Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a press conference in Moscow. Sergei Guneyev/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images Alexander Lukashenko has warned that the Ukraine war could spill over into a global conflict. Lukashenko baselessly accused the West of perpetuating a “multi-polar world order.” He said the world could be plunged into…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Now even connected cars are embracing the subscription model. BMW drivers in a few countries will have to pay $18 per month for heated seats, reportedThe Verge. Front-seat heating is one of many optional add-on software upgrades available in BMW’s ConnectedDrive stores in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, New Zealand and South Africa. Also…
Nikon will reportedly discontinue production of its SLR cameras as per Nikkei Asia. Increasing competition from smartphone cameras continues to shift the camera industry. The Japanese camera maker will be focusing on new mirrorless camera models and the Nikon D6 DSLR will be Nikon’s last SLR. An SLR (single-lens reflex) camera uses an array of…
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million Series C funding to grow its clean-tech venture building business in Africa, in a round led by Kyuden International Corporation, a subsidiary of the Japanese Kyushu Electric Power Group, and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa Investments. The equity round also saw the participation of six new private investors, high…
SAVE UP TO 39%: Roomba robot vacuums are on sale this Prime Day, saving you up to 39% on list price. The good news is that there are absolutely loads of Prime Day robot vacuums deals this year, with all the biggest brands on offer. The bad news is that there are so many deals…
Samsung Galaxy Watches will soon be getting new accessibility features that aim to improve device usability. Being billed as the “complete watch experience”, One UI Watch4.5 will offer new communication options, add tools for the visually impaired, and streamline menus for easier navigation. Samsung states the update will be released sometime in the “third [fiscal]…
Apple and Jony Ive are breaking up — and this time, according to The New York Times, it’s for real. Ive left the tech giant in 2019 after over two decades and formed his own company called LoveFrom, which counted Apple as its first and primary client. The publication said that both parties agreed not…
Sundar Pichai, boss of Google and its parent Alphabet, told employees to “be more entrepreneurial” and work with “more hunger” in a staff-wide email that warned of consolidation, several news outlets reported. Citing the “uncertain global economic outlook,” the CEO said Google would slow its hiring pace for the second half of 2022. Google brought…
China’s Tesla challenger Xpeng isn’t content with just making electric vehicles. It’s also betting on ridable robot unicorns for kids. Xpeng Robotics, a bionic robot maker affiliated with Xpeng, just raised an impressive $100 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital, at a time when venture investments are slowing in China. Other…
SAVE OVER £150: Beats Studio3 headphones are on sale for £149 this Prime Day, saving you 50% on list price. We’re into the second half of Prime Day, but the pace isn’t dropping. We’ve got a lot of new deals to work through today, so buckle up. This has been a good year for headphone…