Lime has launched the first e-scooter sharing pilot in Canada, giving residents in Waterloo, Ontario a chance to see what this two-wheeled transport option is all about. It’s not available across the entire city users will have to be content with putting around a 6.5km (4mi) route between Waterloo Park and the David Johnston Research […]
Honda Motor Co is investing $750 million in General Motors‘ self-driving car unit, with plans to commit an additional $2 billion in the coming years, in an effort to jointly develop a fully autonomous car for mass production. The partnership arrives as auto makers and technology giants scramble to plant stakes in a transportation landscape […]
The WiFi Alliance today announced WiFi 6, a new name and release for the wireless networking standard that the Alliance hopes will clarify which devices can work together to offer the best experience. WiFi 6 is based on the 802.11ax spec. Devices that are designated as WiFi 6 will support all WiFi technology up to 802.11ax. The […]
The FCC is stripping power away from state and local governments in order to facilitate the installment of 5G infrastructure. This week the agency moved forward on an earlier proposal that sets limits on fees municipalities can charge for cell site applications, as well as the timeframe in which those applications need to be approved. Carriers must […]
Apple has won a reversal in a court case worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals tossed a decision that awarded the University of Wisconsin’s patent licensing business $234 million in damages. The original decision found Apple guilty of violating patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). […]
Facebook announced today that an attack discovered earlier this week exposed information on nearly 50 million of the social network’s users The attackers exploited a feature that lets users see their Facebook page the way someone else would. They could then potentially use it to take over the accounts. Facebook said it does know who […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud, according to court documents filed Thursday. Tesla was not named as a defendant in the complaint, but could be at any time. The SEC complaint alleges that Musk issued “false and misleading” statements and failed to properly notify regulators of […]
Qualcomm has taken yet more action against Apple, which it alleges stole trade secrets and offered them to Intel in a bid to improve Intel’s modems. This year’s iPhones rely solely on Intel modems, rather the a mix of modems from Intel and Qualcomm, in part because Apple and Qualcomm are locked in a legal […]
AT&T and Harman this week launched the Harman Spark, a module that brings safety and security features to cars. The Spark plugs into a car’s OBD II port and connects to AT&T’s LTE network. Some of the functions include emergency crash assistance, wherein owners will receive a call if the module detects a crash, as well as […]
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have decided to leave Facebook, which purchased Instagram for $1 billion in 2012. Instagram started with just a handful of people and now employs more than one thousand all around the globe. Systrom and Krieger expressed gratitude for the opportunities afforded them over the eight years since Instagram’s […]
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