Peggy and Emily Lyons Soelberg, vice president, product management, IoT (Internet of Things), AT&T, talk about how everything is getting connected and how the IoT will really change the trajectory of AT&T’s business. She also explains LPWA and who it benefits and NB-IoT vs. LTE-M and what it means for 5G. The two discuss fleets,…
While several holiday camera deals are still running, Cyber Monday is also bringing a long list of camera deals, from affordable action cams and discount DSLRs and even full-frame cameras for under $1,000. Here are a the best Cyber Monday camera deals. If you’re looking for something a little more security-related, we’ve also found Ring…
Mucker Capital, the now eight-year-old, Santa Monica, Calif.-based pre-seed startup accelerator and venture outfit, has brought aboard Omar Hamoui, a partner at Sequoia Capital for the last six-plus years, as its third general partner. Hamoui joins firm co-founders Erik Rannala and William Hsu, along with several other investors on the team who are collectively working…
Singapore-headquartered FinAccel has secured $90 million in one of the largest funding rounds for a fintech startup in Southeast Asia as it looks to further grow its credit lending app Kredivo and build more financial services. The financing round, dubbed Series C, for the three-and-a-half-year-old startup was jointly led by Asia Growth Fund — a…
Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has released its latest annual The State of European Tech report, published in partnership with Slush and Orrick. As part of the report, the authors surveyed 5,000 members of the ecosystem — including 1,000 founders — as well as pulling in robust data from…
Work tools startup Notion, which recently reached a reported $800 million valuation, isn’t on the verge of a big SoftBank round. In fact, COO Akshay Kothari says the startup has “never felt like if we had more money we could grow faster.” The company, centered around an app that helps non-developers build collaboration tools, has…
Even to an experienced carpenter, it may not be obvious what the best way is to build a structure they’ve designed. A new digital tool, Carpentry Compiler, provides a way forward, converting the shapes of the structure to a step-by-step guide on how to produce them. It could help your next carpentry project get off…
Japan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, with the Indonesian firm’s real-estate division PT Lippo Karawaci (LPKR), focuses on Lippo Village in Tangerang, a new town west of Jakarta. It envisions a…
The IoT (Internet of Things) offers all the potential of an automated, end-to-end cycle of action/reaction—and, suffice it to say, there is a lot of potential. Thanks to connected devices and systems and the data these devices and systems collect and analyze, the IoT can define consumer and industrial activity in a way that turns…
The idea of being stuck inside a store with a horde of bloodthirsty deal hunters battling for the best Cyber Monday sales sounds atrocious. However, the idea of casually shopping the best deals online sounds delightful, especially if you’re shopping for discounts on outdoor gear. Hiking, camping, skiing, snowboarding, and climbing essentials can be costly,…
