Smarter Robots, With No Pesky Uprisings

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Technology Insider Sep 18, 2012 This Week's Top Story Machine Labor Smarter Robots, With No Pesky Uprisings A new venture from a co-founder of iRobot wants to use machines to do the menial tasks that humans don't want to do-while at the same time keeping jobs from moving to China More Top Stories Consumer Electronics Apple's Lightning Connector Heralds the End of Docks The transformation of a connection standard to little more than a great power cord raises a fundamental question Google's Autocomplete Gone Awry Germany's former first lady doesn't like her Google results, which include words like "prostitute" The 4G Era Arrives! How Much Will You Pay? Few customers will pony up for carriers' faster services IBM Wants to Put a Watson in Your Pocket The Jeopardy!-winning computer could answer health and finance queries Hollywood Finds Digitization Isn't So Scary After All The slow death of the DVD was supposed to spell doom. Instead, it's created a vibrant new market in streaming services The Acer Smartphone That Never Was Alibaba says that instead of announcing China's most expensive mobile phone-powered by an open-source, cloud-based Alibaba system-Acer backed out under pressure from Google The Collective: Managers to the (YouTube) Stars The media firm helps Web video sensations attract sponsors and negotiate deals Sandy Antunes: Building Satellites to Listen to Space The college professor is a champion of homemade mini-satellites. His Project Calliope will record space sounds Big Data Can Make a Big Difference in Marketing Even the smallest businesses are swimming in an ocean of proprietary data. How they analyze, interpret, and apply that information has significant implications This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Technology Insider Welcome to the Tech Insider. This week, Brad Stone looks at Rethink Robotics’ manufacturing robot Baxter, which is adept at the mindlessly repetitive tasks common on most assembly lines. It could increase the productivity of U.S. manufacturing firms and help retain jobs that would otherwise migrate overseas to low-wage countries like China. We also have stories on Apple, Google, and IBM. Enjoy! Olga Kharif Advertisement Technology Resources CEO Guide to Technology Blog: Tech Beat Technology Special Reports Emerging Technology News Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED