Recent comments from Xbox and Apple executives suggest the companies remain deeply critical of the metaverse. Most current “metaverse” experiences are just online games looking to capitalise on the hype around the term. More technological advancements are needed to fully realise the metaverse. One core principle of the metaverse is that it will mix elements…
Click Here to Access the Full Webinar Product as a Service helps manufacturers create different revenue streams and capture aftermarket value, and it helps their customers utilize the assets they need, when they need them, instead of forcing them to make a large upfront capital expenditure. But what are the building blocks needed to start…
It’s been a strange couple of months at African genomics startup 54gene. In August, it sacked 95 employees, mostly contract staff (in labs and sales departments) hired to work in 54gene’s COVID business line launched in 2020. In September, co-founder and VP of Engineering Ogochukwu Francis Osifo left the company. And this week, founder and…
Recent comments from Xbox and Apple executives suggest the companies remain deeply critical of the metaverse. Most current “metaverse” experiences are just online games looking to capitalise on the hype around the term. More technological advancements are needed to fully realise the metaverse. One core principle of the metaverse is that it will mix elements…
Click Here to Access the Full Webinar Product as a Service helps manufacturers create different revenue streams and capture aftermarket value, and it helps their customers utilize the assets they need, when they need them, instead of forcing them to make a large upfront capital expenditure. But what are the building blocks needed to start…
Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners announced today that they’re acquiring customer insight platform UserTesting for $1.3 billion in an all-cash deal. The acquirers say they plan to combine it with UserZoom, a customer research company Thoma Bravo bought an $800 million majority stake in last April. The firms paid what appears to be a generous…
XPENG is preparing to launch its own robotaxi fleet, the world’s first fully-electric flying car, and an AI-powered robot. The luxury vehicle maker said that its latest G9 SUV became China’s first mass-produced commercial vehicle to pass the government-led Autonomous Driving Closed-field Test. The G9 will be used for XPENG’s robotaxi fleet. “Obtaining the road…
Click Here to Access the Full Webinar Product as a Service helps manufacturers create different revenue streams and capture aftermarket value, and it helps their customers utilize the assets they need, when they need them, instead of forcing them to make a large upfront capital expenditure. But what are the building blocks needed to start…
As the third-quarter earnings drumbeat continues, we learned more about the state of global supply chains, global consumer appetite for big-ticket items and the future of self-driving technology. After the bell this afternoon, Ford beat Wall Street analyst revenue estimates of $36.25 billion, per Yahoo Finance, with automotive Q3 2022 top line of $37.2 billion,…
XPENG is preparing to launch its own robotaxi fleet, the world’s first fully-electric flying car, and an AI-powered robot. The luxury vehicle maker said that its latest G9 SUV became China’s first mass-produced commercial vehicle to pass the government-led Autonomous Driving Closed-field Test. The G9 will be used for XPENG’s robotaxi fleet. “Obtaining the road…
