14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple Launches Latest Version Of TV App
Apple Launches Latest Version Of TV App
Features a single search interface to access programs across the Apple ecosystem.
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Uber Of X: Shovler, The Uber Of Snow Shoveling
Uber Of X: Shovler, The Uber Of Snow Shoveling
It’s that time of year again: snow-shoveling season.
To avoid both having to negotiate with the kid next door about shoveling your driveway or pleading your neighbor to carve your car out of its snowed-in parking spot, the Shovler app is at the ready.
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mist Systems Makes Wireless For Smart Device Era
Mist Systems Makes Wireless For Smart Device Era
Silicon Valley tech startup Mist Systems is pioneering smart wireless networking for the smart device era. Since its founding in 2014, Mist Systems has worked to bring its Mist Intelligent Wireless Cloud and Enterprise-Grade Access Points to corporations across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, health care, education and more.
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple’s Big Investment
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple’s Big Investment
Tech giant Apple has been in talks to invest in a fund being put together by SoftBank Group, the Japanese telecom and banking firm. Named the SoftBank Vision Fund, it could be as large as $100 billion. SoftBank said it could also tie up with the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese Consumer Group Alleges Singles’ Day Discount Fraud
Chinese Consumer Group Alleges Singles’ Day Discount Fraud
A Chinese consumer group is urging the government to investigate fraudulent discount offers from this past Singles’ Day. The Chinese state-backed group alleges that some 17 percent of the holiday discounts offered on this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping event were fake.
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Google’s Self-Driving Project Goes Solo
Google’s Self-Driving Project Goes Solo
Google’s quest for autonomous vehicle technology officially has a name — Waymo.
Starting today (Dec. 14), Google’s self-driving project has been moved out of the X division. The former Google project is now a standalone company that falls under the ever-widening Alphabet umbrella. The name Waymo is apparently derived from its mission statement — finding “a new way forward in mobility.”
14 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hertz Partners With Shift Technologies
Hertz Partners With Shift Technologies
Rental car giant Hertz recently announced it teamed up with startup Shift Technologies, said Fortune. Shift Technologies is an online used-car marketplace.
Under the new deal, Shift Technologies will feature and sell used vehicles from Hertz’s rental inventory, giving Hertz access to an additional retail sales channel. As of now, Hertz sells most of its cars at auction.