DETROIT — A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat. The move by Waymo started Oct. 19 with an automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the ...
NEW YORK — The future of the smartphone, as Apple calls its new iPhone X, means breaking old habits. With no more home button, this mostly means replacing presses with swipes and the fingerprint ID sensor with facial recognition. In my 10 days with the iPhone X, I tried to fool its Face ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Nest’s new home security camera is supposed to be so smart that it can identify people it’s been introduced to. That skill comes from facial-recognition technology made by Nest’s sibling company, Google. The Nest Cam IQ camera is so slick that it carries a premium ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Struggling social-media darlings Twitter and Snapchat are taking on new looks as the services seek wider audiences in the shadow of Facebook. Twitter is rolling out a 280-character limit for nearly all its users, abandoning its iconic 140-character limit for tweets. And ...
The Holiday Inn Johnstown-Gloversville celebrated its 50th year in our community with an open house on Oct. 18 and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the event with a ribbon cutting. The Open House was attended by Holiday Inn owners and family, elected ...
Perth Motors is celebrating its 10th year in business and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate this anniversary with a ribbon-cutting event. Perth Motors provides quality antique and classic auto repairs, sales and service in its convenient location near the Perth ...
Most times when I write an article I will typically either start or end it with our mission statement, “We are the leading voice of business in the region providing advocacy, resources and solutions for our members.” Based on many recent initiatives and programs, it might be appropriate to ...
VanNostrand & Co., CPAs in Johnstown celebrated their new offices at 105 S. Comrie Avenue with a ribbon-cutting event with the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce. VanNostrand & Co., CPAs is a full-service accounting and bookkeeping firm, including payroll services. They ...
NBT Bank Affordable Housing Originator Al Wells and Albany County Rural Housing Alliance Executive Director Judith Eisgruber are shown with a $1,000 check to the Albany County Rural Housing Alliance, Inc. on Aug. 28 as part of NBT Bank’s Home in the City Program in Amsterdam, Gloversville and ...
By DEE-ANN DURBIN The Associated Press DETROIT — Heated and cooled seats. Backup cameras. Panoramic glass roofs. Not exactly what springs to mind when you think of a pickup. But that’s what American truck buyers increasingly want, spending an average of $46,844 on a pickup, ...
By JOSH BOAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Each year, taxpayers subsidize America’s homeowners by roughly $70 billion, with the benefits flowing disproportionately to coastal areas with high incomes and pricey homes, from New York and Washington to Los Angeles and San ...
By Mary Hunt For some people, pennies are so annoying they don’t even bother picking them up on sidewalks and streets. Then there are those who are nearly fanatical about the copper coin, living up to the old phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Today, I thought it would be fun ...
By Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Triangle Pest Control’s original workspace was a 2,000-square-foot garage housing 25 people — the technicians who did the bug control work, as well as all the sales and support staffers. It was hard for employees to handle ...
By JOSEPH PISANI The Associated Press NEW YORK — You fell in love with a sofa online. But when it arrived you found it doesn’t fit or isn’t as comfy as it appeared. Online furniture sellers photograph their goods under studio lights, which can make fabrics and colors look ...
The Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business Education Partnership (BEP) continues to connect Hamilton Fulton Montgomery BOCES (HFM BOCES) and programs such as Pathways in Technology Early College High School (HFM PTECH) and Agriculture PTECH (Ag PTECH) with our regional ...
GLOVERSVILLE — Bowman’s Market on East Pine Street is still accessible to customers, despite the partial closure due to a sewer main break. East Pine Street is only closed from South Main Street to Beaver Street as the city’s Department of Public Works and Precision Industrial ...
The subject of my last column was the fact that since the first of the year, it seems our nation is experiencing a renewal of faith in our economy. Looking at the stock market’s rapid rise and the recent activity in private business, it is obvious there is willingness on the part of ...
AMSTERDAM - Beech-Nut Vice President of Manufacturing Jeff Heiser has only been an employee of the baby food maker for about 30 of the company's 125-year history, but it's fair to say he's almost seen it all.When Heiser started at Beech-Nut the company was located at it's original plant in ...
JOHNSTOWN - For the first time in its history, Fulton County has a mascot, and his name is "Plus."The mascot was born inside the mind of Fulton County Administrator Jon Stead. Stead, who's position includes duties as Fulton County's public relations director, said he got the idea for creating ...
By JASON SUBIKThe Leader-HeraldAMSTERDAM - Freddy Luna has a dream: to provide custom blend vitamin supplementation to help fight malnutrition around the world."I have found my purpose in life and the mission behind this is to do God's will. I want to fight malnutrition around the world. We've ...