How Google and Amazon capture IoT data from their hubs Tonya Hall talks to Tom Hulsebosch, senior managing director at West Monroe Partners, about how Google and Amazon are able to capture IoT data from their hubs. Amazon has confirmed that the voice recordings produced by customers of the Amazon Alexa smart assistant are held… Continue reading Amazon confirms Alexa customer voice recordings are kept forever
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Samsung: You won’t be using smartphones in 5 years
Samsung Galaxy Fold: What happens next? TechRepublic’s Karen Roby asks ZDNet’s Adrain Kingsley-Hughes about the future of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. Read more: https://zd.net/2DApe2J The Galaxy Fold could be the beginning of the end for smartphones, according to Samsung’s mobile boss DJ Koh, who predicts 5G will shift the tech industry and consumers towards wearables. Koh… Continue reading Samsung: You won’t be using smartphones in 5 years
Uber and AT&T testing 5G for flying cars
AT&T and Uber are teaming up to figure out how wireless networks will play a role in next-gen electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLS), as well as enterprise drones used for cargo transport. In particular, the companies are exploring how LTE and eventually 5G will be used in both applications. “We’re in the very… Continue reading Uber and AT&T testing 5G for flying cars
Uber’s COO and CMO to step down as CEO Khosrowshahi takes on bigger role
Uber’s chief operating officer Barney Harford and CMO Rebecca Messina are stepping down. In a letter to employees, Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi explained the reasoning behind the departures, saying that recent organizational changes have lessened the significance of the COO and CMO positions. Primarily, Khosrowshahi said he will take on a more involved role… Continue reading Uber’s COO and CMO to step down as CEO Khosrowshahi takes on bigger role
Nvidia takes aim at Tesla’s custom GPU claims
Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted the company’s custom GPU processor, said it is using its own silicon over Nvidia and has all the hardware in place for autonomous driving. A day later, Nvidia set out to diplomatically correct some Tesla “inaccuracies.” Anyone who has followed the semiconductor market knows there are benchmark fibs all the… Continue reading Nvidia takes aim at Tesla’s custom GPU claims
Tesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest
[embedded content] A team of security researchers has hacked a Tesla Model 3 car on the last day of the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking contest that was held this week in Vancouver, Canada. Team Fluoroacetate –made up of Amat Cama and Richard Zhu– hacked the Tesla car via its browser. They used a JIT bug in… Continue reading Tesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest
Japanese firms to trial location-tracking car loans in Indonesia
(Image: NTT) NTT DoCoMo and Mizuho Bank will conduct a trial in Indonesia until the end of November that will see a device be attached to a car — to track its location — as part of what the Japanese pair labels an advanced financial service in the form of a “network-connected auto loan”. The… Continue reading Japanese firms to trial location-tracking car loans in Indonesia
FedEx rolls out prototype of autonomous SameDay Bot
FedEx on Wednesday unveiled a prototype of its SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery vehicle designed to get smaller deliveries from retailers to nearby customers. Like Amazon and FedEx’s other competitors in the shipping business, FedEx is hoping that autonomous vehicles can help it solve the challenges of last-mile logistics. Developed in collaboration with DEKA Development… Continue reading FedEx rolls out prototype of autonomous SameDay Bot
Amazon field tests an autonomous delivery robot named Scout
Amazon has revealed its latest autonomous delivery project — a six-wheeled boxy robot named Amazon Scout. The e-commerce giant said the all-electric devices were created in-house at Amazon’s research and development lab in Seattle, and are about the size of a small cooler. Featured stories The bots are meant to travel on sidewalks at an… Continue reading Amazon field tests an autonomous delivery robot named Scout
Bosch to trial automated vehicle tech in country Victoria
The Victorian government has given approval to Bosch to test automated driving systems on the state’s rural roads. With a AU$2.3 million grant, awarded under the AU$9 million Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Trial Grants Program, Bosch will be the first to use automated vehicles for testing and development on Victorian roads. The state in… Continue reading Bosch to trial automated vehicle tech in country Victoria