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By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The real robot revolution begins Tuesday, Oct. 10. The catalyst will be U.S. Patent No. 9,785, 911.
This patent is being granted to Pittsburgh-area startup IAM Robotics for its Swift Solution...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Shares of semiconductor-maker NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) surged to a record high Friday of $180.11.
Some analysts are upbeat about new markets and the company’s lead over competitors.
The gains bring...
By Gavin Magor On September 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Devastating, and expensive, the damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey will fall mainly on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as I said last week. Catastrophe funding will also kick in for...
By Jon D. Markman On August 30, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The future of spying arrived while you weren’t looking. The new eye-in-the-sky isn’t some shiny satellite. It’s not even a plane or a helicopter.
Drones make perfect super-snoopers.
They are...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Industrial designers dream about products free of buttons and wired connections. Sadly, function always gets in the way.
That is likely to change. Samsung, Foxconn and other firms are...
By Jon D. Markman On August 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Airlines have been the butt of customer service jokes for years. Deservedly so. Now they’re fighting back, with software.
This week, JetBlue announced a large investment in Gladly, a Silicon...
By Jon D. Markman On July 28, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Quantum physics and tiny satellites hundreds of miles above Earth will form the basis of the next leap in global communications.
“Quantum communications.” That’s what scientists call this...
By Jon D. Markman On July 14, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about the same time it takes to get a Domino’s pizza delivered.
Far-fetched?
It’s definitely possible, and it got one step closer...
By Jon D. Markman On July 12, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Digital is the future of everything.
And banks should have been at the front of the line. They have the most to gain. It has not worked out that way.
The simple reason is fear.
Bankers...
By Jon D. Markman On July 7, 201702:00 PM Eastern
By 2030, the United Nations wants everyone on the planet to have a digital identity. It’s an enormous task.
Microsoft (MSFT) and Accenture (ACN) have been tinkering with blockchain schemes for...