Tag: Apple
GDPR: Google fined €50 million as Big Tech falls short
The French data protection authority CNIL has imposed a record €50 million (£44 million) fine on Google for violating the EU’s GDPR data protection...
Facebook working on augmented reality headset
Intel and Google are just two of the technology giants to have tried and failed to take the concept of smart glasses into the...
Baidu becomes first Chinese firm to join US-led safe AI consortium
Internet search giant Baidu has become the first Chinese company to join a US-led consortium dedicated to the safe development of artificial intelligence.
The Partnership...
75 major banks join blockchain payments network
Internet of Business says
While many in the banking sector have railed against blockchain and cryptocurrencies this year, suggesting the former is a systemic risk...
Trade war: Boxing clever? US hits China with more tech tariffs
Chris Middleton explains why the technology sector is in the firing line of the US-China trade war, while Apple customers may get a shock...
Apple moves deep into Augmented Reality with Akonia Holographics acquisition
Apple has confirmed the acquisition of Akonia Holographics, a Colorado-based startup that manufactures augmented reality (AR) waveguide lenses.
The move is a signal that Apple...
‘AutonoMaaS’ cars: Toyota invests $500m in Uber – Apple courting Tesla?
Make way for 'AutonoMaaS' transport, say Toyota and Uber, as they announce a $500 million tie-up. Should Tesla also go the partnership route? Chris...
Microsoft, Amazon roll out Alexa-Cortana unification programme
Users of Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana digital assistants can now access features of the other's technology, said the companies in a joint announcement...
5G: Verizon partners with Apple, Google as commercial stakes rise
5G is emerging as a key commercial battleground as the emphasis shifts from experimental deployments to hard commercial realities, suggest recent announcements in the...
Apple’s record results see it booming in wearables, mobile payments
Despite the widely held belief that Apple is losing ground to Google and has been short of big ideas since the passing of Steve...
China trade tariffs a “tax on consumers”, says Apple CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook has slammed the escalating trade war between China and the US as a “tax on the consumer”.
In an earnings call...
Amazon denies move into network hardware in phonecall to Cisco
Amazon has denied reports that it is planning to manufacture and sell its own network switches – a move that would have pitched the...