Author: Bilal

At Microsoft Inspire today, the company made several Dynamics 365 announcements, including Dynamics 365 Customer Voice, a real-time customer feedback tool that could compete with Qualtrics, the company SAP bought in 2018 for a cool $8 billion. Microsoft General Manager Brenda Bown says that as more customers move online during the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to capture real-time … Continue reading Microsoft introduces Customer Voice, a real-time customer feedback tool Continue Reading →

NBCU’s Peacock appears to be having a somewhat better launch than Quibi did, based on data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. While numbers pointing to new app downloads aren’t a complete picture of consumer adoption for a cross-platform service, they can provide a window into early traction outside of any official numbers provided by … Continue reading NBCU’s Peacock streaming service hits 1.5M app downloads in first 6 days Continue Reading →

For the first few months it was operating, Shelf Engine,  the Seattle-based company that optimizes the process of stocking store shelves for supermarkets and groceries, didn’t have a name. Co-founders Stefan Kalb and Bede Jordan were on a ski trip outside of Salt Lake City about four years ago when they began discussing what, exactly, could be … Continue reading Shelf Engine has a plan to reduce food waste at grocery stores, and $12 million in new cash to do it Continue Reading →

Audience measurement company Nielsen  announced today that it plans to change the methodology behind its digital products, including Digital Content Ratings, Total Content Ratings, Digital in TV Ratings, Digital Ad Ratings and Total Ad Ratings. The company plans to start rolling out the new methodology in phases in 2021. It isn’t sharing the full details yet, but … Continue reading Nielsen is revamping the way it measures digital audiences Continue Reading →

Bangladesh’s regulator has ordered telecom operators and other internet providers in the nation to stop providing free access to social media services, becoming the latest market in Asia to take a partial stand against zero-rating deals. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, the local regulator, said late last week that it had moved to take this decision … Continue reading Bangladesh regulator orders telcos to stop providing free access to social media Continue Reading →

Tesla’s  six-month average trailing market capitalization hit $150 billion on Tuesday after a four-month run up of the automaker’s share price that theoretically unlocks a multi-billion-dollar vesting option for CEO Elon Musk. Once Tesla hit the six-month average trailing market cap of $150 billion, which Reuters first reported, Musk became eligible to access the second of 12 … Continue reading Elon Musk is one board approval away from another $2.1 billion in stock options Continue Reading →

Waymo  and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have inked a deal to develop and test autonomous cargo vans and other light commercial vehicles designed to shuttle goods. The agreement is an expansion of a partnership that kicked off four years ago with a focus on self-driving Pacifica hybrid minivans meant to transport people. The deal is the latest … Continue reading Waymo and Fiat Chrysler’s next big project is to develop self-driving Ram vans Continue Reading →

Slow progress is forcing self-driving startups to tighten their belts. Progress on self-driving technology has been slower than many people expected just a few years ago. Google’s Waymo was aiming to launch a fully driverless taxi service by the end of 2018 but missed its deadline. GM’s Cruise abandoned plans to launch a commercial service in 2019. Tesla … Continue reading Why some self-driving startups reject Google’s “moonshot” approach Continue Reading →

The new OnePlus phone looks great, but it’s only launching in Europe and India.      After weeks of teasing, OnePlus has finally fully announced all the details of its mid-range smartphone, the OnePlus Nord. Yes, it’s called the “Nord,” named for the word that means “North” in several European languages. OnePlus has leaked just about … Continue reading The OnePlus Nord mid-range smartphone is official, at ~$450 Continue Reading →

This one-off EV features seven electric motors and 2,300lbs of downforce.      Two weeks ago, a video hit YouTube showing a very loud, very fast electric vehicle testing somewhere in North Carolina. Debate raged about whether this was actual spy footage or guerrilla marketing from Ford’s PR department, since the EV bore a lot of resemblance to the forthcoming … Continue reading Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Mustang Mach-E Continue Reading →