(Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday, arguing the bill violates the U.S. Constitution. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court on Monday, the companies and two app-based drivers said […]
Archives for December 2019
Wearable industrial tech is coming to a production line near you
From VR training to heads-up schematics, industrial wearables may be the wave of the future. A Research and Markets report predicts massive growth in the industrial wearables market, with annual growth expected to be 50.2% between 2019 and 2024. Valued at $1.1 billion USD in 2019, the report projects industrial wearable market growth to hit […]
Nissan ex-boss Ghosn entered Lebanon legally – security directorate
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn entered Lebanon legally and will not face any legal consequences, Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security said on Tuesday, according to the state news agency NNA. Ghosn arrived in Beirut on Monday after slipping out of Japan months before a high-profile trial for financial misconduct, which he said […]
Tech giants have big ambitions in health, but do best when they stick to what they know
The Activity App on the Apple Watch. Todd Haselton | CNBC Tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Alphabet‘s Google might be raking in cash from their core businesses, but they aren’t always successful in everything they try to do. Health care is an Achilles’ heel for many of them. In the past decade, almost all […]
Bias: AI’s Achille’s Heel
Bias can result in undesirable AI outcomes. A recent DataRobot survey says organizations are most concerned about its impact on trust and their reputations. Image: Stock.adobe.com Business and IT leaders are realizing that artificial intelligence should be implemented carefully to avoid unwanted results. In the race to implement AI over the past several years, most […]
2020 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch
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Reliance sets up Jiomart to sell grocery online soon
Reliance Industries, India’s biggest company by market value, has started its web portal Jiomart, harnessing the might of its two largest consumer-facing businesses to announce its entry into online food and grocery shopping by early next year. The app will connect both lastmile neighbourhood stores and consumers, leveraging data and technology capabilities of Reliance’s telecom […]
Activists rally against ‘illegal’ surveillance of CAA protests
image for representation only Digital rights activists are up in arms over what they term as illegal acts of mass surveillance by law enforcement authorities in Delhi during the recent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and proposed National Register of Citizens. In letters to the home ministry and Delhi Police commissioner on Sunday, […]
Facebook fined $1.6M by Brazil govt for improper sharing of user data
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday it fined U.S. tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais ($1.6 million) for improperly sharing user data. The ministry’s department of consumer protection said it had found that data from 443,000 Facebook users was improperly made available to developers of an App called “thisisyourdigitallife.” The data was being […]
10 themes that defined India’s startup and tech ecosystem in 2019
Layoffs across startups & IT companies A common theme across Indian startups and IT giants in 2019 was job cuts, primarily to reduce costs as companies grappled with slower growth along with an economic downturn in the country. India’s most-valued startups, including hospitality player Oyo, ride-hailing giant Ola, restaurant discovery platform Zomato and online classifieds […]