Month: February 2020
Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup
Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup working on location accuracy beyond the capabilities of GPS, has been acquired by Facebook, according to a regulatory filing. Full terms of the deal remain as yet unknown, although a Companies House update reveals that Facebook Inc. now has majority control of the…
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Uber claims top spot in Indian ride-hailing market
Uber facilitated 14 million rides a week in India last year, the American ride-hailing firm said as it claimed the tentpole position in the key overseas market. In a report (PDF) published on the sidelines of its quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, Uber said that it commanded over 50% of the ride-hailing…
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This new memory chip could end up in an iPhone 5G
US semiconductor giant Micron has unveiled its next generation low power DDR5 memory (LPDDR5). The new chip is likely to make its way into the next iPhone, which could have 5G connectivity, but LPDDR5 will make its debut in the Mi 10, the new flagship from Xiaomi, marking the start…
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Watch Motorola’s ‘real’ flip test for the new Razr foldable
We’re still not sure when you’ll actually be able to buy Motorola’s re-imagined flip phone in stores, but we do have a brand-new video of the folding screen Motorola Razr for you to watch — because Motorola was apparently so unhappy with CNET’s original fold test, it decided to share…
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Nvidia is no longer attending Mobile World Congress, citing coronavirus risk
The world’s biggest mobile trade show just took another blow — graphics giant Nvidia, one of the conference’s sponsors, just announced it’s not sending employees to Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the “public health risks around the coronavirus” that have been putting off some other exhibitors and…
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Facebook’s Twitter account compromised, hacker group claims credit
There’s this brilliant feeling on Fridays if you’re a reporter when you think that all the things you have to write about are complete. You kickstart some work for Monday. Maybe you tighten up a to-do list. Hell, you might even read some email. But then on Fridays like today,…
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