A piece of compliance theatre that the behavioral ad industry has for years passed off as “a cross-industry best practice standard” — claiming the consent management platform allowed advertisers to keep tracking and surveilling European Internet users without having to worry about pesky EU privacy laws — has today been confirmed to breach the bloc’s…
A piece of compliance theatre that the behavioral ad industry has for years passed off as “a cross-industry best practice standard” — claiming the consent management platform allowed advertisers to keep tracking and surveilling European Internet users without having to worry about pesky EU privacy laws — has today been confirmed to breach the bloc’s…
Australian LoRaWAN network operator National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo) has signed a contract with technology provider Wellness TechGroup, to provide IoT network coverage to 70,000 smart streetlights in Uruguay’s capital Montevideo. In a release, the Australian firm said that the project will cover 200 square kilometers and provide smart street lighting to more than…
In the quest for developing smarter cities across the country, local municipalities are doing whatever it takes to gain intelligence. However, it’s not only the biggest cities that can embrace smart technologies. In fact, the town of Cary, N.C., is one of the smartest towns in the United States with just over 175,000 local residents.…
Our gardens often look like a winter wonderland when it glistens in snow. But the frost can seriously harm our beautiful plantlife and trees, causing the water in plant cells to freeze. Once they become frost-damaged, they can grow limp, distorted or even blacken. Even the most hardy, evergreen plants can get damaged from the…
As anyone who’s bought a new car knows, the interior of the vehicle can give off a bit of a whiff at first. And if that odor is overpowering or unpleasant, you might quickly form a negative opinion about your new motor — even if it does drive like a dream. Nissan, for one, is…
February 1, 2022 Source: Claudia Jarret, US country manager | EU Automation | Manufacturing Tomorrow The digital universe is doubling in size every two years, growing from 4.4 trillion gigabytes in 2013 to 44 trillion in 2020. Enterprises have responsibility for around 85 per cent of the data held in this digital universe, according to the…
African countries are yet to catch up with social security and safety programs commonly used in the West, where the government provides health insurance and unemployment benefits to citizens. The general perception of insurance on the continent has been bland for years, and its penetration rate, except South Africa, is subpar. Per a McKinsey study…
French health wearables firm Withings today announced that it has acquired 8fit, makers of the workout/meal planning app of the same name. The news comes as hardware makers ranging from Apple and Samsung to Peloton and Mirror are taking an increasingly content-forward approach to the fitness space. Berlin-based 8fit launched in 2014, growing into a…
French health wearables firm Withings today announced that it has acquired 8fit, makers of the workout/meal planning app of the same name. The news comes as hardware makers ranging from Apple and Samsung to Peloton and Mirror are taking an increasingly content-forward approach to the fitness space. Berlin-based 8fit launched in 2014, growing into a…
