Silicon Valley has told ten electric transport providers to get on their bikes and ride out of town. San Francisco has issued one-year electric scooter and bike permits to just two on-demand providers, Skip and Scoot, and not granted them to 10 others, including popular brands such as Lyft, Spin, Lime, ofo, and JUMP –…
In addition to a leak showing off photos of the new iPhone XS models, 9to5Mac also got a hold of a photo of the upcoming Apple Watch Series 4. The new Watch, which now sports an edge-to-edge display, is expected to be revealed on September 12, at the just-announced Apple press conference, along with the…
NEWSBYTE The democratisation of AI is continuing apace in Singapore, thanks to a new government initiative. From today (30 August), secondary students and working adults in the country are being give the opportunity to learn the basics of AI for free, as part of a new programme called AI for Everyone (AI4E). The government is…
The invites have dropped, and the big show’s official. After months of speculation, Apple just let slip that its next event will be going down September 12, at the company’s shiny new headquarters in Cupertino. This year has been a fairly quiet one for the company on the hardware front. Apple showed off some new…
Apple has confirmed the acquisition of Akonia Holographics, a Colorado-based startup that manufactures augmented reality (AR) waveguide lenses. The move is a clear signal that Apple intends to launch lightweight wearables with lenses that overlay digital information on the real world in daylight – either as an standalone device (see below), or as an interface…
Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo, which offers an alternative to surveillance engines like Google, has quietly picked up $10M in fresh funding from Canadian pension fund Omers’ VC arm. The Globe and Mail reported the news earlier this month. It’s only the second funding round for the ten year old company — which last picked up $3M in…
Dell Technologies has announced new solutions to support computer vision and machine intelligence applications from edge to cloud. The first target? Surveillance. Dell has collaborated with its partner ecosystem – particularly Intel – to develop surveillance solutions based on advanced computer vision and analytics technologies. These are ready to be applied to use cases in public…
Netflix has hired Vernā Myers in the newly-created role of vice president, inclusion strategy. Myers has spent the past two decades at the head of The Vernā Myers Company, where she consulted on issues around diversity and inclusion. She’s also written and spoken broadly on those topics. In the announcement, Netflix notes that it’s already…
Internet of Business says Professional services company PwC has published a new report on worldwide blockchain adoption, which finds that 84 percent of organisations are experimenting with the technology – as reported separately by Internet of Business. But how should business and technology leaders manage new blockchain programmes to ensure the best chance of success?…
Back in January, we told you about a young, Austin, Tex.-based startup that fights online disinformation for corporate customers. Turns out we weren’t alone in finding it interesting. The now four-year-old, 40-person outfit, New Knowledge, just sealed up $11 million in new funding led by the cross-border venture firm GGV Capital, with participation from Lux…
