Facebook said on Wednesday that growth would continue to slow as its business matured and it reported a surge in quarterly expenses, disappointing Wall Street expectations that the costs of improving privacy would level off. The news raised concerns that Facebook’s days of astronomical growth were firmly in the rearview mirror, and shares of the […]
Archives for January 2020
Retailers, hoteliers may soon run cloud kitchens
So far a domain of online aggregators such as Zomato, Swiggy and smaller caterers and restaurants, the cloud kitchen business is set to heat up in the coming months with big retailers and restaurants operators planning to enter the segment. India’s largest quick-service chain Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts in India, […]
Rise of the meme economy in India
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi “I started with SMS jokes when I was in school, back in 2010. We used to post them as status messages on our Facebook pages. Then, in 2012, we began our meme page The BACK Benchers,” says Muhammed Aqib T P who runs a Facebook page that has over 4 million followers. […]
BigML Customer Rabobank featured on ‘AI in Banking’ Podcast
There are many uses of Machine Learning in banking as the industry is among the leading ones when it comes to devoting resources to better take advantage of proprietary datasets in order to gain better customer insights. Long-time BigML customer Rabobank is no exception. This week, Jan Veldsink of Rabobank was featured on the Emerj […]
Honeywell and Verizon partner to create LTE-connected smart meters
A partnership between Honeywell and Verizon aims to accelerate the rollout of smart energy grid technology that can save money and energy. Wireless carrier Verizon has announced a partnership with Honeywell that will integrate Verizon’s Managed Connectivity LTE with Honeywell Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to create a smarter energy grid. The project’s aim is […]
Cisco ushers in a bright new age of bridges
Cisco lived up to its logo at Cisco® Live!™ 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. The company announced a series of updates that aimed to build bridges between silos. The news included updates to Cisco AppDynamics® and Cisco Intersight™ Workload Optimizer. They let application and infrastructure teams see into each other’s worlds. Thus, if there’s a problem […]
Video: Zoom Researcher Details Web Conference Security Risks, 2020 Threats
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Verizon and Honeywell enable utilities to more quickly deploy LTE Smart Meters
Honeywell is integrating Verizon’s Managed Connectivity LTE solutions into smart meters and other edge devices, developing the next evolution of the smart electric grid Collaboration allows Honeywell to provide its customers with a wireless networking platform as part of its Smart Energy software, hardware and services, delivering secure and reliable IoT communications for utility applications […]
Kerlink and Smart Traffik Create LoRaWAN® Instore Retail-Analytics Solution
Plug-and-Play SmartBoxes Enable Retail Outlets to Create Personalized Shopper Experience & Build Brand. Kerlink and Smart Traffik, a retail-analytics solution provider for brick-and-mortar merchants, have built a responsive end-to-end LoRaWAN® system that enables retail outlets to create personalized shopper experiences and build brand loyalty by enhancing visitor in-store journeys and improving the phygital transformation of […]
Semtech Releases Reference Kit to Simplify Adoption of LoRa®-based Asset Tracking Solutions
New kit enables quicker set-up times for the more effective evaluation and time-to-market of a broader set of potential asset tracking solutions. Semtech Corporation announced the release of its Asset Tracking Reference Kit to accelerate the adoption of asset tracking solutions based on LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol, and facilitate the confirmation of the […]