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Abbott tells CES it’s getting into consumer biowearables – TechCrunch

Smart CarsBy Shiv Eswar January 7, 2022

US medical device maker, Abbott, is moving into making general purpose consumer biosensing wearables. The company has been making continuous glucose monitor (CGM) hardware for diabetes management for years (since 2014) — but in a healthtech keynote at CES yesterday, Abbott’s chairman and CEO, Robert B Ford, announced it’s developing a new line of consumer…

Abbott tells CES it’s getting into consumer biowearables – TechCrunch

RoboticsBy Shiv Eswar January 7, 2022

IoT spending in Asia Pacific to grow by 9.6% for the year 2021: IDC

IoT Building NewsBy Shiv Eswar January 7, 2022

Spending on the internet of things in the Asia Pacific region was forecasted to expand by 9.6% in 2021, accelerating from 1.5% the previous year, according to a recent report by international consultancy firm IDC. IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts that the regional IoT market is expected to reach $437…

Avataar raises $45 million to improve consumer shopping experience with life-sized 3D product evaluation – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat January 7, 2022

The vast majority of e-commerce customers prefer to preview the product before making the purchase. That’s the reason why the likes of Amazon have historically struggled to move fashion and home decor items online. A San Francisco and Bengaluru-based startup is attempting to solve this problem and has just raised a new funding round to…

France Fines Google, Facebook €210 Million Over Privacy Violating Tracking Cookies

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat January 7, 2022

The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, has slapped Facebook (now Meta Platforms) and Google with fines of €150 million ($170 million) and €60 million ($68 million) for violating E.U. privacy rules by failing to provide users with an easy option to reject cookie tracking technology. “The websites facebook.com,…

China Mobile share price retreats following Shanghai debut surge

Telecom NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani January 7, 2022

China Mobile’s share price has retreated following a surge after it listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The world’s largest mobile operator by total subscribers was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following the Trump administration’s decision to restrict investments in Chinese technology firms. China Mobile’s shares increased by ~8.5 percent from its…

Cities are facing one big challenge: failing infrastructure, which is impacting all facets of city mobility including automotive. Even with hybrid working arrangements for many, there is still a strain on our cities’ infrastructure systems. Here is my question: what if we reimagined mobility? I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Sanjay Ravi,…

Matter could fix the worst thing about HomeKit

Smart TvsBy Shiv Eswar January 7, 2022

Among smart home platforms, Apple’s HomeKit is probably my third favorite, trailing behind Alexa and SmartThings. With HomeKit, You can create a surprising number of clever routines to let your various smart home devices work with each other — much more than you can with Google Home, in fact. However, there’s one problem with Apple’s…

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