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Just Walk Out technology from Amazon allows customers in the suburbs to conveniently purchase items they need without having to leave their home.

An image of Amazon's upcoming store in Mill Creek. Today, Amazon announced that it will be bringing its Just Walk Out technology to a new format of stores aimed at suburbs. The new stores will use the Amazon Go branding that the company already uses for its locations in city centers, but will instead be located further afield and will sell food, snacks, alcohol, and "a few every day essentials." They’re convenience stores, basically, and come at a time when a shift to home working means that people are spending more time in the vicinity of their homes rather than commuting into city-based offices. Like its other Just Walk Out stores, Amazon says customers will be able to browse the store, pick up items, and then leave without having to interact with a cashier or self-checkout, unless they need help. , the store is a popular stop for people in the neighborhood. The store, which sells food, snacks, alcohol, and everyday essentials, is a popular stop for people in the...

Go read this story about patients whose eyes were replaced with bionic ones.

A patient with the Argus II implant can see again. The implant is a small device that is surgically implanted into the eye. It is used to help people who are blind or have low vision. More than 350 blind people around the world have implants in their eyes made by the company Second Sight Medical Products, which could help partially restore aspects of sight. But the company abandoned the technology a few years ago when it was teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, according to a new investigation from IEEE Spectrum. Now, if something goes wrong with the implants, users are left stranded. "It is a fantastic technology, but a lousy company," Ross Doerr, a Second Sight patient, told IEEE Spectrum. Second Sight's implants, the Argus I and the Argus II, don't restore normal vision; people see things in shades of gray that disappear when they move their heads. And results vary from person to person. Some users of the implants, which rolled out a decade ago, have strug...

Reuters reports that Jenner & Block has hired an ex-FCC lawyer and a Sprint exec from Hogan Lovells.

Signage outside of the law firm Jenner & Block in Washington, D.C., on August 30, 2020. The company and law firm names shown above are not real. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. Jenner & Block has appointed Trey Hanbury as co-chair of its communications, internet and technology practice. Hanbury is a former Federal Communications Commission lawyer and Sprint Corp executive. Hanbury has represented clients on regulatory and transactional matters for close to a decade as a partner in Hogan Lovells' Washington, D.C., office, including advising T-Mobile US Inc through its 2020 merger with Sprint Corp. He previously served for more than eight years as director of government affairs at T-Mobile. "We're now at a place where we really want to improve our wireless and satellite capabilities," said Sam Feder, the managing partner...

Reuters reports that Ocado is innovating to deliver growth, with lighter robots and hi-tech routing.

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - From lightweight robots to hi-tech van routing systems, British online supermarket Ocado unveiled a suite of innovations on Wednesday it predicted would help it raise its returns and win new customers for its technology. Ocado has already struck deals to provide its technology to supermarket groups in eight countries, including Kroger in the United States, Aeon in Japan, Casino in France and Coles in Australia, driving its market value to 10.7 billion pounds. At 1558 GMT, the stock was up 5.4%. The latest innovations include a robot that is 80% lighter than its predecessor and described by the company as "the world's lightest and most efficient grocery fulfilment bot," plus lighter warehouse grids for the bots to run on. This makes the robot easier to transport and use, which could lead to increased efficiency in the fulfilment process. Robotic arms have been developed to work with the bots to automate the picking and packing of custom...

Tech sector's recovery helped drive the Toronto Stock Exchange higher on Wednesday, with the Bank of Canada leaving interest rates unchanged.

Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened, with the precious metal hitting a one-week low in the previous session. Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened. The precious metal hit a one-week low in the previous session. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.5 percent at 16,362.14 points, its highest in nearly two weeks. Eight of the index's 10 main sectors gained, with the technology sector jumping 3.5 percent. Canada's main stock index gained on Wednesday as technology stocks rose sharply. The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady but flagged hikes later this year. At 20:25 a.m. ET (15:25 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 237.82 points, or 1.15%, at 20,828.8. Technology stocks, which had been under pressure from rising bond yields over the past few weeks, led gains in early trade, rising more than 3%. The Canadian central bank held its benchmark in...

Reuters reports that Biden plans to make a new effort to retain international science and tech students in the United States. Biden plans new effort to retain international science and tech students, according to Reuters.

Before a meeting with his Infrastructure Implementation Task Force, in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to reporters on the situation in Ukraine. The Biden administration plans to unveil new steps on Friday to retain international students who specialize in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as part of its effort to retain these students to compete with China, officials said. The measures will allow specialists in STEM fields to use cultural-exchange visas to stay for up to 3 years to receive training. A program that will allow those on student visas to stay for an extended period of training in areas such as data science, cloud computing and data visualization will also be expanded. "Other countries, most notably China, are using STEM talent to try to supplant the United States as the world's foremost scientific and technological innovator," one of the officials said...