For a super app to work, one of many things need to be in place: Either you have a captive user base in the form of a telecom operator, or you build one like WeChat did. Then, once you are authorised to get into payments and all of the ecosystem fripperies, such as grocery shopping, Diwali cash gifts, or pizza delivery, you move from a cumbersome wallet-based system to real-time payment transactions which India's Unified Payments System made possible in 2016. … [Read more...] about India’s homegrown messenger Hike signals its demise and a missed opportunity
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Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream: How to watch the Coppa Italia quarter-final online from anywhere
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Predictive policing is just racist 21st century cyberphrenology
The pushback against predictive policing is underway At the global level, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has warned [PDF] how predictive policing systems that rely on historical data "can easily produce discriminatory outcomes". … [Read more...] about Predictive policing is just racist 21st century cyberphrenology
Project purple: IAG moves away from being an analogue business
Jamieson said some areas that IAG is looking to expand its business into include motor and home repair services, spinning up brand new businesses such as in mobility services, and through acquisitions of startups, such as its most recent purchase of Carbar, a subscription-based car ownership platform. … [Read more...] about Project purple: IAG moves away from being an analogue business
VMWare acquires Uhana in AI mobile innovation, automation push
The acquisitions follow the purchase of Avi Networks in June. Avi Networks is a cloud solution delivery firm which provides VMWare with a software-defined application delivery controller (ADC) suitable for networking and security analytics and performance monitoring. … [Read more...] about VMWare acquires Uhana in AI mobile innovation, automation push