In India, an Uber for farm machinery aims to make a difference in rural areas Uber has inspired countless businesses to adopt its asset-light and on-demand approach to their industries. The examples are countless. Food delivery, dry cleaning, jet planes, home services rental bikes, or even […]
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Wave hello to Kano’s latest learn-to-code tool, a gesture controller
Wave hello to Kano’s latest learn-to-code tool, a gesture controller Author note: Abel Owen is Ingrid’s nine-year-old son. These are mostly his words; Ingrid just helped type them a little faster. I use computers and the Internet all the time and really like them. They are […]
London fintech Tail is a cashback platform built on the promise of Open Banking
London fintech Tail is a cashback platform built on the promise of Open Banking London-based Tail is a new fintech startup that offers a glimpse into the promise of Open Banking. This is seeing upcoming legislation in the EU and U.K. force banks to offer third-party […]
Swift creator Chris Lattner joins Google Brain after Tesla Autopilot stint
Swift creator Chris Lattner joins Google Brain after Tesla Autopilot stint Chris Lattner, one of the key creators behind the Apple programming language Swift, is on the move again. After a short six-month stay at Tesla, which he joined last year from Apple to act as […]
Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer trailer revealed ahead of beta release August 25 Call of Duty: WWII is one of the most anticipated titles of the year; after three years of jet-packing the franchise returns to its roots of boots-on-the-ground action.
Benchmark: We should have sued Kalanick sooner The saga between the powerhouse venture firm Benchmark and former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick continues. Following last week’s…
Intel CEO quits Trump’s manufacturing council, calls out the “hate-spawned violence in Charlottesville”
Intel’s CEO is the latest executive to leave one of Trump’s advisory councils in the wake of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, which many felt was inadequately addressed by the president and his administration. In a post on Policy@Intel, the company’s public policy blog, […]
Opera shuts down Max
Opera shuts down Max Only a few years ago, Opera Max was the rising star in the browser maker’s portfolio. The service offered a system-wide data-saving proxy that funnelled all app data through Opera’s servers to compress images and videos. Now, however, Max is heading for […]
Amazon Macie helps businesses protect their sensitive data in the cloud
Amazon Macie helps businesses protect their sensitive data in the cloud Amazon’s AWS cloud computing service hosted its annual NY Summit today and it used the event to launch a new service: Amazon Macie. The idea behind Macie is to use machine learning to help businesses […]
MIT’s AI streaming software aims to stop those video stutters
MIT’s AI streaming software aims to stop those video stutters [embedded content] MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) wants to ensure your streaming video experience stays smooth. A research team led by MIT professor Mohammad Alizadeh has developed an artificial intelligence (dubbed ‘Pensieve’) that […]