Virtual IT events and trade shows are popping up everywhere this summer and fall. Even if your travel budget has been cut, you can still make it to these. Whether you are a regular at technology events and trade shows or, as more of an introvert, you prefer to hold down the fort at your […]
Archives for May 2020
Advantage ROI: Optimize AI Programs for Short-Term Gains
With many budgets constrained, now is the time to focus on artificial intelligence projects that will deliver the most payback over the next six months. Let’s say you’re working on an AI program where you’re implementing and scaling dozens of AI business use cases. In addition, you are also spending millions of dollars to enable […]
PlusVitech Uses Machine Learning for Drug Treatment to Win the #EUvsVirus Hackathon
This guest post is originally authored by Fran Guillen, CBO of PlusVitech, and Vicente Salinas, CEO of Plusvitech. PlusVitech is a Spanish company that was founded in 2013 with the key mission to improve people’s quality of life by finding solutions for high-impact diseases such as cancer. In particular, our strategy has always been to […]
NB-IoT roaming is set to accelerate adoption following a slow start in Europe and North America
According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, annual shipments of NB-IoT modules in Europe and North America reached close to 5 million units in 2019. Uptake of the technology is still largely concentrated to China, where smart water and gas meters account for a large part of the volume. Similarly, […]
eMobility’s location challenges addressed in new Quectel whitepaper
Quectel has published a new whitepaper titled ‘Why GNSS for eMobility must balance precision, price, power and packaging’. The paper details the challenges eMobility providers face in enabling vehicles such as eScooters and eBikes to be located in deep urban canyons. It examines why accurate location data will be vital in enabling the ride-sharing industry […]
Q&A: State of IoT Adoption
Q&A with Keith Higgins, VP of Digital Transformation, Rockwell Automation. IoT Business News: What is the current state of IoT/IIoT adoption? Keith Higgins, Rockwell Automation: Scaling digital transformation efforts, including IIoT, is a key priority for organizations that are seeking to continuously improve their digital transformation efforts. In 2019, there was a 400% growth in […]
Twitter flags Trump’s Minneapolis tweet for glorifying violence
Twitter on Friday sounded an all-out war against US President Donald Trump by flagging a fresh tweet from him that violated Twitter policies about glorifying violence. Twitter placed a public interest notice on the latest Tweet from Trump that read: “….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. […]
Indian users target of ‘state-backed’ attackers: Google
Google notified between 51 to 100 users in India that their accounts were being targeted by “state-sponsored” attackers in April, the technology giant said in a blog released late on Wednesday. The post did not specify if the users were targeted by their own government or others. Globally, Google sent out 1,755 warnings to users […]
Online food orders still down 60% from pre-Covid-19 days
India’s online food delivery order volumes continue to remain down by over 60% from the peak reached in the first two weeks of March, according to data from Israel’s Superfly Insights, which collated it through anonymised billing information. “We are seeing some growth coming back, but still not at a pre-Covid-19 level and it’s so […]
Google Pay ties up with Dunzo for essentials
Google Pay, the payments platform of Google India, has on-boarded hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo on its platform as a storefront, at a time when demand for grocery and essentials remains high. This means one can run any task — grocery delivery, medicine delivery, pickup-and-drop — by using the Dunzo tab inside the payments app. Dunzo, […]