The idea of autonomous driving got a boost from two major brands. Daimler and Bosch said they have a goal of bringing self-driving cars that can be shared, at least within certain areas. The cars coudl be summoned by a mobile app, pick up a passenger and drop them off at their destination and then head to the next call.

When it ocmes to the Internet of Things, security is top of mind, at least for one top official at NASA. Speaking at a conference this week, the director of IT and CEO of the Ames Research Center at NASA cautioned that the systems for sharing information today at not exactly in great shape.

Computer chips are hardly new but companies continue to find new uses for them. Teh technology has gotten so small that a microchip can be inserted into a person's hand, empowering that connected hand to unlock doors and buy things by just a wave.

Samsung reduced spending on research and development last year. However, that doesn't necessarily mean there was less innovation coming into the company, since it also acquired some technology from outside firms, based on a new filing.

Samsung's new Galaxy S8, introduced last week, has a nifty feature that unlocks the phone by recognizing the user's face. Problem is, some testing seems to show that showing a photo of the face from another phone may also do the trick.