Month: May 2020

There are more than 750,000 items available. Walmart is no stranger to fashion retail, boasting as it does a wide range of celeb-backed lines and collections, as well as its own labels. Now it’s entering the preowned clothing space thanks to a partnership with online thrift store thredUP. Instead of simply connecting buyers and sellers, … Continue reading Walmart partners with thredUP to offer new and pre-owned clothing Continue Reading →

Mercedes-Benz is now selling its EQV 300 all-electric premium van in Europe, the second EV to come out of the automaker’s initiative to produce a line of battery-powered models under its new EQ brand. A concept version of the EQV was first shown in March 2019. But unlike so many concepts destined for nonexistence, this … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz launches sales of its premium all-electric EQV van Continue Reading →

It’s challenging Apple and Google in the virtual banking world. Samsung didn’t wait long to unveil its take on a debit card. The tech giant has introduced Samsung Money, a SoFi-powered “money management experience” that combines a Mastercard debit card (issued by Bancorp) with a cash management account. Not surprisingly, it integrates tightly with Samsung Pay. You get a virtual … Continue reading Samsung Money is a debit card tied to Samsung Pay Continue Reading →

OneWeb asks FCC for an expanded license as it prepares to exit bankruptcy. SpaceX and OneWeb have asked for US permission to launch tens of thousands of additional satellites into low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s application to launch 30,000 satellites—in addition to the nearly 12,000 it already has permission for—is consistent with SpaceX’s previously announced plans for Starlink. OneWeb’s application to … Continue reading Bankrupt OneWeb seeks license for 48,000 satellites, even more than SpaceX Continue Reading →

Walmart  is continuing its foray into fashion e-commerce, announcing a strategic partnership with fashion resale marketplace thredUP to list a large number of items on Walmart’s digital storefront. With this partnership over 750,000 items from thredUP  will be available on walmart.com/thredup, starting today. Notably, only clothing items and shoes marked as “new” or “like new” will be listed, though … Continue reading Walmart partners with fashion consignment marketplace thredUP Continue Reading →

In a blog post, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gave an overview of the company’s plan to return its workforce to some semblance of normalcy — or at least a new normal. Google  will begin opening some of its office buildings in various cities starting on July 6, allowing a small amount of its employees who … Continue reading Google outlines plan to get some employees back to the office Continue Reading →

Never misplace an earbud again. Tile’s finding technology has been a boon to the forgetful, helping users locate misplaced keys, wallets, bags and laptops. Now, for the first time, it’s arrived in wireless earbuds, thanks to a crossover with Skullcandy. While some brands of earbuds help you locate them by playing a sound (if they’re switched … Continue reading Skullcandy packs Tile’s location tech into its latest wireless earbuds Continue Reading →

Drones are being deployed in the fight to curb COVID-19 in the U.S. Novant Health and California-based UAV delivery startup Zipline have launched distribution of personal protective gear and medical equipment in North Carolina. Novant is a nonprofit healthcare provider with a network in the Southeastern United States.   Through the partnership, Zipline’s  drones will make 32-mile flights on two … Continue reading Zipline begins US medical delivery with drone program honed in Africa Continue Reading →