Dec
22
2020
Microsoft rolled out its new 365 Teams feature to track productivity in October 2020. In November Microsoft's productivity tracking feature was criticised heavily and eventually scaled back in December. There is a legitimate and not to be underestimated concern about...
Dec
17
2020
Vaccine or no vaccine Covid is here to stay and its future variants are as inevitable as the rising sun - these variants will require 'upgrades' or changes to the current set of vaccines, just as flu vaccines are...
Dec
07
2020
SmartFish H2020, a recent Norwegian initiative, reduces the fishing industry's impact on marine life. SmartFish creates smart nets and scanners. Smart tech is saving fish one environmentally friendly net at a time SmartFish H2020 is an EU funded project...
Nov
24
2020
Peloton - US exercise equipment and media co. - announced on 10 Nov a partnership with Beyoncé. Peloton will create fitness classes for HBCUs. Peloton Interactive Inc. (IXIC:PTON) has partnered with Beyoncé to create a series of classes based...
Nov
19
2020
Mayflower Autonomous Ship, the world's first AI-assisted vessel, was launched on 16 Sep in Plymouth. 2020 marks 400 years since Mayflower’s first journey. This robot ship is over 100 ft in length and completely autonomous - driven by an...
Nov
18
2020
'Sun Machine', the world's largest science project, was born in the 1980s to produce clean energy. Sun Machine's tokamak can harness nuclear fusion as a power source. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project is worth €20bn (£18.2bn). The...
Nov
16
2020
Amazon (IXIC:AMZN), one of the FANG stocks, announced on 24th September 2020 the launch of its new gaming subscription service, Luna. Amazon is in a battle for a position in the gaming market. The gaming market is set for accelerated...
Nov
13
2020
Millennial investors, born 1986-91, since Covid struck, have Wall Street taking them seriously. Millennials are the new generation of smartphone day traders. Millennials own 7% of the US total wealth (USD 9.1 trillion) compared to the 26% of baby...