Global engineering consultancy Ricardo is working with researchers at Ilika, UCL and the Centre for Process Innovation to develop a solid-state lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles, as Jessica Twentyman reports. Global engineering and environmental consultancy Ricardo has announced that work has begun on a 30-month project that will see it collaborate with a number of…
This time instead of exposing users’ data, a Facebook bug erased it. A previously undisclosed Facebook glitch caused it to delete some users’ Live videos if they tried to post them to their Story and the News Feed after finishing their broadcast. Facebook wouldn’t say how many users or livestreams were impacted, but told the…
The rapid decision-making and real-time data requirements of firefighting will see emergency services increasingly turn to fog computing, according to a US university. Wayne State University has explored this use-case as part of a collection of new perspectives on fog computing produced by members of The OpenFog Consortium and leading network and technology companies. Titled…
As battle royale games like Fortnite pit more players against each other, studios are starting to realize the potential of bringing a massive online audience together at one time. This ambition has always existed, but Improbable, a well-funded startup aiming to enable these vast online worlds, is looking to bring these experiences to more game…
Andrew Hobbs delves into Google’s latest edge computing developments at Cloud Next 2018, and sits down with Product Lead Indranil Chakraborty to discuss how LG is driving remarkable results with Google’s new Edge TPU. Internet of Business says In July this year, Google announced its new Edge TPU and Cloud IoT Edge products. Edge TPU…
Over the course of the last year, Google has launched a number of services that bring to other companies the same BeyondCorp model for managing access to a company’s apps and data without a VPN that it uses internally. Google’s flagship product for this is Cloud Identity, which is essentially Google’s BeyondCorp, but packaged for…
With climate change causing more extreme weather, and drought a huge challenge in many parts of the world, there is a widespread need to manage water supplies more efficiently. IoT has a key role to play here, and Plutoshift is bringing its expertise to bear on water treatment, for both industrial and municipal users. Internet of…
Target is no stranger to running startup accelerators. The company today operates its Target + Techstars program, the beauty-focused Target Takeoff, and the India-based Target Accelerator Program. Now it’s adding a fourth business accelerator to the mix with the launch of Target Incubator. The new program is aimed at Gen Z entrepreneurs and its only real…
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas has become the first US hospital to deploy Moxi, a ‘socially intelligent’ robot from Diligent Robotics, designed to support healthcare teams. The robot is intended to help overcome the the physical, mental, and emotional challenges faced by overburdened nurses. According to NSI Nursing Solutions, the average turnover rate for…
If you’re considering making the jump to Google’s newly announced Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, you’re in the right place. Whether you’re a Pixel 2 owner eyeing greener pastures or a bargain type hunting for a last-gen smartphone that’s still top of the line, comparing new and old is often useful. On specs alone,…
