Month: February 2020
Emerge raises $20M to take its digital freight marketplace for truckers up a gear
Trucking is currently the most popular mode of transporting freight in the US, accounting for around $12.5 billion of the $17 billion freight market, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. But with thousands of small and single-vehicle operators and legacy (often paper-based) systems underpinning communications, it’s also one of…
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UK falling behind on 5G awareness
5G awareness in the UK is high but consumers are still largely unaware of the new applications that next generation networks will enable, new research has found. A study by Amdocs found that 30 per cent of Brits plan on purchasing a 5G-compatible handset this year, despite the fact that…
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Neo4j 4.0 graph database platform brings unlimited scaling
Neo4j,the premiere graph database development platform, announced the release of version 4.0 today, which features unlimited scaling among other updates. Graph databases are growing increasingly important as they are used to find connections in data, such as if you bought this, you might like this related item on an e-commerce…
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T-Mobile and Sprint can now verify that callers are real to protect against spam
T-Mobile and Sprint can now verify that calls coming from one another’s network are genuine and show customers that an incoming call is real. The process is meant to protect against spam and robocalls, and it should help where the feature is supported. The verification program, using a system known…
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Tinder’s handling of user data is now under GDPR probe in Europe
Dating app Tinder is the latest tech service to find itself under formal investigation in Europe over how it handles user data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a formal probe of how Tinder processes users’ personal data; the transparency surrounding its ongoing processing; and compliance with obligations…
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Dyson patent application imagines building an air purifier into headphones
Vacuum manufacturer Dyson has applied for a patent for a new pair of headphones with a built-in air purifier, which it claims could help combat the harmful effects of air pollution in cities, Bloomberg reports. The recently published application, which was filed with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office in July…
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