It’s a thrilling time for technology, with innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics propelling society ever faster forward. But is it too fast? That’s a question that came up more… Read More
First the robots proved they can do back flips, now they’re flipping hamburgers. Flippy, the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant, made his public debut this week and will begin… Read More
LAS VEGAS — I generally count myself as an automation skeptic. I worry about the impact it could have on jobs, and the fallout such changes could bring. But for… Read More
Computer scientists have created artificial-intelligence algorithms that are at least as good as trained humans at recognizing the signs of skin cancer or malaria, but does that mean your future… Read More
The latest robot report has bad news for laborers and office support staff, good news for techies and healthcare workers. India looks bright, while Japan could face the toughest stretch.… Read More
When Amazon scooped up Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion earlier this year, company representatives insisted they had no immediate plans to cut staff or automate store jobs, in spite… Read More
For the past month, Seattle’s civic leaders have been trying to make sense of Amazon’s plans to establish a second headquarters elsewhere in North America, and debating what kind of… Read More
Smartsheet has come a long way since it started out of a small yellow house in Kirkland, Wash. 11 years ago. The Bellevue project and work management powerhouse this week… Read More
Project and work management company Smartsheet is holding a big customer event this week, and using the occasion to announce a new suite of tools focused on automating repetitive work… Read More
Amazon is still tinkering with the checkout-free technology behind its Amazon Go retailer concept, but Palo Alto, Calif. startup Standard Cognition is moving to the front of the line, releasing… Read More
As CEO of Medio Systems, Rob Lilleness led the predictive analytics startup through 10 years of growth and an acquisition by HERE Technologies. Now the Seattle startup vet is ready… Read More
Stop what you’re doing if you want to figure out whether what you’re doing could someday be done by THE ROBOTS. A new website called Will Robots Take My Job allows… Read More
Project and work management technology company Smartsheet has landed the biggest funding round in the company’s 11-year history — $52 million — as it expands globally and delves further into automating recurring business tasks.… Read More
University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5 million in a new funding round. The round is led… Read More
Long before he became real estate powerhouse CBRE’s head of research for the Americas, Spencer Levy was a young lawyer in New York City. One of his first clients was a… Read More
Seattle startup TurboPatent has raised $1.45 million in a convertible note as it gets ready to release the second version of some products and expand its documentation automation capabilities. TurboPatent… Read More
Newly published research runs counter to the hope that the rise of automation should create as many jobs for human workers as it destroys. Computer modeling suggests a downward trend,… Read More
Experts say the potential impact of automation and artificial intelligence could be one of the biggest economic issues of the 21st century, but Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says it’s not… Read More
If robots and automation are ultimately going to replace more and more American jobs, Bill Gates, for one, thinks we shouldn’t also lose the income tax generated by human workers. Tax… Read More
New U.S. President Donald Trump is focused on expanding the U.S. economy through tougher trade deals with countries including Mexico and China, and efforts to rebuild the base of manufacturing jobs in… Read More
Experts on employment trends have long raised concerns about how job markets are being disrupted so quickly by artificial intelligence and automation are disrupting the job market, and now it… Read More
Amazon’s workforce has exploded in recent years, more than doubling since the end of 2014, when it employed 154,000 people. As of the latest count, there were 306,000 employees working worldwide for the… Read More
Amazon has denied reports that the company is considering as many as 2,000 brick-and-mortar grocery stores around the U.S. Earlier this week, Amazon issued a statement in response to several articles about… Read More
Despite the boon it has been for its hometown of Seattle, a new report claims Amazon is killing more jobs than it creates and reducing competition across a variety of… Read More
Building a rocket ship may sound romantic, but there are a lot of nitty-gritty details behind the work – and that’s what Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is celebrating in his latest… Read More
LinkedIn has added a new learning feature that aims to help people keep up with today’s fast-paced, technology-driven work environment. At an event in San Francisco Thursday, LinkedIn also unveiled a redesign of… Read More
Many people find recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) quite alarming. Indeed, luminaries, ranging from Nobel laureate Stephen Hawking to technology pioneers Elon Musk and Bill Gates, have warned that… Read More
Humanity is sitting on the cusp of an artificial intelligence boom, as the technology transitions from rare and experimental to ubiquitous and standard. Society is grappling with what it means… Read More
Amazon, Google and Walmart are all looking to use unmanned flying vehicles to get goods into customers’ hands as fast as possible. However, a new startup announced on Monday by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla… Read More
My home automation experience goes back to the Radio Shack Model III. I deployed an X-10 controller via a serial port. Lights turned on and off on a schedule. Friends… Read More