Sony Corporation has said that it will build an AI-based ride-hailing system in Japan in partnership with five taxi companies. The service will use artificial intelligence to manage taxi dispatches and forecast demand based on factors like weather, traffic and local events. Sony’s announcement came just before Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi, who is currently […]
YouTube Go, an official Android app designed to minimize data usage, is now available in 130 countries. The app launched in India last year, and is designed for people in locations with poor-quality or very expensive mobile data connectivity. Users can either watch a whole video in the app, or download it to their device […]
HomePod, the innovative wireless speaker from Apple, arrives in stores on February 9 and is available to order online beginning January 26 in the US, UK and Australia. HomePod will arrive in France and Germany this spring. Using just your voice, it works together with an Apple Music subscription, providing access to one of the […]
WhatsApp has launched a separate app designed for use by small businesses to more easily connect with customers. WhatsApp Business adds key features like dedicated business profiles for details like email address, business description, store addresses, and website; smart messaging tools like greetings, quick replies, and away messages; and metrics for how many messages were […]
Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing launched a bike-sharing platform within its mobile app on Wednesday. Riders in Beijing and Shenzhen can use two popular shared bikes companies, Ofo and Bluegogo, via Didi’s latest version of the app, with no deposit required for riding Bluegogo bikes. Didi is an investor in Ofo, and it announced last […]
Following an expansion of its 5G tests to multiple cities around the United States — including Minneapolis in time for Super Bowl LII — AT&T recently announced that it expects to be the first US company to launch mobile 5G services in a “dozen markets” by late 2018. The carrier said that it’s “moving fast” to […]
S.O.S Amitié has launched #AtFirstSight : a broad mobile campaign exploiting the invisible area scrolling through Facebook’s feed to reveal in “full screen” the pain that people who call S.O.S Amitié hide. Initiated by Facebook in partnership with Stratégies, the winning campaign “Hack for Good” is signed by Buzzman. 1 in 10 French people has nobody […]
A London student has launched a smartphone app to help delayed commuters secure compensation from the vast sums being “hoarded” by train firms. Benjamin Kaube, 26, who is completing a PhD in physics at Imperial College, said he had become infuriated at the way much of the rail industry made it difficult for passengers to […]
Department store and retail brand Selfridges is strengthening its multi-channel offering with the launch of a social media-friendly shoppable app that aims to redefine the conventional mobile shopping journey. In an era where technology is becoming progressively more integrated with luxury retail, Selfridges is hoping to future-proof its retail channels with a new app, part […]
Teads, the inventor of outstream video advertising and the world’s number one video advertising marketplace, today unveils inRead 360, the latest addition to its game-changing inRead advertising suite. In a global first, the product offers an interactive and immersive 360-degree ad viewing outstream experience, similar to a Virtual Reality (VR) environment. Advertisers will benefit from […]