Month: April 2021
AirTags Are the Perfectly Boring, Functional Future of AR
Apple’s new location-aware widgets point to the company’s possible larger ambitions for augmented reality. Source
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Don’t Underestimate the Challenge of Building a PC
Building your own computer isn’t exactly “adult Lego,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. You just need to know what you’re in for first. Source
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Vodafone opens test lab for OpenRAN mobile equipment Mobile phone
Vodafone is opening a ‘state of the art’ test and integration lab for OpenRAN at its headquarters in Newbury, hoping the facility will accelerate the development and commercialisation of the technology. Like other major telcos, Vodafone is looking beyond the provision of mere connectivity to businesses and increasingly views itself…
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Expenses startup Pleo preps $100M Series C funding, launches new bill payments service
Late-stage Fintech startup Pleo, which offers expense management tools and ‘smart’ company Mastercards, says it plans to raise a Series C round of funding this summer. It’s also launching a B2B bill payments service this week. Co-founder and CEO Jeppe Rindom told me via a call: “We have money until…
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FBI used facial recognition to identify a Capitol rioter from his girlfriend’s Instagram posts
The FBI says it used facial recognition technology to track down and arrest an individual suspected of taking part in the US Capitol riots earlier this year. The case, which was first reported by The Huffington Post, is notable for the FBI’s acknowledgement that it used facial recognition not just…
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Any video conferencing app can use the iPad Pro’s fancy zoom and pan camera
Apple has confirmed that the digital pan and zoom feature of the new M1 iPad Pro’s front-facing camera can work with any video conferencing app, not just FaceTime. That opens the door for popular apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to make remote work and e-learning blend more seamlessly into…
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