Accelerating a trend toward digital management of fleets, automakers General Motors and Stellantis are stepping up their efforts to sell connected car data and fleet management platforms along with the commercial vehicles they build. A wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors called BrightDrop has acquired artificial...
Today is Wednesday, June 22 and Google News is turning 20 this year and getting a facelift. The redesign is inspired by user feedback and focused on personalization. Proteus is Amazon’s first fully autonomous mobile warehouse robot — it has the ability to pick things...
In today’s FinTech news, a British firm filed a patent to protect its digital wallet technology, and a community bank steals a compliance chief from Robinhood. Plus, APIs are used to collect data by team members while professional race cars are competing. Tintra Seeks UK...
This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google all signed a new version of the EU’s anti-disinformation code that would force them to share more data about how...
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was a risk that most crypto assets “are likely to fail,” while Ripple’s general counsel said enforcement actions by the regulator...
In tech regulation news Wednesday (June 15), the European General Court sided with Qualcomm in its appeal of a $1 billion antitrust fine imposed by the European Commission in 2018, and the EU Parliament was urged to speed up legislation on crypto assets to provide...
How would you ask a vehicle’s navigation software for directions to a spot that doesn’t have a street address — such as a site that’s off the road, a certain parking space outside a stadium or a particular entrance to a hotel? A growing number...
Aiming to create natural and human-like interaction between drivers and vehicles, and improve their safety, comfort and productivity, automakers are incorporating increasingly sophisticated voice assistants into their new vehicles. In a recent example, Faraday Future announced June 1 that when it launches the first of...
In today’s FinTech news, Marqeta and Mastercard are working together to offer digital banking in Europe with funds paid to cards. Plus, the digital identification firm Prove Identity is stepping up the battle to help slay authorized push payment (APP) fraud. Marqeta Partners With Western...