U.S. chip maker Intel will take a 15 percent stake in German digital mapping firm HERE, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to build its presence in automated driving technology. A filing to the German cartel office on Tuesday showed Intel has sought approval to buy a stake in the company, which is controlled by German carmakers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen. Intel and HERE said in a statement that they had also signed an agreement to collaborate on the research and development of real-time updates of high definition (HD) maps for highly- and fully-automated driving. U.S. chip maker Intel will take a 15 percent stake in German digital mapping firm HERE, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to build its presence in automated driving technology. Intel did not disclose how much it would pay for the stake but said the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter.

Alibaba has gone from an ecommerce company to its own economy. The Tmall Global Shopping day, Alibaba's Single's Day event, recorded 120.7 billion RMB (17.8 billion USD) in sales in one day. They also revealed some interesting plans for the coming future. Robotics, AI, AR, and VR will be adopted across sectors like ecommerce, logistics, service sector, and finance to make user's daily life smarter. YunOS, a cloud-based data and service oriented operating system for the Internet of Things, will power a wide range of smart devices including smartphones, wearables, Internet cars, robots, and smart household appliances.

WASHINGTON – Ford scuttled a plan to build a new factory in Mexico Tuesday following criticism from Donald Trump, and just hours after the president-elect attacked General Motors for importing Mexican-made cars into the US. Following months of criticism from Trump for its investments in Mexico, Ford said it was spiking a plan to build a new $1.6 billion plant in San Luis Potosi, and would instead invest $700 million over the next four years to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan to build electric and self-driving vehicles. Ford chief executive Mark Fields said the second-biggest U.S. automaker was hopeful Trump's policies will boost the U.S. manufacturing environment. "It's literally a vote of confidence around some of the pro-growth policies that he has been outlining and that's why we're making this decision to invest here in the U.S. and our plant here in Michigan," Fields told CNN. Earlier, GM became the latest multinational to end up in Trump's line of fire -- via Twitter as usual -- with the president-elect threatening to impose a tariff on GM's imports of a small number of Mexican-made Chevy Cruze cars to the U.S. Trump took to Twitter again to crow about the Ford reversal.

There are millions of truck drivers in the US today. In particular, there are about 1.7 million tractor-trailer (human) drivers. There are many more professional truck drivers in the US, but tractor-trailer drivers are the "archetypal truck drivers". In 2016, we had several demonstrations of self-driving tractor-trailer trucks. A self-driving tractor-trailer truck delivered beer for Uber in October. Putting two and two together, many people are worried that we are soon going to face a wave of technology-related unemployment.

One of the most enduring views of CES happens to be one of the first things anyone sees there. You squeeze through the crowds of businessmen, hangers-on, and professional conference-goers, and push through the doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center. You walk down the hallway that's somehow already filthy, even though the show started just 16 seconds ago, and you look to your right. You can't help it: It's impossible to not notice LG's preposterous array of 112 TVs that covers the walls and ceiling just outside its hangar-sized booth. Each high-def set moves and changes and glows bright enough to send your retinas running out the back of your head.

CNN used footage from the'Fallout 4' hacking mini-game in a video about Russian hacks. The word "hacking" is rather nefarious sounding, but most people have no idea what it actually involves. When we think of hacking we conjure up images of The Matrix or Mr. Robot, or possibly even video games, which have dozens of examples of hacking mini-games to pull from. Games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and BioShock have players navigate little puzzles to access certain areas. And if you want to get into one of the many locked monochrome consoles in Fallout 4, you'll have to solve a hacking game, too.

We uncovered the following insights and trends: • Semi-autonomous vehicles are the stepping stone to fully autonomous vehicles. Most car manufacturers and technology companies have taken Tesla's lead and are offering features like self- parking, adaptive cruise control, emergency braking and semi-hands off driving in highway/interstate conditions. Semi-autonomous features help consumers become comfortable with the idea of robots taking the wheel.

LG is coming to CES 2017 with a number of innovative solutions for one's household. A number of companies are moving towards CES with loads of Electronics that are not only state of the art but also technology pro. LG is one of the leading electronics maker that is doing the deed as well. CES 2017 that is going to start in two days will see a number of tech innovations in the event by LG. the company is going to showcase advanced robotic technology, and artificial intelligence that will surely change the face of house hold equipment's. The company is claiming that through these innovative technologies they are trying to fulfill their own moto which is to make the lives of consumers much easier than ever.

Machine learning isn't just self-driving cars and personal assistants -- companies like Netflix, Facebook and eBay use it to predict customer behavior, prevent fraud, improve the supply chain, boost customer retention and more. For insight into how you can leverage the power of machine learning, don't miss this interactive VB Live event. "10 years ago, we struggled to find 10 machine learning-based business applications," said Gartner's VP of Research, Alexander Linden, during his speech at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit in India. "Now we struggle to find 10 that don't use it." Machine learning is already the foundation of industry giants.

Tomorrow's retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology -- everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors. The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process. Amazon's new experimental grocery store in Seattle, opening in early 2017, will let shoppers buy goods without needing to stop at a checkout line. This photo provided by SoftBank Robotics America demonstrates a shopping experience with SoftBank Robotics' humanoid robot called Pepper, waving at right. The robot can greet shoppers and has the potential to send messages geared to people¿s age and gender through facial recognition.