Founded by former Carousell and Fave execs, Rainforest gets $36M to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands – TechCrunch

From left to right: Rainforest business operations and strategy director Elita Subaja; co-founder and CEO J.J. Chai and brand manager Jerry Ng Singapore-based Rainforest is one of the newest entrants in the wave of startups that “roll-up” small e-commerce brands. Launched in January by alumni from some of Southeast Asia’s top startups, including Carousell, OVO…

Cisco sees smart buildings as key to ‘democratizing enterprise IoT’

Cisco characterizes Power-over-Ethernet as a “fourth utility” in smart buildings In a new blog post, Cisco’s Anoop Vetteth, vice president of product management for Enterprise Switching and Software Solutions, examined the role of connected buildings as providing “a fourth utility” that, when combined with internet of things solutions, can make enterprise facilities better for workers,…

GM CEO Mary Barra wants to sell personal autonomous vehicles using Cruise’s self-driving tech by 2030 – TechCrunch

GM CEO Mary Barra sees the automaker selling personal autonomous vehicles by the end of the decade by leveraging technology from its self-driving subsidiary Cruise, according to comments made during the company’s Wednesday earnings call. Barra wasn’t providing any specifics just yet, but instead laid out a vision for the automaker’s future and how its…

Nokia adopts blockchain to facilitate trusted sharing of data and AI models

Nokia has announced the launch of its Data Marketplace, a blockchain-based service providing real-time access to massive trusted datasets. Friedrich Trawoeger, VP of Cloud and Cognitive Services at Nokia, said: “Our customers need secure and trusted access to data for effective business decision making. With Nokia Data Marketplace, enterprises and CSPs can now benefit from…

Nokia adopts blockchain to facilitate trusted sharing of data and AI models

Nokia has announced the launch of its Data Marketplace, a blockchain-based service providing real-time access to massive trusted datasets. Friedrich Trawoeger, VP of Cloud and Cognitive Services at Nokia, said: “Our customers need secure and trusted access to data for effective business decision making. With Nokia Data Marketplace, enterprises and CSPs can now benefit from…

Nokia adopts blockchain to facilitate trusted sharing of data and AI models

Nokia has announced the launch of its Data Marketplace, a blockchain-based service providing real-time access to massive trusted datasets. Friedrich Trawoeger, VP of Cloud and Cognitive Services at Nokia, said: “Our customers need secure and trusted access to data for effective business decision making. With Nokia Data Marketplace, enterprises and CSPs can now benefit from…

The best Android phones in 2021

The best Android phones give you something really important: choice. Whether you’re on a tight budget or want to drop up to $2,000 on a phone, you have a lot to choose from. You have the power to prioritize what features matter most to you. Those on a budget can get a good-enough Android phone…