Monthly Archives: May 2023

Oracle PeopleSoft Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons

What are the capabilities of Oracle PeopleSoft? Learn more about Oracle PeopleSoft’s features, pricing, pros, cons and alternatives here. The post Oracle PeopleSoft Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Alibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization

Alibaba founded Damo Academy in 2017 to carve out a program focused on cutting-edge research that is relatively free of short-term monetization pressure. One of the Academy’s 16 labs conducts research on autonomous driving, which just announced a major change … Continue reading

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Vice Media files for bankruptcy to enable sale to lenders including Soros and Fortress

Once a digital media darling, Vice Media Group on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection after years of financial troubles.

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More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard

Nobody in the EU can access Google’s Bard chatbot. But the 50,000 penguins who live on a dormant volcano in the South Atlantic can sign up right now.

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M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform

M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured over $250 million in new funding.  The capital injection includes $55 million in equity … Continue reading

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Apple partner Foxconn to invest $500 million in India’s Telangana

Foxconn will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the latest in a series of bets from the key Apple contract partner as it expands its base in the South Asian market. … Continue reading

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Cold-chain startup Figorr raises $1.5M, backs the roll out of data-driven perishables insurance

Oghenetega Iortim built Nigerian-based cold chain startup Figorr after imagining better means of storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products, following the post-harvest losses from his fresh agro-produce venture. Figorr (previously Gricd) runs IoT-powered solutions that provide businesses, especially those in … Continue reading

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Amazon is focusing on using A.I. to get stuff delivered to you faster

Amazon aims to use artificial intelligence to speed up deliveries — by minimizing the distance between its products and customers, a top executive told CNBC.

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Apple releases satellite-based emergency SOS feature in Australia and New Zealand

Apple made its emergency satellite communication features available to users in Australia and New Zealand on Monday. The company said that users with iPhone 14 in the region can contact emergency services and share their location with friends and family … Continue reading

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Should social media face-altering filters be regulated?

With photo manipulation technology now extending to videos some want authorities to intervene.

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