Best of the Week

NASA's Perseverance rover: Everything you need to know about the Mars 2020 Mission

In the next few weeks, NASA will launch the Mars 2020 Mission with the Perseverance rover in tow. We've boiled down the key details about the trip to the Red Planet.

IBM and Verizon Business collaborate to merge AI computing with 5G networks for the enterprise

EBay's new APIs enable developers to create modern buying and selling experience

Slack announces admin tools for company-wide announcements and calendar app authentication

How Liberty Mutual is transforming its IT using serverless computing

Best tax software for SMBs

20 work-from-home remote jobs with salaries over $100,000

Remote work is here to stay, Gartner finds

820% jump in e-gift card bot attacks since COVID-19 lockdowns began

New tech-platform CareerGig offers traditional benefits to contract workers

Google Cloud unveils new features to enhance security and compliance for sensitive data

Microsoft Power Virtual Agents: Now you can build no-code chatbots without developers

COVID-19 e-commerce bubble is inflating prices, Adobe finds

Domino's uses Vonage cloud platform to make sure phone orders get through

Zoom announces Zoom for Home to enhance remote collaboration, learning, and more

Space tourists could ride this cosmic balloon to the edge of space

Eighth grader builds IBM Watson-powered AI chatbot for students making college plans

Future of 5G: Projections, rollouts, use cases, and more (free PDF)

Whether users realize it or not, 5G will change their lives with its promise of low latency and high bandwidth. The number of active 5G connections around the world hit 63.6 million as of the first quarter of 2020, a jump of 308% from the last quarter of 2019, according to data from research firm Omdia. Globally, the number of 5G connections are projected to reach 238 million by the end of 2020, with North America accounting for 10 million of them. This free PDF ebook from TechRepublic reports on 5G's impact with content detailing 5G use cases, rollouts, and what industries will benefit most from the technology.

Robotics in the enterprise

Robots have moved off the assembly line and into warehouses, offices, hospitals, retail shops, and even our homes. ZDNet explores how the explosive growth in robotics is affecting specific industries, like healthcare and logistics, and the enterprise more broadly on issues like hiring and workplace safety.