Month: February 2020
Soon you may be able to recover an iPhone without your computer
Apple appears to be testing the ability to restore your iPhone or iPad to its box fresh state with a feature that will be available over-the-air. The game may have been given away in revealing details that point to a feature that will make that a reality in the third…
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Ikea’s new meatless meatballs are coming to Europe in August
Ikea’s plant-based meatballs will be available in its roughly 290 European stores starting this August, the company has confirmed to The Verge, with other markets set to follow a couple of months later. The so-called “plant ball,” which may or may not be the name on the menu, is designed…
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ZTE promotes global 5G reach as it refreshes radio portfolio
ZTE has confirmed it now has 46 commercial 5G contracts in place and hopes a refreshed range of 5G networking products will help it compete with larger rivals and overcome any political challenges. The Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer has been subject to the same national security concerns and hostilities from…
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Four ways to make meetings work from anywhere
The current flu season and concerns about the COVIN-19 virus are seeing many businesses review their approach to managing sickness within the workforce. Should employees who are unwell come into the office and risk passing on their illness? Ideally not, but work pressures can often make workers feel like they…
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Samsung S20 camera issues, the coronavirus gets serious for tech and the US, and more
Hello to everybody, but especially to new subscribers — one of whom pointed out that I had a typo in my introductory email. Mortifying, but also fitting for my personal brand. You’re reading Processor, a newsletter about computers, but “computers” defined very broadly and with a wink. I’m Dieter Bohn,…
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Tractable claims $25M to sell damage-assessing AIs to more insurance giants
London-based insurtech AI startup Tractable, which is applying artificial intelligence to speed up accident and disaster recovery by using computer vision to perform visual damage appraisal instead of getting humans to do the job, has closed a $25 million Series C, led by Canadian investment fund Georgian Partners. Existing investors…
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