Innovation has been at the heart of agriculture for thousands of years. The twenty-first century has seen researchers and businesses ramp up the development of high-tech harvesting solutions. Tech giant Alphabet’s so-called “moonshot factory” — also known as X — has shared details about a project that’s aiming to transform agriculture and food production using […]
Alphabet and SoftBank’s solar-powered drone provides first LTE connection
Turning autonomous drones into mobile cell towers Airborne cell towers have a number of advantages over their terrestrial brethren. They can cover a greater geographic area and be moved to where they’re needed. But while the concept is years old, the technology is still under development. Today, though, Google’s parent company Alphabet and Japanese tech […]
Huawei takes a leap in the world’s most innovative companies’ list
It moves to sixth position from 42nd place Companies like Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and others are the regulars in the top ten list of the world’s most innovative companies, but for Huawei, it is the first time. This ICT infrastructure provider has taken a leap from 42nd place in the list to the sixth position. […]
Uber leads $170 million investment into Lime electric scooters
Uber Technologies Inc. is leading an investment round of $170 million in scooter-rental company Lime, a lifeline for a startup reeling from plunging customer numbers and company-wide layoffs. Alphabet Inc., GV and Bain Capital Ventures, along with other new and existing stakeholders, also participated, Lime said in a statement Thursday. As part of the […]
