Global News
Metro Vancouver residents are about to get a chance to ride in driverless vehicles at least for short rides as part of a smart city challenge.
TechCrunch
Ride-sharing company Lyft has filed patents for providing virtual and augmented reality experiences for passengers in the in the back seat.
VentureBeat
A smart speaker of its own may not be in the cards for Microsoft, as the company’s CTO says its AI assistant Cortana can find other ways to success.
The Sun UK
There was a temporary outage pf Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa around the world, according to an outage tracking service.
Venture Beat
Square, the mobile payments company, has introduced a way for developers and sellers to use the payment platform for online, mobile and in-store.
Tech.Eu
A German luggage maker has raised $10 million to launch a digital travel assistant in line with its smart suitcase.
TechCrunch
Niantic, the gaming startup noted for creating the augmented reality app Pokémon Go, just raised $190 million in funding.
Variety
To allow someone to sing along to a John Legend song, Facebook has launched an augmented reality filter that turns a face into that of a feathered hero.
Venture Beat
A California startup is working on creating smart home devices with artificial intelligence with the goal of reducing energy consumption.
Bloomberg
Sony is upping its production of advanced 3D sensors for customers including Apple. The chips can power 3D smartphone cameras.