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Can’t Decide What Kind of Flying Car to Get? Try These 10!
COMMUTERS OF THE world, rejoice. The long-promised age of the flying car is finally here—more or less. Big-name companies around the world are showing honest...
Veebot, the Robotic Phlebotomist That Makes Drawing Blood Faster (VIDEO)
There are two things that this editor fears about blood draws: the fact that he has deep veins, and the prospect of being stabbed...
The Apple-Google Contact Tracing Plan Won’t Stop Covid Alone
Putting the privacy of these smartphone apps aside, few Americans have been tested—and there's a risk of false positives.
Hands wearing sterile gloves checking a...
Will Robots Replace Fast-Food Workers?
The robots in movies and science fiction books that rise up to take over the world generally are able to do so because we...
Try to Dissect Apple’s New AirPods and You’ll Shed Blood
APPLE’S SLEEK AIRPODS represent the company’s vision of a hands-free, wireless future. Sure, the sound is only fair to middling, but Apple made them...
In booming retail warehouses, robots steadily replace some workers
When Skechers started building a colossal distribution center in Moreno Valley six years ago, backers promised a wave of new jobs.
Instead, by the time...
Mexico taking U.S. factory jobs? Blame robots instead
Problem is, factories don’t need as many people as they used to because machines now do so much of the work
Robots Wielding Water Knives Are the Future of Farming
JUST AFTER DAWN in the Salinas Valley south of San Francisco, a raucous robot rolls through a field spitting clouds of vapor. It’s cutting...
Report: These are the fastest-declining jobs in the U.S.
As technology overtakes every industry, the business forecast for jobs like typists, watch repairers, and postal workers over the next decade is bleak, according...
What’s Wrong With Your Venmo Account, and How to Fix It
Few social-media experiences have made me cringe more than viewing my “friend” list on the peer-to-peer payment app Venmo for the first time. Seeing...











