George Laurer, inventor of ubiquitous UPC, dies at 94
George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around the world, has died. He was 94.
Dec 10, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric cars a major challenge for supermarkets, gas stations
The rise of electric cars is proving a challenge not only for auto makers but also gas stations, supermarkets and malls forced to adapt as more and more electric vehicles hit the road, experts say.
Nov 21, 2019
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Amazon plans new grocery store in L.A. as it thinks about how to conquer the industry
Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it planned to open a new type of grocery store in Los Angeles next year, another step in the e-commerce giant's multi-pronged effort to capture a larger piece of the massive U.S. grocery business.
Nov 12, 2019
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Amazon drops monthly fee to boost grocery delivery sales
Amazon has a new plan to try and jumpstart its grocery delivery business: cut some fees for its Prime members.
Oct 29, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Protein production serves aims for sustainability in our food future
Food out of thin air. As a company slogan, it is hard to get more catchy than that. What on food-producing earth do they mean?
Jul 09, 2019 weblog
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Robotics
New AI sees like a human, filling in the blanks
Computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have taught an artificial intelligence agent how to do something that usually only humans can do—take a few quick glimpses around and infer its whole environment, ...
May 15, 2019
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Amazon set to open its grocery store without a checkout line to the public
After a year of testing with its own employees, Amazon plans to open its store that lets you browse, grab and walk out—skipping the checkout line, but not the bill—to the public Monday.
Jan 26, 2018
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Engineering
Developing a tool to increase mobility for the blind
People with vision impairments face a perpetual problem: maneuvering through a world filled with obstacles and hazards. Meet Good Vibrations, a team of CU Boulder electrical engineering students who created Pulse, a product ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Convenience mart on wheels viewed in Shanghai
We know about technology and business models having the power to shake things up for the taxi industry; we know the technology and business model kind of disruption that is shaking things up in the hotel trade; what's up ...
Jun 15, 2017 weblog
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Energy & Green Tech
Generating electricity with tomato waste
A team of scientists is exploring an unusual source of electricity—damaged tomatoes that are unsuitable for sale at the grocery store. Their pilot project involves a biological-based fuel cell that uses tomato waste left ...
Mar 16, 2016
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