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Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format a “virtual” show taking place only in cyberspace.
Yes, that means everyone can still get a glimpse of the future, but only by via technology of the future aka video streams and chat. If all goes well, attendees will be able to marvel at COVID-fighting “coronabots,” artificial intelligence-powered avatars and transparent TVs.
Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the future
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Business Insider asked the experts: What do you expect to see from Google in 2021?
They predict Google will keep acquiring in the cloud space, but antitrust overhang will lead the company to tread carefully in other areas.
They also peg healthcare and self-driving cars as spots to watch, while 2021 could be a notable year for Google s hardware ambitions.
2020 was a tough year for Google. While the pandemic attacked its core business and the company shifted its workforce remote, it was also hit with a trio of antitrust cases just in time for the holidays.
To be sure, there were some light spots for the company along the way. Google s stock hit a $1 trillion market cap, making it the third company after Apple and Microsoft to do so. It also teamed up with Apple on COVID-19 contact tracing technology, made a bigger push into ecommerce, made some big cloud hires, and (finally) won approval from the European Union for its acquisit
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Dec 23, 2020 4:00 AM PT
A report that Apple is readying its own self-driving car for release in 2024 is being met with a healthy dose of skepticism by some analysts.
The new vehicle for consumers would include breakthrough battery technology developed by Apple that would radically reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle s driving range, Reuters reported Monday.
It explained the battery uses a monocell design that allows more active material to be packed into it and thereby extend its range. The company is also looking into using lithium iron phosphate, which is less likely to overheat, for the battery s chemistry.