In June, EU energy ministers agreed to aim for a renewable energy-use target of 32 percent by 2030. At the time, EU climate commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete said the target would help Europe meet its Paris agreement goals and would “translate into more jobs, lower energy bills for consumers, and reduced energy imports”. Within the EU, Germany has…
Developing autonomous vehicles that are capable of navigating dynamic roadways without incident is one thing. But devising systems that can handle the nuances of interactions on the road – and gain the trust of the public – is quite another. That’s the realisation that several manufacturers in the driverless car space are coming to. For…
NEWSBYTE Vodafone’s Australian operation is to become the majority stakeholder in a new telecommunications giant, TPG Telecom Limited. The A$15 billion ($11 billion) merger with one of the country’s largest internet providers, TPG, was announced today. Combining the two companies will create a mobile, fixed-line, and broadband provider with the scale to rival Telstra and…
The idea of Robotics as a Service, which sees companies pay a subscription fee for robots rather than buying them upfront, is gaining ground in manufacturing and logistics, as Jessica Twentyman reports. Why buy a robot when you could simply pay for it by monthly subscription, based on the results it delivers on your factory…
Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor The alumni of these universities raised the most VC in the past year Global unicorn exits hit multi-year high in 2018 It has the feel of a science fiction plot. A young man heads online to look up deals on things he likes. Slowly, the tables turn.…
UK artificial intelligence (AI) startup Phrasee has announced a $4 million funding round led by the Albion Capital Group. The investment will drive Phrasee’s ambitions for international expansion, which include scaling up operations in the company’s new US office. Phrasee specialises in marketing copy – but that’s where the similarities with other agencies end. Instead of traditional wordsmiths, Phrasee employs AI, along…
NEWSBYTE IT services company Luxoft is partnering with LG Electronics to expand the webOS operating system into the automotive, robotics, and smart home sectors. LG currently deploys webOS in over 60 million smart TVs and digital signage systems. “Thanks to our collaboration with Luxoft, we are able to bring webOS into automotive and beyond,” said…
Twitter head Jack Dorsey sent out a tweet this afternoon hinting the social platform might get a couple of interesting updates to tell us who else is currently online and to help us more easily follow Twitter conversation threads. “Playing with some new Twitter features: presence (who else is on Twitter right now?) and threading…
Technology company Yandex has announced the launch of a self-driving ride-hailing service, Yandex.Taxi, which it claims to be the first of its kind in Europe. Yandex vehicles will start by providing lifts to passengers in the university city campus of Innopolis, Russia. Free trial combines Telegram chatbot, safety drivers and set destinations Yandex appears to be…
According to a report from Bloomberg, Google and Mastercard have signed a secret deal so that Google could track retail sales using Mastercard transaction data. This is yet another proof that Google’s true customers are its advertising partners. Online advertising have now overtaken all other advertising methods. Companies spend more on online ads than TV…
