PepsiCo Lays Off Employees as They Push Towards Automation
The beverage company recently announced plans to completely restructure and dedicated a large sum to covering severance packages for employees they are laying off.
Robotics
Robocalls Were Up 46 Percent in 2018
The FCC has been swamped with complaints regarding robocall frequency, which hit new spikes in 2018 and are expected to keep rising this year.
New Food Delivery Robot Graces College Campuses
A new food delivery robot, developed to swiftly bring food and drinks to patrons, is serving lattes, breakfast sandwiches, and more to the students at George Mason University.
Robocalls Keep Ramping Up In the US
2018 saw a significant rise in robocalls, and so far no attempt to curb their harassment efforts has been successful as more scammers acquire the necessary technology.
Research Team Tricks Google’s ReCaptcha Using Its Own Services
UnCaptcha’s methods use Google’s own text-to-speech service to fool one of the most popular CAPTCHA services into thinking bots are humans.
Amazon Plans To Hire Fewer Human Employees This Holiday Season
Many analysts see the fact that Amazon is hiring fewer people as an implication of their warehouses’ increased reliance on automated workers.
Robocalls Are At an All-Time High
Americans are receiving more automated telemarketer calls than ever, and these robocalls can cause more harm than just wasting your time.
In California, ChatBots Can No Longer Pose As Humans When Talking to Consumers
A recent bill passed in California prevents bots from pretending to be humans to get consumers to invest in products or services, or to vote.
Research: You’re Likely to Invest in AI, IoT, Robotics, Renewable Energy
It’s always iffy when you bet against the house. When it comes to technology adoption, “the house” is likely the affluent investors surveyed by Global X that reveal their high hopes for adoption of AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, renewable energy and IoT (internet of things). If you’re an IT director charged with keeping your organization […]
Robot Coworkers Are a Reality – What Would You Have Them Do?
Honeywell’s and Fetch Robotics’ solution aims to help organizations’ logistics management keep pace.
