| | Tech News Flash January 4, 2021 | | 2021: The Year of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | | While the pandemic has been painful, it has caused things to accelerate in several areas impressively rapidly. Two of those areas are robotics and artificial intelligence, which we'll see adapted broadly this decade with a considerable bump in 2021. Let's talk about all of that this week, and we'll close with the first product of the week in 2021, the Somnofy AI Sleep Monitor. | | New FAA Rules Clear Delivery Drones for Takeoff | | Final rules governing unmanned aircraft, commonly known as drones, have been released by the Federal Aviation Administration. The move is expected to open the door for delivery of consumer packages by air. The rules establish minimum standards for safety so drones can fly over populated areas and at night under certain conditions. | | Study Finds Best US Mobile Internet Connectivity in Northeast | | Eight of the top 10 states for mobile Internet coverage are in the Northeast, according to an analysis released by consumer product and services comparison website WhistleOut. However, the best mobile Internet coverage isn't in a state at all -- but in the District of Columbia. | | Report of 2024 Apple Car Sparks Mixed Reactions | | Since 2014, when Apple first set out to design its own vehicle, the company has engaged in automotive research and development collectively under the name "Project Titan." A report that Apple now is readying its own self-driving car for release in 2024 is being met with a healthy dose of skepticism by some analysts. | | Standout Tech Products of 2020 | | TechNewsWorld columnist Rob Enderle looks back at all of the Products of the Week he selected during the year and picks the one that made the most significant impression to crown the Product of the Year. Let's look at the contenders that made the initial cut, and then he'll rank the top four products leading up to the 2020 Product of the Year. | | Robot Lawyer Faces Legal Troubles of Its Own | | An Illinois consumer says that on Sept. 26 he received a number of text messages on his cellphone from a company named DoNotPay, Inc., attempting to solicit his business. The messages allegedly urged him to sign up for the DoNotPay app, a service chatbot that its maker bills as "The World's First Robot Lawyer." | | TRENDING ON TECHNEWSWORLD | | Qualcomm's Powerful Preview of 2021's Premium Smartphones Qualcomm has launched its Snapdragon 888 platform which will show up in premium phones in 2021. This promises to take the high-end of Android smartphones to levels of performance they've never seen before. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Contact-Tracing Apps Flop in the US Americans seem to have little interest in using contact-tracing applications used to identify people who have come into contact with a person infected with COVID-19. Adoption rates in areas using an app based on technology introduced by Google... Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service For the 6th consecutive year, NICE inContact has been named a Leader while also achieving highest overall position for ability to execute in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service. Read more get.niceincontact.com | | | | | | Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys | | | | Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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