Americans are excited that 5G means faster mobile internet access, but many don’t see the benefits of other emerging 5G tech, including AR, VR, and drones, according to a PwC survey. Image: Rawf8, Getty Images/iStockphoto More about Mobility A survey of Americans’ understanding and attitudes toward 5G has found that most respondents know what it […]
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Smart traffic system will clear intersections for emergency vehicles in Columbus
The city is recruiting local drivers to test a vehicle-to-infrastructure project that includes on-board and roadside units. Self-driving cars are cool but vehicle-to-infrastructure projects have more potential to make sidewalks and streets safer in the short term. Columbus is building the infrastructure to test this communications platform that allows cars to communicate with other vehicles, […]
KLAY Schools launches content platform for parents
Kids Learning And You (KLAY) Schools, a chain of non-franchised pre-schools and daycare centres, launched a content platform for parents on Friday. The platform, which is called That Parent Thing, will provide knowledge and experiences from experts and parents across a variety of subjects including work and life. The experts will include a speech therapist, […]
Facebook’s copycat Pinterest app sent the stock falling, but history shows there’s nothing to worry about
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook’s latest “copycat” app sent shares of Pinterest falling 4% after hours on Thursday, but history shows investors may not have too much to worry about. While Facebook’s Stories feature infamously drew […]
Zuckerberg ready for Facebook to pay more tax as welcomes rules review
MUNICH (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg accepts that global tax reforms mean it may have to pay more taxes in different countries, excerpts of a speech he is due to deliver in Germany on Saturday show. Cross-border tax rules are set to be rewritten after 137 states sought last month to avoid a […]
China’s startups on the ropes after virus freezes funding
By Lulu Yilun Chen China’s highest-flying technology startups are struggling to stay afloat after the coronavirus outbreak threatened to paralyze critical venture capital funding. Investment in an industry that runs on face-to-face contact and gut instinct has fallen off a cliff since the epidemic erupted in January. Venture capital funds slashed startup investment by 60% […]
Myntra names its new chief technology officer
Fashion etailer Myntra has announced a new appointment in its leadership team. Raghu Krishnananda has been named as its new chief technology officer (CTO). He was last working as the head of service platforms at Samsung Research Institute in Bengaluru. With over two decades of experience as a tech expert, Krishnananda has led R&D teams […]
Karnataka High Court stays CCI probe into Amazon, Flipkart
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) investigation into allegations of anti competitive behaviour by Amazon and its chief rival Flipkart for a period of eight weeks. The interim order comes as a relief to both firms that had come under the competition watchdog’s scrutiny for […]
Facebook’s Zuckerberg wants ‘new framework’ for digital tax
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday backed moves by the OECD group of free-market economies to reform the way online giants are taxed worldwide, even if that means companies like his own paying more to national governments. “We also want tax reform and I’m glad the OECD is looking at this,” Zuckerberg says […]
Amazon’s claim unfounded, CCI tells Karnataka HC
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi The Competition Commission of India on Thursday told the Karnataka High Court that Amazon’s claim of the commission not having followed the due process in gathering evidence before ordering a probe into the company and its chief rival Flipkart was unfounded. Senior counsel Harish Narsappa, who argued for the CCI, told the […]