Police test ‘Spider-Man’ lasso device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by police with Tasers, the makers of a new hand-held restraining device are hoping to change...
Germany’s Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that policymakers could not accept the emergence of parallel currencies, adding that Berlin would reject any such...
Car leasing app Fair raises $500 million loan from Mizuho, Softbank
Car leasing startup Fair said on Tuesday it had raised $500 million in loans from a group on creditors, including Mizuho Bank and Japan’s SoftBank...
NBCUniversal names streaming service ‘Peacock,’ to launch in 2020
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal will name its upcoming streaming service “Peacock,” offering a broad slate of original content, including “Dr Death” starring Emmy and Golden Globe...
Apple awards iPhone supplier Corning $250 million from U.S. manufacturing fund
Apple Inc on Tuesday said it would award Corning Inc $250 million from a $5 billion fund dedicated to U.S. advanced manufacturing....
ECB’s Villeroy tells Facebook that Libra faces tough scrutiny
European Central Bank board member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday that “stablecoins” like Facebookâs Libra highlight gaps in rules and the media giant’s...
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple raises additional $120 million
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple said on Tuesday it raised an additional $120 million from investors to be used to expand long-haul services for truck fleets...
SAP’s German users demand more help with digital shift
Business software group SAP should be more responsive in meeting the needs of its customers as they make the transition to the digital era, the...
Veoneer wins thermal camera production deal for self-driving car
Swedish auto technology group Veoneer said on Tuesday it had won a production contract with an unidentified “world-leading” carmaker to manufacture a thermal camera for...
Vietnam’s social media crowd swells with new entrant to take on Facebook, Google
A new social network has entered the already crowded field in Vietnam as the communist party squeezes U.S. tech giants Facebook and Google with a...