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Archives for April 2020
ByteDance makes its remote-work app Lark free in India
(Representative Image) Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, ByteDance owned-Lark Technologies had made its digital collaboration suite free in India as it competes with incumbent players – all of which are vying for increased business in the locked-down country. Lark is a platform for collaboration that brings together tools, including Messenger, Online Docs and Sheets, Cloud Storage, […]
If we could talk to the Eminelles, just imagine it
IoT Now columnist Nick Booth imagines interrogating Eminelle, Renewtrak‘s smart new artificial intelligence automation. IoT Now: What disappoints you about the Internet of Things (IoT) so far? Eminelle: I was the star guest at a recent IoT conference. They gave me a fantastic introduction: ‘Ladies and gentleman, I’m pleased to announce our guest speaker, Eminelle, which stands […]
Spotify signs licensing deal with Warner Music Group
Spotify has renewed its global licensing partnership with Warner Music Group, following which users in India will get access to songs from artists represented by the music label. Warner Music Group’s roster of artists include Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Metallica, Coldplay and Neil Young among others. This move comes months after the Swedish music streaming […]
Why More Emotion – Not Less – May Be Needed To Make More Rational Financial Decisions
Executive Summary With the recent market turmoil driven by the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world are understandably worried not only about the safety of their loved ones but also about the status of their life savings. In turn, financial advisors are working hard to help their clients think about (sometimes substantive) mid-course corrections to […]
Will 2020 be the year home IoT cyber attacks get serious?
When it comes to disruptive change, the emergence of the smart home is driving demographic, economic, and technological advancement as never before, says David P. Maher, executive VP and chief technology officer of Intertrust. This application of IoT, where private households and the devices that run them are connected to the internet, is creating an […]
Welcome for FCA relaxation on 10% drop letters
Andy Bell, chief executive of platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell, has welcomed news that the rules on 10% ‘investment drop’ letters will be relaxed. Under MiFIDII rules, advisers must write to clients if their portfolios or investments drop by more than 10%. However in a ‘Dear CEO’ letter from the FCA yesterday, the regulator […]
Slack and Zoom seize the day, but will they stick?
By Tae Kim The coronavirus is changing the way we work. As more governments implement stricter shelter-in-place orders, corporations and their employees are scrambling to figure out how to conduct business operations in a work-at-home world. First, new hardware is required. Sales of monitors, webcams and laptops are soaring as people build out their home […]
US, Italy and Spain have the most coronavirus cases. These charts show their infection curves
A temporary hospital which is been settled up by members of the California National Guard is seen in Indio, California on March 29, 2020. Apu Gomes | AFP | Getty Images The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shown few signs of abating and is now one of the largest threats to the global economy and financial markets. […]
How mobile IoT location is changing the IoT landscape
The Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly embedded itself in our world for the last decade plus and will only increase its penetration in both the consumer and enterprise spaces. The proliferation of IoT has been driven by several factors, says Ed Chao, CEO of Polte, including growing internet reach, cloud & edge computing, lower sensor costs, […]