NEWSBYTE Cloud platform as a service (PaaS) provider Twilio has partnered with T-Mobile US in a deal that will see the former roll out a developers’ platform for T-Mobile’s Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network. The partnership was announced at Twilio’s Signal 2019 customer and developers’ conference in San Francisco. It aims to create apps for NB-IoT…
Internet search giant Baidu has become the first Chinese company to join a US-led consortium dedicated to the safe development of artificial intelligence. The Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society (generally known as the Partnership on AI) was established in 2016 to “realise the promises, minimise the challenges, and better understand the impacts…
Uber may be considering spinning out its self-driving car unit, or seeking minority investments in the division, the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG). After receiving expressions of interest in such a deal – according to a report in the FT – the ride-hailing giant has said it could retain operational control and be the majority owner,…
In a UK exclusive, Cisco invited Internet of Business to its R&D labs in Oslo, Norway, to learn how the company is striving to enable the future of work. As the largest networking company in the world, Cisco has a strong platform and knowledge base on which to build a teleconferencing business. Over the past…
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute claims that blockchain could become “ubiquitous” by 2025, entering mainstream business and underpinning supply chains worldwide. “Through investment and partnerships, the distributed ledger technology will dominate manufacturing as well as consumer products and retail industries, ushering in a new era of transparency and trust,” gushes the research…
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute claims that blockchain could become “ubiquitous” by 2025, entering mainstream business and underpinning supply chains worldwide. “Through investment and partnerships, the distributed ledger technology will dominate manufacturing as well as consumer products and retail industries, ushering in a new era of transparency and trust,” gushes the research…
British innovators and researchers are being invited to pitch new ideas to help tackle the effects of climate change on towns, cities, and the countryside as part of the government’s new Industrial Strategy. On offer is £60 million in funding, announced as part of the first Green GB and NI Week, a government-led week of…
Internet of Business says Fully autonomous vehicles are seen as something of a panacea in the transport and logistics industries. Smart cars and trucks capable of operating independently could radically improve safety and reduce journey times. At least that’s the vision. Ultimately, these benefits would be partly the result of removing human error from the equation…
Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, announced this week it has become the first U.S. pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV app. Until now, Apple’s TV app has featured content from both free and paid on-demand streaming apps like Hulu, Prime Video, HBO NOW, PBS Kids, The CW, and others, along with…
Internet of Business says The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has published its annual report on the state of the industrial robotics market worldwide. It finds that 2017 sales of industrial robots increased by 30 percent year on year to 381,335 units, the fifth year of record growth. The main drivers were the metal industry…
