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The next Range Rover will automatically detect and report potholes

Jun11
by on June 11, 2015 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Jaguar Land Rover

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Jaguar Land Rover is developing technology to enable its cars to identify potholes they encounter and share that data in real-time with road authorities and other vehicles. The upcoming feature will help government agencies prioritize road repairs and enable drivers to avoid major potholes and broken manholes. The company has devised sensors for its Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport models that profile the surface under a vehicle’s wheels and monitor changes in the suspension height to gather data about road conditions and tag it with GPS-based location information. Jaguar Land Rover’s Global Connected Car Director Dr. Mike Bell says:…

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What startups need to know about big business

Jun11
by on June 11, 2015 at 11:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, big business, Entrepreneur, Insider, startups

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“How can large companies stay innovative?”, “What can startups teach big business?”, “How to think like a startup”. Whenever we talk about the differences between big beasts and startups, the emphasis often seems to fall on the strengths of the latter. Indeed, Google’s Eric Schmidt repeatedly says what keeps him awake at night is the next two-person micro-enterprise that could, one day, disrupt the big daddy. But, whilst it is true that the behemoths of business have much to learn from up-start challengers, there is plenty the new wave can learn from their elders, too. Having seen both sides of…

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Goodeed turns 20 seconds of your time into humanitarian aid

Jun11
by on June 11, 2015 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Online marketplace Goodeed is officially going global today, kicking off simultaneous campaigns in the UK, US and Germany and launching its website – www.goodeed.com. Goodeed helps NGOs around the world by using revenues generated from its 20 second sponsored adverts to fund their work. The aim of the company is to turn ad-watching into a priced commodity for social good so money can be raised to help NGOs without any monetary transactions taking place. When you go onto the website, you are asked to choose the type of donation you would like to make – trees, vaccinations, or meals – then…

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Apple grabbed a way of supercharging your selfies from Kodak

Jun11
by on June 11, 2015 at 10:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The rise of the selfie is seemingly unstoppable and Apple has been thinking about our propensity to take snaps of our own faces for a while. A patent, dug up by PatentYogi, outlines a plan to use facial recognition to detect who the camera is being pointed at and apply personalised settings to take account of particular features. Effectively, you’d be able to tell your iPhone that you prefer a certain shutter speed, exposure time, sharpness, brightness or set of effects, and have those preferences applied whenever you’re grabbing a selfie or even – shock, horror – taking a picture of…

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Europe launches antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebooks business

Jun11
by on June 11, 2015 at 10:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Amazons ebook business to determine if the company is abusing its powers. The investigation is going to hone in on Amazon’s contracts with publishers, which obligate them to tell Amazon if any other retailer is offering a better deal on ebooks. According to an EC press release, this clause raises concern because it could be reducing customer choice and hindering competition in the market. The press release goes on to say: Amazon has developed a successful business that offers consumers a comprehensive service, including for e-books. Our investigation does not call…

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