Facebook’s WhatsApp brings digital payment to users in Brazil
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp messaging service rolled out a system across Brazil on Monday that will allow users to send money to individuals or local businesses...
Honeywell launches new business unit to capture drone market
Honeywell International Inc, a major supplier of aerospace products, said Monday it launched an unmanned aerial systems business to bet on the autonomous aviation space...
Explainer: Europe steps up tech battle vs. coronavirus with German app
Germany on Tuesday becomes the latest European country to launch a smartphone app that seeks to break the chain of coronavirus infection by tracking encounters...
Norway to halt COVID-19 track and trace app on data protection concerns
Norway will halt its COVID-19 track and trace app and delete all data collected so far after criticism from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, the...
Nokia to deliver around 10% of China Unicom’s 5G core network
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Monday that China Unicom had selected it to supply around 10% share of its 5G core network, confirming...
Nokia adds Broadcom as third 5G chip vendor to diversify supply
Finland’s Nokia Oyj said on Monday it had partnered with Broadcom to develop chips for 5G equipment in its third such deal following ones with...
U.S. to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort
U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing....
Tesla’s China car registrations up 150% month on month in May
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc’s China car registrations in May jumped 150% month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed....
Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom
The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019, the biggest increase in three years and outpacing sales of...
Sweden’s Sinch to buy India’s ACL Mobile for $70 million
Fast-growing Swedish cloud computing services provider Sinch AB said on Monday it had agreed to buy Indian firm ACL Mobile for about $70 million (INR...
