It’s taken a while, but 7-Eleven has announced that from this month it’s going to finally start offering contactless payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay. The company has around 10,000 convenience stores across the U.S. The post Finally, Apple Pay and Google Pay arrive at 7-Eleven this month appeared first on Digital Trends. Source…
Concerns about the weaponisation of artificial intelligence (AI) have increased with the news that the Pentagon is ploughing $2 billion into the technology over the next five years. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the US Department of Defense (DoD), is investing the sum in a bid to make the technology more widely…
Mercedes-Benz shared on Monday its vision for how people and packages will someday move in dense urban environments. It’s called Vision Urbanetic — an all-electric autonomous concept vehicle that can change from a toaster-looking cargo van to a dung beetle-esque (or it is bike helmet) people mover. The Vision Urbanetic joins a growing list of…
Zendesk has mostly confined itself to customer service scenarios, but it seems that’s not enough anymore. If you want to truly know the customer behind the interaction, you need a customer system of record to go with the customer service component. To fill that need, Zendesk announced it was acquiring Base, a startup that has…
Elliot Shmukler, who joined Instacart in 2016 to lead product, is leaving the company to pursue a role at an early-stage company, TechCrunch has learned — and confirmed with the grocery delivery service. Shmukler was brought on as the company’s VP of product, but he’d recently transitioned into a new role, chief growth officer, before…
Sure, 7-Eleven’s never been particularly well-known for being on the bleeding edge — expect, perhaps, in its quest to push the boundaries of human beverage consumption. Still, the Japanese-owned convenience mega-chain has been notably slow on the uptake of mobile payment technology. The company announced today that it will finally be bringing Apple Pay and…
In the wide world of tablets, Apple is still the king. If you’re on team Apple and just can’t live without iOS, we’ve curated an up-to-date list of all of the best iPad deals currently available for September 2018. The post The best iPad deals for September 2018 appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link…
Everyone went nuts for Adobe’s “content-aware fill” in Photoshop when it came out. The boring-sounding feature is in fact an incredibly useful tool, essentially an AI-powered clone stamp that intelligently brought in other pieces of the image to replace your selection. But it still failed in hilarious ways that only an AI is capable of.…
Samsung, naturally, would never be content to launch a regular old Tile competitor. The company just doesn’t roll like that. While the basic foundation of the SmartThings Tracker is similar to what Tile and a number of other startups offer, Samsung’s packed all it can into the product. The device tracker utilizes a combination of…
What better way to reach millennial voters ahead of a 2020 presidential run than through Instagram? Joe Biden, in partnership with ATTN:, will host a 10-episode series streaming on IGTV beginning September 12. In reality, he has yet to confirm a presidential run; the partnership, rather, is meant to help combat digital misinformation in an era of “fake…
