SoftBank’s self-driving bus project push for 2020 commercialization

SoftBank is doubling down on its self-driving bus project in Japan. SB Drive, an entity created last year to develop autonomous vehicle technology for public transport, just got a cash windfall after Yahoo Japan led a 510 million JPY ($4.6 million) investment. Yahoo Japan, the Yahoo affiliate which is one of Japan’s most influential tech […]

Why your next chatbot should be human-augmented, not AI-augmented

Chatbots hit a hot streak in 2016. It seemed like every week there was a new bot. Many of these bots faded as fast as they came on the scene. Most likely, they weren’t backed up with a proper business model, and many  in the industry overestimated the capacity of chatbot and AI to tackle […]

Amazon Go is grocery store with no checkout line

See how Amazon packages ship with less than 60 in human hands Amazon has gone after bookstores, retail chains and electronics shops. Now it’s taking on grocery stores, with a twist.   Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) unveiled in a video a new physical store on Monday that sells a mix of “grocery essentials” and ready-made meals. But […]