part of a new customer feedback capture mechanism that is being deployed in over 700 stores…

5G, the next evolution of wireless communication standards, is already here – but it’s not possible to use it all the time just yet. A portable device and software…

This week in future tech, China’s latest attempt to establish itself as the leading global power saw it complete its rival to GPS called Beidou. While the Global…

Boston on Wednesday banned municipal use of facial recognition technology, becoming the largest East Coast city to do so, public radio station WBUR reports.…

A team of astronomers from Harvard and other institutions are collaborating on a new project to scan the skies for technological signatures from alien…

Autonomous and semi-autonomous trucks promise to help an industry facing a shortage of drivers and increasing e-commerce demand, but they need to demonstrate…

Researchers at Rice University have developed a 3D printing technique that makes it easier to create shape-shifting robots. The team calls this technique “4D”…

An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social distancing amid the…

Tech giant Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News, Edge browser and MSN organizations and replacing them with…