Here we go, our first look at the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 through what appear to be official press renders. The first two images come courtesy of Evan Blass in collaboration with 91Mobiles. The first is of the Galaxy Z Fold4 in what are supposed to be the official launch colors…
Berg Insight says that global cellular IoT connections grew an impressive 22 percent in 2021. According to the company’s analysts, global cellular IoT connections reached 2.1 billion last year. No particular region stood out for growth. The major regional markets of China, Western Europe, and North America grew similarly during the year as the world…
Security vulnerabilities in a popular Chinese-built GPS vehicle tracker can be easily exploited to track and remotely cut the engines of at least a million vehicles around the world, according to new research. Worse, the company that makes the GPS trackers has made no effort to fix them. Cybersecurity startup BitSight said it found six…
Munich-based AM Ventures just closed a $100 million fund focusing specifically on the early growth stages of industrial and commercial 3D printing applications. Investing internationally, the firm went from a de facto family office to a multi-LP VC firm. The firm’s portfolio to date spans 18 companies across three continents. It lists Headmade Materials, LightForce…
Munich-based AM Ventures just closed a $100 million fund focusing specifically on the early growth stages of industrial and commercial 3D printing applications. Investing internationally, the firm went from a de facto family office to a multi-LP VC firm. The firm’s portfolio to date spans 18 companies across three continents. It lists Headmade Materials, LightForce…
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai are partnering to develop a fuel-cell electric propulsion system for advanced air mobility. The collaboration, announced Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow in the U.K., will combine Rolls-Royce’s aviation expertise with Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell technology. Together, the automakers aim to deliver a joint fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration by 2025. Aerospace could be…
Airtel has implemented two industrial use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s facility Indian operator Bharti Airtel said it has completed a trial of what it claims to be India’s first 5G private network, at the Bosch Automotive Electronics India (RBAI) facility in Bengaluru. Airtel noted that the 5G private network…
Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF), a Pan-African fund launched via a partnership between AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and Cathay Innovation, a European-born but global-focused venture capital firm, has achieved a final close of €110 million. Just last week, Cathay Innovation announced that it was targeting to raise €1 billion for its third fund…
Google has taken steps to ax dozens of fraudulent apps from the official Play Store that were spotted propagating Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families through the virtual marketplace. While the Android storefront is considered to be a trusted source for discovering and installing apps, bad actors have repeatedly found ways to sneak past security…
A telecoms union has confirmed that over 40,000 BT staff will go on strike at the end of July due to below-inflation pay rises. Earlier this month, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) warned that it would move forward with plans to strike over a “weak, insulting” pay deal unless BT put a better offer on…
