Tag: US
Robotics firm closes $820 million investment, backed by Tencent
A humanoid robot manufacturing firm has closed one of the world's biggest robotics and artificial intelligence investment campaigns.
UBTECH Robotics, which develops a range of...
Sprint, T-Mobile plan to merge in $26bn deal | Analysis
UPDATED US wireless companies Sprint and T-Mobile have announced that they are to merge in an all-stock deal which values the combined company at...
Will 5G be the big casualty of China-US trade war?
As the war of words hots up between the US and China over some $150 billion in bilateral trade tariffs, evidence that 5G and...
The world’s fastest drone fleet is ready to service the US
Zipline has been saving lives in rural Africa since October 2016. Now, the drone delivery startup is launching a revamped fleet that will make...
Why China trade war could be a mega-problem for US IT...
Chris Middleton explores the history of the growing trade dispute between the US and China and its allies, and the reasons why it is...
Tech trade war! Trump blocks Broadcom / Qualcomm deal | Analysis
The US President turns from deal-maker to deal-breaker in an extraordinary act, reports Chris Middleton.
In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump has blocked...
Retail IoT: Why Vodafone’s digital fitting rooms are a good fit...
Chris Middleton reports on how the latest retail application of digital mirrors reflects a shift towards customer engagement and smart supply chains on the...
Analysis: Airbus’ Skyways delivery drone completes first flight demo (VIDEO)
Airbus’ unmanned drone delivery project, Skyways, has completed a successful demonstration flight in Singapore. A full-scale trial is pencilled in for later this year.
For an...
Smart homes and the IoT changing consumer attitudes to energy
Consumers are checking their energy consumption in real time, which makes them critical of the status quo. The result? New revenue streams for providers.
Despite...
Perfect storm blows healthtech towards IoT cures
A perfect storm of societal changes and converging technologies is driving both innovation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the healthtech sector, says a...
US senators introduce bill to tackle IoT device security
A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced legislation to address cyber vulnerabilities in the burgeoning IoT device market.
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement...
Electric car start-up NIO announces plans for first self-driving model
NIO, an electric vehicle start-up financed by Chinese investors, has announced plans to launch its first autonomous car in the United States by 2020.
The...