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Suppliers ZF, Faurecia to collaborate on autonomous driving technology - Crain's Detroit Business

04-05-2017 22:51

Suppliers ZF, Faurecia to collaborate on autonomous driving technology
Crain's Detroit Business
German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG and French supplier Faurecia will collaborate on safety-focused autonomous driving technology. The companies aim to develop innovative safety and interior features for autonomous vehicles, the announced ...and more »

Balancing demands of new technology - Financial Planning

04-05-2017 22:43

Financial Planning
Balancing demands of new technology
Financial Planning
SAN DIEGO – Despite the rise of technology and growing demands to engage with clients on social media, one expert warns that too much multitasking could end in trouble. “Technology can make us forget what we know about life, including what we know ...

Scientists develop technology to create Wi-Fi holograms - CNET

04-05-2017 22:33

CNET
Scientists develop technology to create Wi-Fi holograms
CNET
Soon Wi-Fi will do more than just connect you to the internet. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have developed a holographic imaging process that uses radiation of a Wi-Fi transmitter to generate three-dimensional images of the ...and more »

Comcast Folds Customer Experience, Service Teams into Technology and Products Division - Multichannel News

04-05-2017 22:30

Comcast Folds Customer Experience, Service Teams into Technology and Products Division
Multichannel News
As part of a reorg, the Customer Experience and Customer Service teams of Comcast have recently been combined with the company's Technology and Products division. The organizational shift, which also results in several personnel moves, aim to help the ...and more »

All Eyes on Blockchain: A New Way to Do Business - MIT Technology Review

04-05-2017 22:07

MIT Technology Review
All Eyes on Blockchain: A New Way to Do Business
MIT Technology Review
A recent Deloitte survey conducted at the inaugural the Business of Blockchain conference, produced by MIT Technology Review and the MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative, yielded some interesting responses. by MIT Technology Review Custom; May ...

Baahubali 2 Leaked Online: 'Dangal' Fiasco Continues to Haunt Bollywood

04-05-2017 22:06

While you might have shed a few bucks to watch the movie, the blockbuster was leaked online as well for a short while.

America's future health care will require a workforce trained to use technology - Fox News

04-05-2017 20:50

Fox News
America's future health care will require a workforce trained to use technology
Fox News
While there is still some uncertainty over the exact timeline and a comprehensive alternative plan, it certainly appears that the Affordable Care Act – or at least significant components of it – will be greatly altered in the near future. The passage ...and more »

America's future health care will require a workforce trained to use ... - Fox News

04-05-2017 20:50

Fox News
America's future health care will require a workforce trained to use ...
Fox News
While there is still some uncertainty over the exact timeline and a comprehensive alternative plan, it certainly appears that the Affordable Care Act – or at least ...and more »

Development of nuclear technology - The Hindu

04-05-2017 20:34

Development of nuclear technology
The Hindu
India cannot sign the draft nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which in its present form, was unacceptable to India, as it was discriminatory, and would lead to a monopoly not only of nuclear weapons, but also of nuclear technology. This is understood ...

How Could Facebook's Rumored Brain-Powered Technology Change Online Marketing? - Forbes

04-05-2017 20:11

Forbes
How Could Facebook's Rumored Brain-Powered Technology Change Online Marketing?
Forbes
There's a reason why Facebook is the most popular social media platform in the world; it started with a dedicated audience, but over the years, it's committed itself to constantly improving, with new interfaces, new features, and new technologies to ...

Sachin Tendulkar's First Ever Selfie Interview: Talks About Make In India Tech

04-05-2017 19:17

Sachin is also one of the investors in the Indian IoT company Smartron and it's a 100% Indian tech company as it designs, engineers and manufactures its products in India.

Birmingham technology company expands into Far East - Science Business

04-05-2017 18:02

Science Business
Birmingham technology company expands into Far East
Science Business
5 May 2017: A Birmingham tech company is expanding into the Far East with the opening of a Taiwanese subsidiary. Smart Antenna Technologies (SAT), based on the University of Birmingham's campus in Edgbaston, is opening a research facility in the ...

China's New Plane Will Be Helped Aloft by U.S. Technology - Bloomberg

04-05-2017 17:52

Bloomberg
China's New Plane Will Be Helped Aloft by U.S. Technology
Bloomberg
Out of more than 1,000 flights scheduled to take off or land at Shanghai's vast Pudong International Airport on Friday, one marks the beginning of a new era in the aviation business. China is making its boldest attempt yet to break the stranglehold ...and more »

Technology, work/life balance top factors in employee happiness - BenefitsPro

04-05-2017 17:45

BenefitsPro
Technology, work/life balance top factors in employee happiness
BenefitsPro
Rapidly-evolving technology and changes in work habits are affecting how happy workers are with their jobs, a new survey suggests. Related: Happy employees make a happy company. The 2017 Employee Happiness Report, conducted by Teem, an IT ...

Google coughs up 306 million euros in Italy tax settlement

04-05-2017 17:15

Google said today that it would pay 306 million euros (USD 334 million) to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where it was under criminal investigation for booking profits generated in the country in Ireland.

OTC Commentary: How digital technology is transforming oil - FuelFix (blog)

04-05-2017 16:18

FuelFix (blog)
OTC Commentary: How digital technology is transforming oil
FuelFix (blog)
Fourteen years ago, at its 2003 annual energy conference here in Houston, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) presented a bold vision of how digital technology might transform the world of oil and gas production. “The industry,” it declared ...

Vivo V5s Review: Selfie Lovers Will Love This Rs 18,990 Smartphone

04-05-2017 15:34

A 1.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC powers the Vivo V5s and there is 4GB of RAM.

Uber Update Lets Riders Change Pick-up Location After Booking Ride

04-05-2017 15:34

Starting today, riders in India, on iOS and android, can update their pickup location after they’ve booked a ride.

The Sachin Inspired srtphone Packs a Punch; Just Like The Little Master!

04-05-2017 15:34

Engineered and designed by the home-grown, little big start-up - Smartron, the srtphone is built to deliver an all-round performance.

Oppo F3 With Dual Front Camera Launched: Price, Specifications and More

04-05-2017 15:34

Oppo F3 will be available online exclusively on Flipkart.

Idea Launches 4G Services in Guwahati

04-05-2017 15:34

Idea also unveiled Digital Idea, a suite of digital applications for its consumers of Assam.

Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology Company - Bloomberg

04-05-2017 15:18

Bloomberg
Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology Company
Bloomberg
Software engineer's work on mapping and writing code at DeepMap's offices in Palo Alto, Calif. Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg. A mile away from where Google builds the maps used by people around the world, a 25-person startup is trying to do ...and more »

Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology ... - Bloomberg

04-05-2017 15:18

Bloomberg
Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology ...
Bloomberg
A mile away from where Google builds the maps used by people around the world, a 25-person startup is trying to do something similar for robots. DeepMap Inc.and more »

Infosys#39; move to hire 10K people in the US could impact margins: ex-CFO V Balakrishnan

04-05-2017 12:31

The Bangalore-based company plans to hire over 10,000 people across the US in next two years and establish four tech hubs

Wish to be a Tree After Death? This Egg-like Pod Could Give a Greener Death

04-05-2017 11:24

Capsula Mundi will help your mortal remains grow into any tree you want after you die.

Verizon Wins Live Streaming Rights For NFL London Game

04-05-2017 11:24

The game will be streamed live across Verizon's portfolio of platforms including AOL, Fios, go90 and Complex.

UN Technology Innovation Lab to be Set up in Kerala

04-05-2017 11:24

The start-ups in the state will be working closely with the Innovation lab to build products addressing these issues.

Qualcomm Wants Ban on New iPhones Entering the United States

04-05-2017 11:24

iPhones are considered imports in the US as the devices are also assembled in China.

NASA Seeks Commercial Payload Delivery Services to Moon

04-05-2017 11:24

The exact purpose of such a request for information (RFI), like most of the agency's RFIs, remains ambiguous.

L&T Tech Services Net Falls 11.5%, Buys US Firm Esencia Tech

04-05-2017 11:24

For the full year 2016-17, its net profit grew marginally to Rs 425 crore from Rs 418.6 crore.

India's IT Infra Spend to Reach $2.2 Billion in 2017: Gartner

04-05-2017 11:24

Enterprise networking is the biggest segment of the Indian IT infrastructure market with revenue expected to reach $1.1 billion this year.

India Test Fires Nuclear Capable Agni II Missile

04-05-2017 11:24

The Strategic Forces Command (SCF), a specially raised missile-handling unit of the Indian Army, carried out the test at 10.20 a.m.

Imagination Tech Initiates Dispute Resolution With Apple Over Licensing Issue

04-05-2017 11:24

Imagination said in April that Apple had notified the British firm it was developing its own graphics chips and would no longer use Imagination's processing designs in 15 months to two years time.

Facebook Posts $3 Billion Profit in Q1

04-05-2017 11:24

Facebook scored $8.03 billion in revenue from 1.94 billion users, up from 1.86 billion users last quarter.

Apple Starting US Tech Manufacturing Fund With $1 Billion

04-05-2017 11:24

Apple has about 80,000 employees in the US and plans to hire thousands more "in the future,"

Amazon Starts Fresh Grocery Service in German Cities

04-05-2017 11:24

Amazon launched fresh food delivery services in Seattle in 2007 and has since expanded to a handful of other U.S. cities. Last year it started the service in London.

WhatsApp Down: Messaging App Back After Outage of Several Hours in India, Canada and US

04-05-2017 07:50

WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said.

South Asia Satellite Launch Countdown to Begin Thursday

04-05-2017 07:50

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is also getting ready for the maiden launch of its heaviest GSLV rocket by this month-end.