Oct 15
Partisan fraudsters may have a tougher time disseminating misinformation to voters over the next 22 days, as Facebook has vowed to crack down the spread of such “fake news” ahead of November’s midterm elections, Reuters reports.
Oct 15
The Wild Boars said during their first U.S. television appearance they used prayer and meditation to remain calm.
Oct 15
Trump supporters want pictures with her, she said. “I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with you?'”
Oct 15
Sony today announced the new Cyber-shot HX99. The company claims that it’s the world’s smallest travel high zoom camera. The zoom range of 24-720mm is said to be in the world’s smallest camera body of its kind. The camera is aimed at travelers or casual photographers and promises extensive functionality including the ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-720mm high magnification zoom lens.
The camera is capable of recording 4K video while the BIONZ X image processing engine with a front-end LSI powers fast autofocus, 10 fps shooting, and more. It’s possible to capture slow-motion video up to 120 frames per second with this camera as well.
The lens features Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to minimize shake and blur during both handheld and telephoto shooting. There’s a Zoom Assist feature which lets the user zoom more accurately by providing a quick, temporary zoom-out display to showcase a wider area.
Sony’s Eye AF technology is present too. It was popularized by the company’s well regarded α interchangeable lens cameras that are capable of locking focus on the subjects eye for great portraits. There’s a 180 degree tiltable LCD screen for easy framing of group shots and self portraits.
Sny has confirmed that the new Cyber-shot HX99 camera will be available for purchase next month for $449.99.
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Oct 15
Nicole Kidman Says Tom Cruise Marriage Protected Her From Sexual Harassment
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe actress revealed she’s been “reluctant” to talk about the relationship.
Oct 15
BMW Group has teamed with Umicore and Northvolt to develop a “closed life cycle loop” for electric car batteries. This EV battery recycling program includes more than harvesting materials, instead first designating used EV batteries for secondary uses, such as stationary energy storage devices. At the end of this life cycles, the batteries will be harvested for raw materials. The … Continue reading
Oct 15
Vinli launches mobility data platform, signs partnership with ALD Automotive
Posted in: Today's ChiliConnected car startup Vinli aims to connect vehicles to the cloud and is today announcing a change in its business model as it partners with the largest fleet operator in Europe, ALD Automotive.
Vinli launched in 2014 as a direct consumer company that allowed owners to add cloud services to automobiles. It was a clever concept, and when it launched four years ago, it was ahead of the curve. The company went on to raise to $6.5M through four rounds of funding, slowly evolving the product to meet the changing needs of the market.
Today, the company is announcing a change in focus and will no longer sell products directly to consumers. The company founder and CEO Mark Haidar tells TechCrunch this is in response to the product’s evolution, which can now offer enterprises a platform for them to launch their own mobility applications directly to their users.
Vinli is discontinuing the production of its hardware and will work with partners to offer the same services to consumers.
To go along with this new business strategy, Vinli is launching a data platform that Haidar tells me can ingest data from any source and correlate it with machine learning and AI, allowing customers to develop predictive services for their products. Called Era, Vinli believes this will enable its customers to mine trends from data without the need of data scientists.
Vinli signed a deal with ALD Automotive to add its connected services to its fleets of 1.6 million vehicles. In a press release, ALD Automotive says Vinli will enrich ALD’s “overall service offering and develop new value-added solutions to improve both driver experience and optimize overall Total Cost of Ownership for efficient fleet management.”
“We believe that the automotive industry is evolving to become a service-based and subscription-driven industry,” said Mark Haidar, CEO of Vinli. “Connected cars and data are at the epicenter of this change. Collecting, analyzing, and discovering trends from ALD’s fleets will not only be transformative to the driver but to the industry as a whole”
Terms of the partnership were not released.
Connecting vehicles to the cloud has significant implications as car makers, insurers and consumers alike can gain deep insights into the habits of the driver and mechanics of the car throughout its life. Vinli seems well positioned to offer a platform to provide this data and today’s moves should help the company into the future.
Oct 15
Everyone’s favorite refrigerator store, Sears, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. This wasn’t a big surprise. Sears has closed over a thousands stores in the last decade, and the company plans to close 142 of the 700 stores that still remain in its attempt to chip away at the $5.6 billion in debt plaguing the…
Oct 15
Oct 15
Product catalogs have been around since forever. You could get them at the big stores or in the mail for products that you could get delivered. Even though there has been a significant change in the way people shop now over the past few years, product catalogs have largely remained the same. This is what a company called Magik Book intends to change.
Its product is called Magik Book as well and it’s essentially the product catalog of the future. It’s a physical book which can connect to a tablet. When a page is turned, the link device responds with synchronized animations, music, images, 3D models, and more.
The product has been designed primarily as a marketing tool for stores and showrooms. The catalog can provide a more interactive in-store experience to customers while retailers can use it to link their physical stores with their online presence.
The book comes in a case that can fold out into a stand. The device is then angled in the direction of the user while the book itself remains flat. The content tailored to each page is shown in a custom app.
This happens through the company’s patented advanced magnetic field technology which uses the compass and other sensors in the tablet. It works with both iOS and Android devices and requires no batteries or pairing.
Magik Book is a B2B product right now which means it’s only being sold to agencies and brands for marketing. The company is working on software which will enable small businesses and even consumers to create their own Magik Book experience and order it online.
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