May 25, 2016
MasterCard has unveiled the first commerce application for SoftBank Robotics’ humanoid robot Pepper. The application will be powered by MasterPass, the global digital payment service from MasterCard that connects consumers with merchants, enabling them to make...
May 25, 2016
Swedish company reconstruction firm FrontOffice Nordic, which raised almost €600,000 from crowdfunding investors on FundedByMe in February 2016, has been listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM) stock exchange. This makes FrontOffice the first successfully crowdfunded...
May 25, 2016
According to the latest figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), Western European shipments of ultraslim convertibles and detachables posted positive growth (44,7%) to account for 18,4% of total consumer shipments and 21,9% of commercial devices in...
May 25, 2016
Niveus Investments, a subsidiary of Hosken Consolidated Investments, has launched Niveus Ventures to fund emerging entrepreneurs in Africa’s technology space. “Building an enduring business remains an immense challenge,” says Jesse Hemson-Struthers,...
May 25, 2016
Energy transformation means the time is right for policymakers to reappraise their approach to energy access, according to a new report from PwC. On current trends, two-thirds of the world’s population will remain without electricity by 2030, which is the target...
May 25, 2016
Dark matter is a mysterious substance composing most of the material universe, now widely thought to be some form of massive exotic particle. An intriguing alternative view is that dark matter is made of black holes formed during the first second of our...
