by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Burger King made headlines yesterday when it began running a 15-second television ad made to intentionally activate Google Home speakers and Android phones within earshot.The simple commercial involves someone posing as a Burger King employee who leans into the camera...
by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Finally some good news for Uber: it will resume its ride-hailing service in Taiwan today, two months after suspending operations following a long-running battle with the country’s government. To avoid running afoul of local regulations again, Uber will partner with...
by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Zeroth is an accelerator program that is out to fix the lack of talent, and investment options, for artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia, and it has just opened applications for its second program which takes place in Tokyo, Japan, in late July.“There’s almost nothing...
by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Microsoft has begun inviting Mac users to try its new Google Calendar and Contacts support in Outlook 2016 by downloading and installing the application from its preview site.Up until now, many of Outlook’s more advanced email features have only been available...
by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Another day, another revelation of an ethically questionable business practice by Uber. This time The Information reports that Uber secretly tracked Lyft drivers using an internal software program it dubbed Hell.Hell not only let Uber see how many Lyft drivers were...
by Asmawisham | Apr 13, 2017 | Technology
Like the boy in Iron Giant, Elmodis watches massive machines to ensure they don’t break or, worse, hurt people. The company recently raised $4.9 million to manage this task in addition to their $250,000 in seed capital from Innovation Nest in Poland.The founders,...