Audi signs 5G agreement with Deutsche Telekom and City of Ingolstadt

5G is being touted as the catalyst for smart city development. The technology is gradually propelling us into a new age of connectivity and will soon transform infrastructure like roads, traffic signals and streetlights into smart city asse....

Vice Media takes over Refinery29 to reach more millennial women

Canadian media company Vice Media’s purchase of Refinery29 is the latest mega-merger between two venture-backed digital media firms that are apparently looking to consolidate for survival against broadcasting giants. Rumors had been ....

PayPal acquires GoPay, becomes first foreign payment platform in China

American fintech firms have long found it difficult to penetrate the Chinese e-commerce market. In November last year, New York City-based American Express became the first American card network to obtain a preliminary approval to build a d....

U.S. DOJ and Congress skeptical over Google’s plan to encrypt DNS

Google’s intentions to implement DNS over TLS in its Chrome browsing platform has apparently become a subject of scrutiny among American regulatory authorities. It has come to the fore through credible sources that the House Judiciar....

Amazon presents Sidewalk for long-range connectivity of IoT devices

In this modern era of wireless connectivity, while tech giants globally are experimenting with 5G and making efforts to expand Wi-Fi capabilities, American e-commerce major Amazon recently said it is developing a new wireless protocol for c....

Lattice, Synopsys extend multi-year software OEM licensing agreement

Application scope of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) is expanding due to the emergence of new use cases driven by proliferation of IoT. The latest update from the field-programmable gate space is that American technology developers L....

AXA XL partners with Accenture to deliver cybersecurity solutions

Insurance sector has become one of the major beneficiaries of digital transformation with leading companies looking to strengthen their market position by providing faster and reliable services. AXA’s property & casualty and spec....

Canoo unveils plans to launch world’s first subscription-only EV

In today’s world, subscriptions have become the norm. While e-commerce giants like Amazon, Blue Apron and Birchbox currently dominate the space across different industry segments, carmakers are realizing that Netflix-like subscription....

Facebook buys CTRL-labs to boost its brain-machine interface efforts

American social media giant Facebook has been on a startup acquisition spree for the past few years. Following the acquisition of several tech startups including Confirm.io, Bloomsbury AI, RedKix and Chainspace, the brand has made it to the....

Softeco and Fincons to design new aviation safety platform ECCAIRS 2.0

Introduction of regulatory framework combined with cutting-edge technologies is set to transform the aviation industry landscape. With an increased focus on safety, leading technology companies are working on building innovative solutions u....