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[ad_1] B Capital, the investment firm from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin that is backed by BCG, has stepped into India after it backed smart point-of-sale company Mswipe in its first deal in the country. The U.S.-Asia fund is investing $10 million into Mumbai-based Mswipe alongside DSG Consumer Partners in what is an ...

[ad_1] Self-driving cars are going to be an important part of tomorrow’s smart cities, and electric vehicle automaker Fisker isn’t wasting any time cementing its position in this market. This week, the California-based company announced that it is teaming up with China’s Hakim Unique Group to create the Orbit, an ...

[ad_1] As TechCrunch notes, the feature seems to take on popular teen app “tbh’s” lighthearted approach. “Tbh,” which Facebook snapped up back in October, encourages users to talk positively about other people by asking questions like “Who has the most infectious laugh?” Unfortunately, it took a nosedive in popularity since ...

[ad_1] Intel’s stumbles in the mobile arena grew to become Qualcomm’s gains with its Snapdragon platform, but now it appears that Qualcomm intends to upend their dominance in entry-level PCs as well. Today, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced that Windows would begin running on systems powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile chipsets. ...

[ad_1] We’ve covered some pretty smart hearing aids before at Digital Trends, but the work being done by researchers at Baltimore’s University of Maryland School of Medicine is something else entirely. Rather than creating an external hearing aid or even an in-ear cochlear implant, they are using 3D printing to ...

[ad_1] While Australian registered sellers have used Amazon for some time, they couldn’t ship goods in-country since the company didn’t own a warehouse there. Now it’s set up one of its huge distribution centers just outside the city of Melbourne, which Amazon hopes will cut delivery time to within a ...

[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Canadian crypto company PlexCorp with violating securities laws by selling up to $15 million in an initial coin offering (ICO). ICOs have seen explosive growth over the past year as fledgling companies have used them to raise more than $3 billion in ...

[ad_1] The internet is vital for many of us. We work, play, and socialize online. Internet access has even been recognized as a basic human right by the United Nations. But fears of an impending spectrum crunch persist. As demands grow, particularly video streaming, our cellular and Wi-Fi networks are ...

[ad_1] $600: That’s how much it’ll cost you a month to own a Volvo XC40 — including tax, insurance and the company’s 24/7 concierge service. All you’ll have to pay for is gas. 310 miles: That’s how far the upcoming Tesla Model 3 will be able to travel on a ...

[ad_1] S even years ago, watch fan Andrew Dakin bought a Movado watch on eBay for $500. It looked like a mint timepiece, well-maintained and classically styled. He had just started collecting watches, so he was happy to get a deal on a unique and valuable timepiece. “At that point ...