Emerging Tech
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California-based company Coco Robotics announced a pilot program in the Heights neighborhood last week, nearly a year after Uber Eats teamed with Avride for downtown robot delivery service. -
As Hollywood imagines our future, are brain and human microchip implants nearing a “ChatGPT moment” in 2026? Medical progress collides with privacy fears and state bans.
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The Kansas City Council is beginning to rethink the city’s approach to future data center construction while striving to learn more about the booming industry’s impact locally.
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The smart-thermostat device maker is opening its platform so developers can turn the home-monitoring device into something greater.
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The nascent kill switch movement appears to be an outgrowth of anti-theft commitments smartphone manufacturers made earlier this year.
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Users of phones with Google or Microsoft operating systems will soon be able to activate kill switches on their devices nationwide, but the changes still require users to take the proactive step of opting in.
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En Pointe Technologies has been awarded one of the largest state or local Microsoft 365 contracts ever written.
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On April 8 when the company officially stopped distributing routine updates and security patches for XP, at least one in four of the world’s desktop computers were still relying on the operating system.
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A major milestone for the wearable biosensors is likely to come when insurance companies can offer discounts based on the technology’s health data statistics.
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NuData Enterprise is a new look at open data that allows government to use an Open SaaS approach to open-data initiatives.
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California-based VSP will produce prescription lenses for the DVF designs. VSP also is producing lenses for the basic “Explorer” series of Google Glass eyewear.
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Scientists and designers hope that this technology, when combined with existing processors in current gadgets, will make common machinery smarter.
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Battery-based energy storage -- for homes, businesses and the electric grid -- is a hot new industry in Silicon Valley, driven by advances in battery chemistry and state policies designed to support the emerging technology.
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The smart eyewear is being sold to the public at a handful of lens-selling centers nationwide.
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According to the press release, the new solution offers a managed, dedicated cloud that allows agencies to share services across multiple departments.
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At Apple’s annual Worldwide Development Conference in San Francisco, the company revealed new software with big implications for the public sector.
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Plus, the Snakable USB cable protects connectors from breaking.
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Apple and Google are on a track for competition -- or possibly cooperation -- in yet another growing tech battlefield.
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A huge limitation to the advancement of 3-D printing of organic tissue has been supplying them with blood throughout the process. But enthusiasts have reason to hope.
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Five years ago, people didn't understand the need for secure devices; now audiences everywhere nod their heads in approval when the topic is broached.
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An Illinois state senator is pushing legislation that would outlaw using Google Glass-like devices behind the wheel, on the argument that it's a potentially deadly distraction.
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