The negotiations for Brexit may be taking time to complete but Europe’s telecommunications ministers have been quick to agree a roadmap for 5G. This constitutes a common understanding on the harmonization of 5G spectrum bands and their allocation to telecommunications operators. In a meeting held […]
Day: December 5, 2017
Ghostery 8 Deploys Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Ad Trackers
Most ad blockers—and there are so, so many of them now—operate roughly the same way, comparing the scripts they encounter on a given site to their whitelist and block list letting the former run and stopping the others. This means they largely share the same […]
Don’t Be Dumb Money: How To Invest In ICOs And Blockchain Startups
Bernard Moon is co-founder and partner at SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds. A computer screen displays a website featuring cryptocurrency token sales and ICO (Initial Coin Offering) lists in Berlin on November 26, 2017. (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) Early-stage startup investing hasn’t changed. Investment […]
Lyft increases latest funding round by $500M to $1.5B
Lyft just announced that it has added an additional $500 million to its most recent funding round, a $1 billion raise announced in October. The now-$1.5 billion round includes participation from Fidelity Management & Research Compant as well as the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Fund. Lyft’s […]
George Lucas’ student film, ‘THX 1138,’ will stream soon
Though produced by Lucas way back in 1967, the film’s themes have some relevance in our privacy challenged times, the streaming company noted. “We are excited to see that Dust is tapping into the zeitgeist of a growing fan base that is gripped with how […]
The best open source software 2017
The term ‘open source’ refers to software whose source code is freely available to download, edit, use and share. There are different open source licenses, which give users different degrees of freedom, but the main aim of open source is to encourage collaboration. Open source […]
Pivotal has something for everyone in the latest Cloud Foundry Platform release
Pivotal wants to be the development platform that serves everyone, and today at their SpringOne Platform (S1P) developer conference in San Francisco, they announced a huge upgrade to their Pivotal Cloud Foundry platform (PCF) that includes support for serverless computing, containers and a new app […]
The Wide-Eyed Robot Teaching Deaf Children to Communicate
This kid doesn’t know it, but he’s kind of a big deal. Sitting in his mother’s lap, he looks at a mohawked robotic head, which periodically turns left to look at a computer screen with its big blue eyes. And the infant takes the cue, […]
Honor’s mid-range 7X with 18:9 display is now on sale for $200
Honor spilled the proverbial beans on its new mid-range 7X smartphone a few weeks back, but kept mum on pricing and availability at the time. As expected, it was saving that piece of the puzzle to announce at its London event today. In the US, […]
Tesla is reportedly linked to massive multibillion-dollar steel factory project in Michigan
A giant multibillion-dollar factory project has been seeking approval and funding in Michigan for months now under secrecy with the codename “Project Tim.” Information trickled down in filings over the last year, but they were always able to hide the company or companies behind the […]
