Tag: Apple
Smart speaker market 2.5 times bigger than 2017, says report
Analyst firm Canalys expects the smart speaker market to approach an installed base of 100 million devices by the end of this year, making...
AI bubble set to burst, says critical analyst report
While the hype continues to grow behind enterprise AI deployments and research finds surprising levels of consumer support for the technology, one analyst company...
US-China trade war could hit transport, smart home sectors Friday
Friday's likely escalation of the US-China trade dispute into a full-scale financial war will damage the US tech, IoT, and connected transport sectors, says...
California passes landmark data privacy act. GDPR for USA?
The citizens of Silicon Valley have won round one of a battle against Google and Facebook, as California introduces new state data privacy laws,...
California could force USA to adopt GDPR-style laws today
Editor's note: The legislation referred to in this story has now been passed. To read our latest report on California's new data privacy rules,...
Retail isn’t dying, but it must evolve, says Apple retail chief
Earlier this year, the British Retail Consortium published research showing that online sales of non-food items have dramatically increased over the past five years....
Microsoft slammed for US immigration deal. Can tech industry stand by?
In the wake of Facebook’s problems with Cambridge Analytica, the sense that the technology industry is being held to account by the public –...
Apple lands former Curiosity Mars rover engineer for self-drive project
Apple has continued its process of poaching key staff from its rivals, this time with the hire of a senior self-driving vehicle engineer from...
Devices: Google leads in smart speakers, Apple in wearables
Apple and Google have reported positive Q1 sales figures for wearables and smart speakers, respectively.
The news is particularly good for Google: sales of the...
Apple partners with Volkswagen on driverless vehicles
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Volkswagen to make self-driving vehicles.
At present, the agreement is believed to centre on Volkswagen’s T6 transporters,...
Microsoft adopts GDPR worldwide, supports “fundamental right” to privacy
Apple follows suit with new privacy portal.
Microsoft has announced that it is extending the privacy rights cast into law by GDPR in Europe to...
Massive fall of consumer trust in driverless cars, says AAA
Serious accidents involving self-driving cars have damaged US trust in the technology, according to a new survey.
The latest report from the American Automobile Association’s...