Category Archives: Internet of Things

Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC – TechCrunch

Few people are more closely tapped into the innovations in the transportation space than investors. They’re paying close attention to what startups and tech companies are doing to develop and commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, electrification, micromobility, robotics and so much more. Clara Brenner, co-founder and managing partner of Urban Innovation Fund; Quin Garcia, the managing…

Smart waste sensor market to grow 29.8% annually through 2025

Research from Berg Insight forecasts that rapid adoption of smart waste sensors will result in 29.8% annual growth through 2025. Cities around the world are rapidly-adopting smart waste sensors to help manage resources, optimise collections, and reduce cases of unsightly (and often smelly) overflowing bins. The wireless sensors are increasingly being pre-integrated into waste bins…

How Digital Platforms Support Operational Resiliency

Click Here to Download the PDF Disconnected point solutions, spiraling infrastructure costs, lack of data integration? Many of these dilemmas were brought to light during the pandemic as worker safety became a priority. Reality check? The same problems in addition to manual, labor intensive reporting and compliance existed long before 2020. Building a foundation for…

Scale AI CEO Alex Wang weighs in on software bugs and what will make AV tech good enough – TechCrunch

Scale co-founder and CEO Alex Wang joined us at TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2021 this week to discuss his company’s role in the autonomous driving industry and how it’s changed in the five years since its founding. Scale helps large and small AV players establish reliable “ground truth” through data annotation and management, and along the…

Smart waste sensor market to grow 29.8% annually through 2025

Research from Berg Insight forecasts that rapid adoption of smart waste sensors will result in 29.8% annual growth through 2025. Cities around the world are rapidly-adopting smart waste sensors to help manage resources, optimise collections, and reduce cases of unsightly (and often smelly) overflowing bins. The wireless sensors are increasingly being pre-integrated into waste bins…

How Digital Platforms Support Operational Resiliency

Click Here to Download the PDF Disconnected point solutions, spiraling infrastructure costs, lack of data integration? Many of these dilemmas were brought to light during the pandemic as worker safety became a priority. Reality check? The same problems in addition to manual, labor intensive reporting and compliance existed long before 2020. Building a foundation for…

Upflow raises $15 million to manage your outstanding invoices – TechCrunch

French startup Upflow has raised a $15 million Series A round. The company wants to help you chase late payments. It optimizes how you collect payments from your customers in order to improve your cash-cycle. Investors in today’s funding round include 9yards Capital, existing investor eFounders, as well as N26 co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal, Uber SVP…

Huawei wants to have autonomous cars on roads by 2025

Huawei is aiming to have its own autonomous cars on the roads by 2025 as competition to be among the early pioneers heats up. Apple, Amazon, and Google, are among the many tech giants looking to launch self-driving cars. Chinese alternatives such as Baidu and Alibaba have also been testing autonomous vehicles including long-distance trucks…

How Digital Platforms Support Operational Resiliency

Click Here to Download the PDF Disconnected point solutions, spiraling infrastructure costs, lack of data integration? Many of these dilemmas were brought to light during the pandemic as worker safety became a priority. Reality check? The same problems in addition to manual, labor intensive reporting and compliance existed long before 2020. Building a foundation for…

Google opens Workspace to everyone – TechCrunch

Google today announced that it is making Workspace, the service formerly known as G Suite (and with a number of new capabilities), available to everyone, including consumers on free Google accounts. The core philosophy behind Workspace is to enable deeper collaboration between users. You can think of it as the same Google productivity apps you’re…