Month: May 2020

Dishcraft Robotics has a simple pitch to corporate kitchens and restaurants that could potentially save tons of single use plastic, non-compostable takeout containers, dishware and cutlery from ending up landfills. Use its cleaning service that will drop off all the clean, reusable dishware and cutlery a restaurant or corporate kitchen could possibly need in the … Continue reading Dishcraft Robotics is using robots to save reopening restaurants from creating more waste Continue Reading →

DHL  has acquired a minority stake in Link Commerce, a turn-key e-commerce company that grew out of MallforAfrica.com — a Nigerian digital-retail startup. Link Commerce offers a white-label solution for doing digital-sales in emerging markets. Retailers can plug into the company’s e-commerce platform to create a web-based storefront that manages payments and logistics.   With the investment … Continue reading DHL acquires stake in Link Commerce developed by MallforAfrica Continue Reading →

Vaya Africa, a ride-hail mobility venture founded by Zimbabwean mogul Strive Masiyiwa, has launched an electric taxi service and charging network in Zimbabwe with plans to expand across the continent. The South Africa headquartered company has acquired a fleet of Nissan Leaf EVs and developed its own solar powered charging stations. The program goes live … Continue reading Vaya Africa launches electric ride-hail taxi network Continue Reading →

Microsoft AI assistant Cortana is getting a dedicated app today for Windows 10 PCs as part of the operating system’s May 2020 Update. Unlike Cortana in the Start menu or pinned to the taskbar, the AI assistant can now function in a dedicated space users can resize, move, and interact with like any other PC … Continue reading Microsoft launches Cortana app for Windows 10 without Amazon’s Alexa Continue Reading →

The company that popularized cloud containers failed its enterprise play. Now it’s turning back to the developers it began to overlook. When the definitive account of cloud computing is published, Docker probably deserves its own chapter. Within the short history of this company you’ll find both an enviable technology story and a painful business story. … Continue reading How Docker is getting back to basics Continue Reading →

TikTok  isn’t the only new media app with a Chinese background that’s making waves in the U.S. News Break, a news app founded by China’s media veteran Jeff Zheng with teams in Beijing, Shanghai, Seattle and Mountain View, has ranked No. 1 among all free iPhone news apps on the U.S. App Store several times since January … Continue reading Meet News Break, the news app trending in America founded by a Chinese media veteran Continue Reading →

When NVIDIA launched GeForce Now earlier this year, the streaming service ran into trouble with publishers like Activision Blizzard and Bethesda. A “misunderstanding” over what titles could stay on the platform after its beta led to some games leaving the service abruptly. Thanks to a policy change, those days are likely behind GeForce Now.  Moving forward, NVIDIA says users will only … Continue reading GeForce Now’s new opt-in policy will likely mean a more stable library Continue Reading →