A project that is claimed to be the “first on-street charging pilot of its size in the world”, a program to install around 100 electric vehicle charging stations in Oxford is underway. With the plan to roll out the charging stations on residential streets in order to “help people go electric”, Oxford City Council said…
In a bid to challenge the likes of Apple and Fitbit in the health space, two new fitness-focused smartwatches and a pair of wireless earbuds equipped with its voice assistant Bixby hahs been launched by Samsung. The three products launched are the Samsung Gear Sport smartwatch, the Gear Fit 2 Pro fitness band and the IconX 2018 wireless Bluetooth…
Fujifilm seeks to expand its base beyond its traditional photography business. Fujifilm Holdings Corp has disclosed, it aims to spend $4.54 billion (500 billion yen) in strategic acquisitions over the next three years, as it strives to seek growth outside of its photographic film business. The development is strategic since its photographic film business is…
Worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang were raised after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan which resulted in world stocks tumbling and safe-haven assets soaring on Tuesday. A rally in the euro to above a key level chipped in to put regional stocks on track at one point for their biggest…
The coming of age of door-to-door pizza delivery through autonomous self-driving vehicles. Domino’s Pizza and Ford Motor Co have disclosed that their colloboration in delivering pizzas through self-driving car technology is set to be tested in Michigan in September to test consumers’ reactions. Incidentally this is not the first time that companies have toyed with…
Priced at $299.95, the Ionic smartwatch has a host of features with its major selling points being battery charge of at least 4 days, 50 metres water resistant, sleep tracking and GPS. In a strategic step Fitbit Inc launched its newest device, the Ionic smartwatch which not only has fitness tracking but also contactless payment,…
In order to fund the development of technology that connects human brains with computers, Neuralink Corp., the startup co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has taken steps to sell as much as $100 million in stock. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the San Francisco-based company has already gotten $27 million in…
Given the sensitive nature of the technologies involved at both companies, bankers expect intense antitrust scrutiny by U.S authorities. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, New York-based private equity firm Veritas Capital is exploring the divestiture of two of its high-tech portfolio companies which have a combined worth of around $3 billion.…
The move marks is part of a wave of consolidation taking place in the sector, as it strives to take on larger players. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, New York-based Fusion Telecommunications International Inc, which has a market capitalization of $27.8 million is set to acquire the cloud and business services…
A management role in the business of Toshiba Corp’s memory chip unit is not being sought by Western Digital Corp (WDC.O), part of a group offering to buy the Japanese conglomerate’s chip unit, reported Reuters quoting several people familiar with the matter. With the aim to cover losses from its bankrupt U.S. nuclear business Westinghouse,…
