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Accenture highlights tech trends for business in the coming years - 02/18/2021

Consulting firm Accenture has prepared a new report presenting the key technology trends that will affect business in the coming years. According to the report's authors, leadership in digital adoption has now become particularly important, with the revenues of leaders growing five times faster than that of the laggards, compared with only two times the gap between 2015 and 2018.  In...

All Jaguar cars will become electric by 2025 - 02/16/2021

Jaguar Land Rover announced that by 2025, all vehicles produced under the Jaguar brand will be electric. The first full electric vehicle under another JLR brand, Land Rover, will be released in 2024, and the number of electric models of that brand will grow to six in the next few years. The company has promised that by 2030 all the cars it produces will have an electric version, and by 2039 JLR...

Tesla adds TikTok to its cars for China - 02/15/2021

Tesla has added the TikTok app to its electric car software in China. For now, drivers will only be able to watch videos when they're not driving the car. US company Tesla, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has included integration of the TikTok app in a software update for electric cars sold in China, Electrec reported, citing a message from Tesla's official account on Chinese social network...

New Windows major update announced - 02/02/2021

The next major update to Windows 10 is scheduled for release in June this year, reports Windows Latest. The journalists found the described release date of the new OS version on the Chromium project website. The announcement from Microsoft reads that the release of the operating system is expected in June.  According to the authors, the Windows 10 21H1 update will not receive major...

Telegram's audience exceeds 500 million monthly active users - 01/13/2021

In the first week of January, Telegram's monthly audience passed the 500 million active users mark. This was announced by the messenger's founder Pavel Durov. At the same time, in the last 72 hours, the audience, according to him, has grown by another 25 million. Earlier on Tuesday, CNBC, citing data from research company Apptopia, reported that the number of Telegram downloads around the world...

Musk sets to sell everything to populate Mars - 01/11/2021

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, who recently became the richest man on the planet, has decided to sell off all his possessions for the sake of populating Mars. This was reported by Business Insider. The entrepreneur explained that the construction of a city on another planet will require significant investments. This is one of the reasons that forced him to sell his property. Another...

US watchdog expands conditions for commercial use of UAVs - 12/30/2020

The US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced new rules for the use of commercial drones. Under the new rules, drones weighing more than 0.25kg must have Remote ID, which allows for identification of drones in flight, as well as information on the location of their control and management points. In addition, drones are allowed to fly over people and...

Japan to ban sale of gasoline cars by 2035 - 12/28/2020

The Japanese authorities have unveiled a green development strategy, according to which the country plans to completely ban the sale of new petrol-powered cars in 15 years' time. Head of Toyota warned that this would collapse the car industry and result in loss of millions of jobs. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has unveiled a green development strategy for the next 30 years....

App Annie: TikTok is the most popular app in 2020 - 12/11/2020

The number of mobile app downloads globally increased by 10% and spending in mobile apps grew by 25% in 2020, data from analytics company App Annie shows. With the pandemic, associated lockdowns and remote work, people are spending more time and money on apps, with TikTok taking the top in terms of downloads. TikTok, the short video service, was the world's most downloaded app for the year. By...

Ethereum cryptocurrency enters new phase of development - 12/07/2020

On 1 December, a revolution took place in the world of cryptocurrencies. The Ethereum project began its transition to a new phase. In five years of its existence, Ethereum has become the second largest crypto-currency in terms of capitalisation. Unlike Bitcoin, it was conceived not as a payment system, but as a base for decentralised services and projects. Recently, it has become difficult for...
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