MoviePass is about to roll out its new subscription plan, which will keep prices at $9.95 while imposing a new limit of three movies per month. But it seems that the transition hasn’t been going entirely smoothly. The Verge reports that several users have complained about previously canceling their plans, only to receive emails from…
In what it claims is a UK first, Sainsbury’s is trialling new scan, pay and go technology in one of its London stores, removing the need for customers to queue at checkouts. The retailer’s SmartShop app allows customers at its Clapham North station Local branch to use their smartphones to scan items as they pick…
Lime and Bird are protesting recommendations in Santa Monica, Calif. that would prevent the electric scooter companies from operating in the Southern California city. We first saw the news over on Curbed LA, which reported both Lime and Bird are temporarily halting their services in Santa Monica. Last week, Santa Monica’s shared mobility device selection committee…
Chris Middleton reports on the latest twists and turns in the saga of Elon Musk and Tesla, as Saudi Arabia could help him take the company into private hands. Internet of Business says The expression ‘a bull in a china shop’ has often been used to describe a reckless individual sending his own achievements crashing…
U.S. government agencies will be forbidden from using certain components or services from several Chinese tech firms, including Huawei and ZTE. The ban was signed into law today by President Trump as part of the Defense Authorization Act and will go into effect over the next two years. The bill covers anything that is a…
NEWSBYTE China Mobile Hong Kong has completed a series of 5G network tests, achieving speeds of up to 14 Gbps. The announcement means that the company is the first network provider in Hong Kong to complete full 5G network (client terminal to application) testing successfully. Using customer premises equipment (CPE), China Mobile built an end-to-end…
Fourteen days. That’s what stands between you and the opportunity to showcase your early-stage startup at Disrupt San Francisco 2018, which takes place September 5-7. With more than 10,000 attendees expected to descend on Moscone Center West, can you afford to miss out on that kind of exposure? We think not. There are only two…
By Haider Iqbal, director of IoT, Public Services & Transport, at Gemalto. NEW CONNECTIONS An occasional series of vendor perspectives on the world of connected business – because it’s all about making new connections and starting new conversations. Sustainability is a powerful force for positive change in our world; one that is driving transformation, innovation,…
It’s almost unheard of to see three unicorns join forces to fund a startup, but that’s exactly what has happened in Indonesia. Ride-hailing company Go-Jek, e-commerce firm Tokopedia and travel booking startup Traveloka — each of which is valued in the billions of U.S. dollars — have come together to provide a Series A funding…
The world’s most widely-used open-source electronic health records solution OpenEMR has been found to contain 18 cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The software, employed by medical practices across the world, currently holds almost 100 million patient records, including 10 million in the USA. The flaws were uncovered by cybersecurity research organisation Project Insecurity. The investigation team released a report…
