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Uber to sell software with new product, new business

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Uber Technologies Inc. is getting into software. The company is making the technology that powers its ride-hailing business available to others, starting with public transit agencies. California’s Marin County transportation providers are the first customers to buy access to Uber’s software in a deal the company announced Wednesday. The tie-up represents a potential new revenue stream for Uber at a time when the company could use it. “This is not a one-off. This is a new product and a new business,” said David Reich, head of Uber Transit, adding that…

Facebook Acquires Crowdsourced Mapping Company Mapillary

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Facebook on Thursday acquired Swedish mapping technology company Mapillary, which collects images from tens of thousands of contributors to build immersive and up-to-date maps, the companies said. Mapillary Chief Executive Officer Jan Erik Solem, who founded the Malmö-based startup after leaving Apple in 2013, said his company’s technology would be used to power products like Facebook Marketplace and supply data to humanitarian organisations. Solem had sold a facial recognition startup, Polar Rose, to Apple in 2010. Facebook confirmed the transaction, but declined to disclose the terms. Mapillary did not immediately…

Linksys Launches Affordable MR7350 Mesh Router With Wi-Fi 6 Support

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Linksys has expanded its vary of Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers by launching the Max-Stream AX1800 Mesh WiFi 6 Router (MR7350). The brand new Wi-Fi mesh router has been debuted as an inexpensive possibility in opposition to the prevailing Linksys MR9600 and Linksys Velop choices. The Linksys MR7350 router has a protection of as much as 1,700 sq. toes. Nonetheless, it may be used as a mesh node on an Wi-Fi 6-based mesh community. The router has backward compatibility assist, which suggests it may be related not simply with Wi-Fi 6…

Hike introduces Hikeland, a virtual space to meet friends

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Instant messaging application Hike has revealed an interesting feature on their platform to help the users cope with social distancing across the globe. The new feature called HikeLand is claimed to be a virtual space where users can interact with one another. The feature is not limited to that. It also allows people to make new friends as well as watch videos together. The new HikeLand feature will be rolling out to users on both Android and iOS from Wednesday. The user will have to update to the most recent…

Walmart buys tech from Carezone to help people manage their prescriptions

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Walmart is acquiring technology and intellectual property from CareZone, a start-up that makes it easier for people to manage multiple medications, Walmart confirmed to CNBC on Monday. CareZone, which got its start in 2010, develops apps to help people manage their medicines. It also built technology for users to scan insurance cards and prescription drug labels, making it easier to figure out what’s covered by their health plan or to organize a home delivery. The apps have about 3.5 million members, according to CareZone CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Walmart will now…

Ford, Volkswagen Finalize Partnership to Build EV, Delivery Vans, and Pickup Truck

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Reports of Ford and Volkswagen coming together in an alliance first started coming out in January 2019. Back then, all we knew was that the two massive brands would partner to work on electric cars, commercial vans, and autonomous technology. Now, the two automakers have put out some more information on what we can look forward to from the two brands. Big Things Are Coming The most exciting bit of news for consumers is the introduction of a medium pickup truck that will be offered as the Volkswagen Amarok. The…

Apple Maps brings helpful feature for Indian users

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Apple Maps is leaving no stones unturned to match up to Google Maps in India. Apple Maps has introduced a new “Nearby” feature for users in India just like Google Maps. The latter has been offering Nearby feature for a few years now. The new Nearby feature makes it easy for Apple Maps users to find nearby grocery stores, hospitals, medical stores, and more. Besides India, Apple rolled out the Nearby feature to 30 other countries including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia,…

Wipro Partners with and Invests in CloudKnox Security to Secure Multi-Cloud

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, today announced a partnership with CloudKnox Security. The Wipro and CloudKnox joint solution offering enables enterprises to proactively protect and manage their Hybrid and Multi-Cloud infrastructure by continuously detecting and remediating over-permissioned identities. Wipro Ventures, the corporate investment arm of Wipro, invested in CloudKnox through its recently announced $150M Fund II, to strengthen the strategic partnership. Rapid adoption of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud infrastructure by enterprises is leading to an increase in the attack surface area, and as…

Capgemini partners with Coursera to reskill employees in digital technologies

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 wppoonam

We are excited to announce that Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, has partnered with Coursera to offer high-quality learning to its employees. Starting today, Capgemini’s employees in nearly 50 countries will have access to 4,000 courses on Coursera for Business. No one could have predicted the impact that COVID-19 has had on the world of work and the dramatic way it will change how businesses operate and serve customers in the long-term. For Capgemini, it has reinforced its business imperative of encouraging employees…