Commuters may soon be able to ditch their bus pass and access public transport with technology identifying them by the way they walk. Mastercard MA, +1.52% is working with transport firms to develop a new system that would authenticate passengers by their gait. The payment provider told MarketWatch that everyoneRead More →
Economists agree that it is much too soon to assess the real consequences of the coronavirus shock on global growth. But it is already clear that it comes at the worst possible time for the European economy. At the very least, the disruption that the spread of the virus mayRead More →
In 2011, pioneering venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote an op-ed called “Why software is eating the world,” introducing his thesis that what we now know as Internet 2.0, an industry of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, would replace the old world of desktop computer hardware. Nearly a decade later, ifRead More →
Three chip rivals — Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Nvidia Corp. — are rolling out new products in an increasingly competitive battlefield to speed up the fastest computers on earth. Nvidia NVDA, +3.96% pioneered the use of graphics-processing units, or GPUs, in the server market, where theyRead More →
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — For Aicha Evans, the road to a “robo-taxi” is as much a journey to culture-shifting change as it is for leadership in a multibillion-dollar industry. “We want to make a profound impact in how we live as a society,” says Evans, the former Intel Corp. INTC,Read More →
Facebook’s latest virtual reality (VR) device, called Oculus Quest, gets good reviews. It offers “six degrees of freedom” of movement, which pushes the boundaries of user interaction with content. There are no messy wires. Apps download straight to the device and WiFi connects users for multiplayer games. But there’s aRead More →
Nvidia Corp. attempted to show progress for its newest chips Monday, as Chief Executive Jensen Huang kicked off the company’s annual hometown conference. At the keynote address of the 2019 GTC Conference in San Jose, Calif., Huang detailed new developments for the Turing-based equipment that Nvidia NVDA, -0.51% has rolledRead More →
Welcome to the future. Two classic science-fiction films — “Blade Runner” and “The Running Man” — are both set in 2019, and although the films envisioned a few details that aren’t a reality right now, many of their themes nailed current modern life in America. “I call science fiction ‘realityRead More →
Whether you like electric cars or simply own Tesla stock, here’s some good news: Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has approved the Model Y prototype for production, and an unveiling is imminent. Here’s what we know so far: It will be the fifth vehicle in the Tesla lineup. The ModelRead More →
