Retail is quietly shedding human workers as automation moves from pilot projects to everyday practice. Instead of a sudden ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. A new PwC survey provides fresh and illuminating data on the ...

The student surpassing the master is a common occurrence, but when it comes to humans and machines, it seems that we may have created our own worst enemies. In our all-too-effective attempts to ...

WASHINGTON — Art Liscano knows he’s an endangered species in the job market: He’s a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he’s driven from house to house, checking how much electricity Pacific ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Art Liscano knows he’s an endangered species in the job market: He’s a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he’s driven from house to house, checking how much electricity ...

ORLANDO — The so-called digital workforce — smart machines that take over tasks and work handled by humans — is likely to have wide ramifications and cause some serious technology, social and ...

A report from Dell says that partnering with machines will become even more common in the future, even if business leaders are still foggy on the idea. Erin Carson covered internet culture, online ...

This March 23, 2012 photo provided by software maker SAP shows one of the company's server rooms in Walldorf, Germany. Among other tasks, SAP allows companies to use cloud computing to track sales and ...