Discover the best business and technology ideas emerging from around the globe and how they are promising to shape our future.
The global chief marketing officer of Deloitte, which has $39 billion in revenue and 270,000 employees, shares lessons on driving transformation to improve customer relationships. A must-read for CMOs and every CIO as well.
Amazon is reportedly planning to launch domestic robots. Assuming the robot designs aren't horrendous, Amazon already has the computer vision, deep learning and speech processing to make its robots helpful.
New products will allow manufacturers to monitor performance and collaborate with others in the supply chain via the cloud.
A wave of automation across industries could inspire upheaval in work, employment, and politics ... at least for countries that are unprepared
The startup hopes to deploy a vast network of satellites to livestream Earth.
South Korea will invest 669.3 billion won, or $626 million, into R&D and commercialisation of nanotech this year, the Ministry of Science and ICT says.
Powerful trends are pushing the global community to develop more smart cities and invest in connected technologies, as the world population increases and more people move to urban environments. This ebook...
From Alexa Skills Blueprints to AWS to Prime, Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler make the case for Amazon as the most innovative tech company on the planet. (Analysis and news roundup.)
While we like to have expansive views of content, monitors place major restrictions on how fluidly we can work. But a range of emerging options could bring us closer to seamless computing anywhere.
The United Nations (UN) is developing initiatives that leverage data and analytics to measure and streamline sustainable development goals. While this is work in progress, there are some fundamental questions as to its effectiveness.
Approaches include a smaller smartphone, an attractively designed minimalist phone, and bringing more sophisticated apps to feature phones.
Apple has a new robot that can recover about 1kg of gold and 7.5kg of silver from every 100,000 old iPhones.
The tattoo "cells" erupt on the skin when potentially dangerous levels of particular minerals are detected.
If you don't start shouting about successes, somebody else will steal your credit
The two-arm robot performed the 50-step assembly in about 20 minutes, making a mockery of the average dorm-dweller
It’s hard to believe how much the price of smart home tech has come down. We show a bunch of ways to save money, including a configuration that will let you control five devices with an Amazon Alexa, all for under a hundred bucks total (including the Echo).
Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
When the robot overlords take over, these distant ancestors might be cause for embarrassment
Most of us do not know that we are using chatbots to talk to service agents, so how will we know that AI will be seamlessly interacting in with our future lives?
Smartphone sales have plateaued now that everyone has a mobile device. So, what is next for mobile phone makers and service providers in the post-app, post-smartphone era?
ZDNet explores how biotechnology research and current projects may change the face of healthcare worldwide in the future.
Robots, including floating spheres and spacewalkers, are performing critical tasks for astronauts and researchers as we speak.
A walkthrough of every model of the Raspberry Pi to be released dating back to an early prototype in 2006.
ZDNet explores the AI landscape and some of the most unusual projects currently underway.
We got our hands on one of the first Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ boards. Here's what it looks like and how it differs from the previous incarnation (there's one design change that could catch you out!).
See all the new features on the flagship Pi board.
What do Windows 10, Gmail, Amazon Echo, VPNs, and iPhone battery life all have in common? We've collected and updated our best and most popular how-to articles.
ZDNet takes a look at the most useful, intelligent, and interesting gadgets available no matter your officie environment.
The Business Bargain Hunter shows you what to pack for every possible tech scenario.
From today's rock stars of innovation to tomorrow's hidden gems, these 18 technologies have the greatest potential to transform the world over the next decade.
Some tech make the cut, others don't. But there's a special sort of gadget or technology that on the face of it looks like it has what it takes to take the world by storm, only to fall flat on its face.
Sony and Carnegie Mellon University form partnership to research cooking robots.
Philip Roan, senior engineer of robotics at BSH Home Appliance Corporation, traces the evolution of home robots beginning with vacuum cleaners, the challenges of merging IoT and home automation products from different manufacturers, and the last in artificial intelligence for the kitchen.
Peter Rubin, science editor at WIRED and author of "Future Presence," discusses how VR is being used in business and enterprises today.
From Alexa Skills Blueprints to AWS to Prime, Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler make the case for Amazon as the most innovative tech company on the planet.
Amazon opened up its Alexa platform so that anyone can create a custom Alexa skill. Skills are little Alexa apps that provide Amazon's assistant with additional features. Now, you can make your own skill, and you don't need to be an app developer to do so.
The tattoo "cells" erupt on the skin when potentially dangerous levels of particular minerals are detected.
IBM's nanoscale analog computers could solve the big-data energy crunch facing traditional architectures.
Adobe has acquired the voice technologies company as it pushes to develop natural command solutions beyond the traditional mouse and keyboard.
Google is launching a Singapore version of its online store and bringing its range of smart speakers to the city-state.
Researchers have created an enzyme which may help solve our worldwide plastic pollution problem.
A new installation across three UK-based clusters will run a total of 12,000 ARM cores.
Reliance has agreed to invest up to $180 million over three years into Embibe, which uses data analytics to deliver personalised learning to students.
In this fascinating video roundtable, ZDNet's David Gewirtz, Jason Perlow, and Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sit down to discuss the future of the smartphone. It's not what you may think.
It may seem fanciful to build a company targeting a small, untested market with a relatively expensive piece of technology. Here's why it's actually a smart move.
One of the companies racing to make hyperloop a reality, HyperloopTT, will build a test track in France this year.
I like the idea of wearing a smartwatch -- and the D106 has everything I could need.
Meizu has outdone itself with its latest phones. The Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus have some very cool new features.
The Poof pet activity tracker will track your pet's activities and could help you find your lost pet - if you have an army of Poof users living nearby.
A well-priced Android smartphone with great performance, good looks, and an easy user interface.
The Flir One thermal imaging add-on for iOS and Android devices is a very desirable peice of tech. Whether it's a justifiable expense is questionable, although if you maintain or repair electronic equipment it could cut diagnostic times drastically in some cases.
Thalmic Labs claims the Myo armband can let you take control of your devices hands-free, but whether it will one day replace our mouse or touchpad remains to be seen.
In a crowded field, the latest from Yuneec stands out with curb appeal and features for all levels of pilot.
Seen too many dubious security-in-a-box solutions? USB armory is the real deal for anyone looking to protect and control their personal digital privacy and security. But is this real deal ready for regular users?
The Lenovo M57 eco is a small form-factor desktop that is promoted by the company as energy efficient. We found it to be a capable and powerful office performer for its size, but with limited upgrade options.
Western digital has released a range of hard drives purporting to save up to 40 percent in power consumption over comparable drives. We found the drives not only lived up to promised efficiency, but also were competitively priced.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the gradual adjustments needed to conform to your personal manner of speaking.
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iPhone terminator: Apple's Daisy teardown robot can rip your phone apart in 18 secs
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