Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a contract with 450connect, a joint venture backed by German companies from the energy and water sectors, to build its nationwide “LTE450” radio network. In a release, Nokia said that the agreement will cover the supply of radio system technology for the 450 MHz network, including the central technology,…
Immersive, mixed-reality experiences and the metaverse will change life, work, and everything else. Last year, Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook’s next move—its evolution to Meta, a social technology company. Meta describes the metaverse, an immersive VR (virtual reality)-enabled space that allows users to interact with a computer-generated environment, as “the next evolution of social connection.” Could…
The best keyboards are a great investment because they’ll pay big dividends in terms of comfort and productivity. As much as we’re all tempted to just drop a laptop on a desk and expect to get work done quickly, doing so is a surefire way to give yourself hunched shoulders and cramped fingers — which…
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems have developed a means of creating a wood-based triboelectric self-powered smart home sensor. Basically, it can harness the energy you use to press a button or step on the ground to send wireless signals around the house. With this system, a layer of wood has a…
Crypto lending platform BlockFi will pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $100 million in a settlement over claims that the company violated securities law through its interest account offering, the regulator announced today. The settlement represents the largest recorded penalty incurred by a crypto firm, Axios first reported. BlockFi will pay $50 million…
Joby Aviation is partnering with Japanese airline ANA to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation will be partnering with the two companies, as well, in order to explore ways to connect the air taxis to ground-based transportation. Joby’s intent to start up operations in Japan comes to light a week after the…
When serial founder turned venture capitalist Sunil Paul decided to step back into startups, it was only after trying to give the idea behind his fintech company Spring Free EV away for over a decade. The idea is simple, bring down the initial cost of electric vehicles by charging owners a fee per mile. And…
Yann Leretaille Contributor Yann Leretaille is the co-founder and CTO of Wingback, a SaaS growth infrastructure company. The very first hire at our SaaS startup was (surprise!) not an engineer. It might seem counterintuitive, but the first person on board at Wingback was a Fractional Head of Remote — and it was the best decision…
Yann Leretaille Contributor Yann Leretaille is the co-founder and CTO of Wingback, a SaaS growth infrastructure company. The very first hire at our SaaS startup was (surprise!) not an engineer. It might seem counterintuitive, but the first person on board at Wingback was a Fractional Head of Remote — and it was the best decision…
Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a contract with 450connect, a joint venture backed by German companies from the energy and water sectors, to build its nationwide “LTE450” radio network. In a release, Nokia said that the agreement will cover the supply of radio system technology for the 450 MHz network, including the central technology,…
