Image: DuckDuckGo Australia looks set to become the sort of Microsoft monopoly that Redmond has only dreamt about, but rather than being in an area Microsoft is known for — office suites, Windows, Surface products — the country is turning to the eternal bridesmaid of search engines, Microsoft Bing. This is all a result of… Continue reading If Bing is the answer then Australia is asking the wrong question
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Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
Qualcomm Qualcomm on Tuesday outlined a broad strategy to advance its Snapdragon platform in the auto industry as it aims to expand in the cockpit as well as a bevy of subsystems. The Qualcomm playbook for the automotive industry rhymes with its plans for IoT, artificial intelligence and compute. That strategy revolves around using 5G… Continue reading Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
BMW, Ford back development of vehicle ‘birth certificates’ built on the blockchain
BMW, Ford, and major technology companies have indicated their support for a new blockchain project to assign “birth certificates” to vehicles. Announced on Tuesday, the initiative is focused on developing technologies able to track a car from its manufacture and beyond, including when the vehicle has changed hands, its maintenance history, and records of mileage… Continue reading BMW, Ford back development of vehicle ‘birth certificates’ built on the blockchain
BMW just cursed and insulted old people (and mocked old BMWs)
What’s going on? Screenshot by ZDNet I miss the noise of CES. more Technically Incorrect I miss the shiny stands. I miss the salespeople, shiny and standing there for interminable hours, invented smiles beaming. Most of all, I miss the companies trying to make news in whatever way they can. At this first virtual CES,… Continue reading BMW just cursed and insulted old people (and mocked old BMWs)
CES 2021: Intel’s Mobileye touts new Lidar silicon chip for autonomous vehicles
Intel’s autonomous driving subsidiary Mobileye detailed its AV strategy and latest technology gains as part of its virtual appearance at this year’s all digital CES 2021. Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua said the company has been focused on a technology trinity that includes Mobileye’s automatically generated, crowdsourced high-definition maps; a driving policy based on Responsibility-Sensitive Safety… Continue reading CES 2021: Intel’s Mobileye touts new Lidar silicon chip for autonomous vehicles
NIO teams up with Nvidia, Qualcomm in self-driving car development
NIO has partnered with Nvidia and Qualcomm in the development of the next generation of automated vehicles. The Chinese vendor, which holds a strong position in its domestic electric vehicle (EV) market, said that Nvidia’s Drive Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) will be harnessed to power the next rollout of smart EVs, due for release in 2022. … Continue reading NIO teams up with Nvidia, Qualcomm in self-driving car development
Tesla’s Elon Musk: Why our new model could be a Europe-designed hatchback
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says cramped parking spaces in Europe mean it would make sense for the first new Tesla model it designs in Berlin to be a compact electric vehicle like a hatchback. Artificial Intelligence Tesla is midway through constructing building its massive Berlin Gigafactory, where it will mass-produce electric vehicles starting with the… Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk: Why our new model could be a Europe-designed hatchback
Apple released a new MacBook Air and I’m disheartened
Same old, same new? × apple-macbook-air-with-m1.png I want to buy the future. If I can own what is to come, then I’ll be ready to take advantage of it when it finally gets here. I was deeply riveted, therefore, when Apple declared at its latest event last Tuesday that it had released “the future of… Continue reading Apple released a new MacBook Air and I’m disheartened
Uber acquires transit software company Routematch
Uber announced Thursday that it has acquired transit software company Routematch. The ride share company said the deal supports Uber’s efforts to expand its suite of transportation technologies for cities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Routematch is known for developing transportation software for public transit agencies. The company’s software… Continue reading Uber acquires transit software company Routematch
Google Cloud lands Renault as analytics, machine learning, AI customer
Special feature The Rise of Industrial IoT Infrastructure around the world is being linked together via sensors, machine learning and analytics. We examine the rise of the digital twin, the new leaders in industrial IoT (IIoT) and case studies that highlight the lessons learned from production IIoT deployments. Read More Automaker Renault said it will… Continue reading Google Cloud lands Renault as analytics, machine learning, AI customer