A robotic spacecraft the size of a house, equipped with 4 different rovers, just to carry on what is necessary: on subsequent trips, by 2024, the lander will bring with it the first "colonists".
It seemed like a dream, but instead the first delivery with a #drone is already a reality (in just 13 minutes). There was talk for the first time about #Amazon #Prime Air, a service for the delivery of products via drone, three years ago, way back in 2013. At the time, however, the use of drones was not allowed in the United States for reasons commercial, and therefore the testing platform was organized in the United Kingdom. The first Amazon Prime Air delivery center is based in Cambridge and on the 7th… Read more
Some time ago, there was talk of possible bookshops or shops opened by Amazon, at least in America: today that dream has become reality. The first #Amazon Go opened in Seattle for an experiment, a #supermarket where you enter with your cell phone and leave without paying. Or rather, thanks to Amazon's sophisticated technology, everything we take and take away will then automatically be charged to our credit card. Without queuing, queuing or taking out a thousand coins. I… Read more
First, the good news: today only #Amazon is offering 10 euros discount to everyone (on a minimum #spend of 50 euros), to thank its customers for having been elected for the second consecutive year "Best in Italy - Champion in service". The e-commerce giant has achieved this important result and has decided to thank the users who decide to spend on Amazon every day. The discount will be valid by entering the discount code “GRAZIE1000″ at the time of purchase. At the same time, … Read more
By the end of the year, probably November, Amazon will also bring its #streaming service, #Amazon Prime Video, to Italy, in direct competition with #Netflix. Here's what could happen. Amazon has not confirmed yet, but several sources have reported that everything is now ready. Already available in several European countries, Germany, Austria and England, Amazon Prime Video provides, like Netflix, a monthly subscription, without a contract and with a fixed fee, to watch unlimited content, films, documentaries and... on a practically infinite number of devices. Read more
Turin will host a brand new center for artificial intelligence "sponsored" by Jeff Bezos' company. A nice step forward in the sector
Amazon has decided to take the leap, and also bring #food directly to its customers' homes. Even in Milan. In fact, through the #Amazon Prime Now app, from today we can buy #meat and have it delivered within an hour or in two-hour windows. Australian Black Angus, scottona, Japanese Kobe, turkey or chicken; there are 30 types of Italian and international meats from which you can choose. The new service is active 7 days a week from 7 am until … Read more
No more fingerprints, PINs, security systems: soon you will be able to pay for something purchased on Amazon simply with a selfie. As reported by the specialized press, in fact, Amazon has requested a patent for payment via selfie. Jeff Bezos' company has filed documentation for a process that will allow shoppers to pay with a photo or video of themselves instead of typing a password, which we often forget. According to experts, paying with a selfie would increase the security of… Read more
Amazon intends to change our lives, and not just when it comes to purchasing products online. No, Jeff Bezos really wants to take us into space, as tourists, and he promises to do it within just two years. Science fiction or very close reality? In fact, it seems that Bezos will begin testing space flights with people on board next year and, if all goes well, tourists in groups of six will be able to experience a short space flight as early as 2018. Bezos himself said it, ... Read more
Apple is focusing on domestic robots to open new business horizons. Top secret projects and a dedicated team to test innovations.
For Andrew Scott it's time for a second longevity revolution: not just longer lives, but healthier ones. We need to rethink healthcare, work, pensions and cultural norms.
For embodiment, a physical body is needed to achieve human intelligence. This is why companies are "embodying" AI in robots.
With Blackwell GB200 (30 times faster inference speed, 4 times faster training, costs and consumption reduced by 25%) Nvidia wants to "eat" AI.
In a world where AI and robotics replace human labor, economics will make a new social contract indispensable.
Senolytic drugs act on the removal of senescent cells, harmful “elderly” cells that cause inflammation and dysfunctions typical of aging. Breast therapy is increasingly concrete.
Artificial intelligence, e-commerce and apps will revolutionize the professional landscape within the next two decades. Here are the professions in danger of extinction.
Online commerce is now an integral part of our lives and new e-commerce sites open every day. 2024 promises to be a year full of news, both from the point of view of trends and with regards to legislative innovations. Let's look at them more closely. E-commerce trend forecasts in 2024 As far as trends are concerned, 2024 will see the expansion of the trends that have already started in 2023. In first place there is certainly the theme of sustainability, very dear above all ... Read more
Latest Atlas update from Boston Dynamics includes recognition and manipulation of heavy objects - the potential for the industrial sector is gigantic
Hybrid Intelligence will transform everyday life and work, integrating human empathy and AI analysis for a collaborative future.
BigTech started cutting everywhere, across all industries. Blame? Naturally, artificial intelligence. Or not?
Using laser technology developed for nuclear fusion, a Japanese startup wants to target space debris smaller than 10cm.
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