Apple is reportedly set to overtake Samsung as the world’s top seller of smartphones and hold that title through 2029. Global market research firm Counterpoint Research made these forecasts in a Wednesday (Nov. 26) press release, adding that Samsung has been the top seller of...
Some cities and counties have reportedly identified use cases in which it makes sense to have robots do the work. While there can be concerns about robots’ cost, cybersecurity and safety, these jurisdictions have found that the deployment of robots can make sense where the...
As finance teams and C-suite leaders brace themselves for the hype cycle of innovations like AI and stablecoins, another technological breakthrough is steadily making waves: quantum computing. When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday (Oct. 7)...
Einride raised about $100 million in funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its road freight technology solutions. The Sweden-based company offers a platform that includes connected electric and autonomous heavy-duty trucks, charging infrastructure and an intelligent freight operating system called Saga, it said...
HSBC said it made a breakthrough in using quantum computing in the finance world. The banking giant said its work with a team from IBM uncovered “the world’s first-known empirical evidence of the potential value of current quantum computers for solving real-world problems in algorithmic...
Daimler Truck is reportedly seeking a partner for its autonomous-driving unit, Torc Robotics. The goal is to help finance the company’s investment needs, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 4), citing unnamed sources. Daimler is working with Bank of America to find potential investors interested in purchasing...
Critical Metals Corp. made a discovery that could strengthen Western access to key materials used in semiconductors and clean energy technology. The company found high-grade concentrations of gallium and rare earth elements (REEs) at its Tanbreez Project in southern Greenland, according to a Monday (Aug....
While headlines trumpet the nine-figure paydays big tech firms are laying out for artificial intelligence (AI) talent, a different resource war is underway in the board rooms of financial institutions (FIs). One centered on an entirely different, if equally leading edge, technology. Quantum computing. As...
Where a business spends its money determines its strategy. For years, digital transformation took the lion’s share of investment, as companies wanted to move fast and capture new efficiencies to compete with even faster-moving, more operationally streamlined firms. Today, however, enterprise digital transformation at the...