Monthly Archives: September 2022

BMW to switch to Alexa for in-car voice assistance

Alongside the swathe of new product launches, including a new-generation Echo Auto, Amazon and BMW announced a team-up during Wednesday’s showcase event. The car manufacturer will be switching to Alexa as its in-car voice assistant going forward. It has revealed that it will be adopting Amazon’s technology in vehicles within “the next two years”. Currently,…

Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series television takes 4K UHD smart content to a new level

Watch movies and sports in a much brighter and more lifelike way with the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series television. This smart TV comes with a 4K Quantum Dot Display (QLED). Additionally, the advanced HDR features give it a deep, realistic color. In fact, the Fire TV automatically optimizes the brightness of movies and…

Celebrating the success of 47 European news innovators

We’re announcing today the 47 recipients from 21 countries of the first Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge for Europe. Innovation Challenges, which we’ve previously run in other regions of the world, provide funding to help news organizations develop new paths to business sustainability. This Innovation Challenge was open to publishers with smaller newsrooms that produce…

Former Revolut employees launch Solvo, an app that simplifies crypto investing

Meet Solvo, a new mobile app that wants to make it easier to invest in cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency-related financial products. The two founders Ayelen Denovitzer and Shailendra Sason met while they were working for Revolut, in the crypto team more specifically. Earlier this year, Solvo raised a $3.5 million seed round from Index Ventures with…