Emerging Tech Roundup — September 10

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: Matthew Ball shares his predictions for the Metaverse, GlobalData predicts a sharp increase in the value of AR, Amazon brings ‘Just Walk Out’ to Whole Foods, Google debuts new Meet features, the DOC forms a designated AI advisory committee, Fetch AI launches a parking assistant, and OpenAI develops technology that can help both inexperienced and experienced coders.

Venture Capitalist Matthew Ball Explains ‘Metaverse Vision’ and Trumpets Crypto

(Markets Insider, September 6)

The “metaverse” is a collective simulation created with various technologies including hardware, content, payments, networking and as of now, mainly games. Ball…

Emerging Tech Roundup — September 3

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: The iPhone 13 may be capable of making calls without cell service, China tightens gaming restrictions for children, the Air Force incorporates VR for sexual assault prevention, South Korea passes a bill to allow for additional payment methods in the Apple and Google app stores, Kohl’s integrates AR into their shopping experience, Apple begins adding IDs to Apple Wallet, and Lenovo empowers enterprises with its new collaboration.

iPhone 13 to Potentially Make Calls and Send Texts Without Cellular Coverage

(MacRumors, August 29)

Apple is allegedly working with Globalstar to incorporate Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite…

Emerging Tech Roundup — August 27

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: ‘Tesla Bots’ provide an opportunity to work on Mars, TikTok Effect Studio undergoes beta testing, TRIPP and PsyAssist combine forces to lessen the pressure of psychedelic assisted-therapy, Tilda Swinton brings awareness to mental illness in a new VR project, Mojo Vision develops an AR contact lens, various big tech companies contribute to increasing cybersecurity at the White House, and the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles uses VR to alleviate painful procedures for patients.

‘Tesla Bots’ to Potentially Work on Mars in Inhospitable Environments

(Business Insider, August 21)

Elon…

Emerging Tech Roundup — August 20

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: Google and Facebook introduce Apricot cable to help increase internet access, Unity plans to support and contribute to the metaverse, MIT develops a new prosthetic hand, Altoida develops a device to spot early onset Alzheimer’s, Waya experiments with VR healthcare for veterans, Geenee makes it easier to create things in AR, and Facebook launches VR collaboration platform Horizon Workrooms.

Google and Facebook’s New Cable to Link Japan and Southeast Asia

(Bloomberg, August 15)

Google and Facebook are implementing a new cable Apricot to enable broadband access across Japan…

Emerging Tech Roundup — August 13

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: Israel plans to develop AI for cancer prevention, Twitter rewards contestants for finding flaws in their cropping algorithm, Niantic acquires Scaniverse, Audi designs an electric sports car, Xiaomi introduces Cyberdog, Niantic founder blogs about his fear of the Metaverse, and researchers develop a VR experience to be used during MRIs.

New Project in Israel Aims to Use AI to Help Detect Colon Cancer

(The Times of Israel, August 8)

Verily Life Sciences is developing a technology that will use AI to detect colorectal polyps, an indicator of cancer. Colorectal polyps…

Emerging Tech Roundup — August 6

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: Square agrees to acquire Afterpay, Harvard donates 29 VR headsets to AHN Cancer patients, YouTube launches a $100M fund for YT Shorts, TikTok jumps on the story bandwagon, Russia plans to subsidize EVs, Apple builds technology to scan for child abuse images within iCloud libraries, and Yelp adds a new feature disclosing vaccination policies within businesses.

Square Agrees to Acquire Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal

(WSJ, August 1)

Square has made their biggest deal to date official and it is expected to drive growth for both…

Emerging Tech Roundup — July 30

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: OpenAI develops technology to mimic a man’s late fiancé’s voice, Facebook is putting together their Metaverse product group, Shopify incorporates the support of NFTs into their business model, students are further educated on the Holocaust with VR, a robotic engineer builds exoskeleton to help his handicapped son walk, the White House turns to the public for AI research resources, and an AI-powered beehive is built.

Man Uses AI to Bring Back His Deceased Fiancé

(Business Insider, July 25)

Elon Musk’s research group OpenAI formulated a chatbot…

Emerging Tech Roundup — July 23

The Quantious team’s top picks for timely trending news in the tech world.

This week in tech: The Looking Glass Factory rolls out updated holographic interfaces, Snap invests more in AR shopping, USA Today promotes the Summer Olympics with AR, a VR game is developed to help deter teens from vaping, Microsoft pairs with Dutch engineers to create a beach-cleaning robot, Indian researchers develop a material that could fix cracked phone screens in seconds, and DeepMind works with the EMBL to advance scientific findings with newly identified protein structures.

The Looking Glass Factory Returns With Two New Holographic Systems

(Tech Times, July 15)

The…