While you are asking Siri to wake you up at 8 am and asking Google where to buy glasses, Microsoft and Amazon are learning their assistants to cooperate. Let’s get to know these characters closer. Believe us,...
In reality, a “smart city” is far more than sensors at traffic lights, parking payment apps, and 5G connectivity. A smart city is a complex and large-scale ecosystem in which technologies become an organic part of everyday urban life — just like roads, parks, and buildings. In such a city, the infrastructure begins to sense and understand its residents, respond to their needs, anticipate their desires — and, in a way, truly comes alive.
Saudi payment startup Tamara has announced securing a financing package of up to $2.4 billion. The sponsors include U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, financial conglomerate Citi, and private equity funds of Apollo, managed by Apollo Global Management.