Uber has launched a new service designed to ferry US patients to and from doctors’ appointments. The Uber Health dashboard allows healthcare providers and caregivers to request and schedule rides on behalf of patients. Uber Health rides are coordinated through text messages so riders don’t need a smartphone to get to their appointments. Uber is also […]
Global adtech and app user acquisition company, Mpire Network, launched a comprehensive brand refresh. At its centre is the introduction of a new, truncated name, Mpire, to reflect the Company’s evolution beyond the category of ad network. Accompanying the new name will be a renewed visual brand identity for the company, and the new website. […]
Alphabet-owned Google sent a message to Slack on Wednesday, saying that its workplace messaging platform—Hangouts Chat—has officially launched. Hangouts Chat functions in similar fashion to Slack and other workplace messaging platforms, but also provides a slew of other Google products such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar and Cloud Search. Google also says it will use […]
You have a few options when it comes to streaming music and whether you’re subscribed to Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal or something else, there’s a lot of music right at your fingertips. But live recordings offer their own sort of listening pleasure, and while you may find some on those streaming services, Paste Music thinks […]
Alibaba Group has joined forces with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU) to establish Alibaba’s first joint AI research institute outside China. The five-year, multi-million dollar collaboration will see 50 researchers from both organisations working together. As part of the partnership, NTU will combine its human-centred AI technology with Alibaba’s Natural Language Processing (NLP), […]
Twitter has announced the official launch of a new Bookmarks feature, which is designed to allow Twitter users to save tweets for later access. All tweets now feature an updated “share” icon that’s used for both bookmarking and sharing tweets, and Twitter says the share icon is meant to make it easier to save and share […]
Chinese technology giant Tencent is leading a $115-million, or Rs 740-crore, financing in music streaming service Gaana. Times Internet, Gaana’s parent, will also make further investments in the service, a company statement issued on Tuesday said. Times Internet is a part of the Times Group which publishes The Times of India. The maiden external financing […]
Amazon has launched its Prime Music service in India, giving its Indian Prime members access to 10s of millions of songs across international and Indian music labels in over 10 languages including English, Hindi, Tami, Punjabi, Bengali, and more. The eCommerce giant introduced its Prime service to India about 18 months ago – though it […]
The Moon will get 4G coverage next year, 50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on its surface. Vodafone plans to create the first 4G network on the Moon to support a mission by PTScientists in 2019 and has appointed Nokia as its technology partner. Berlin-based company, PTScientists is working with Vodafone Germany and Audi to […]
Formula 1, the pinnacle of motor sport, is set to launch F1 TV early in the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, an innovative way for fans to enhance and enjoy their experience of Grand Prix racing. F1 TV is Formula 1’s over the top (OTT) platform and marks F1’s biggest investment in […]