INNOVATION

Mothers, do you have to go to another part of the house to tell your kids that dinner is ready or it’s time to go to bed? It can be a hassle, right? Fret no more, if you have an Echo in another part of the house, you can use …

Lyft announced last week a significant growth in its partnership and business division, Mashable has reported. “With an expected $1 billion run-rate by the end of the year, the company has seen an impressive number of partnerships most noticeably in healthcare transportation. The top five largest health systems partner with …

CycleHop has launched the HOPR pedal-assisted electric bicycle made exclusively for bike-share programs. The bike comes with a portable power pack, making it the first dockless two-wheeled vehicle. The e-bike is CycleHop’s newest offering under its advanced mobility program after the recent launch of the HOPR all transit pass and …

  Nimbus Data, which pioneered flash memory solution, has come out with the world’s biggest 3.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) with 100 terabytes (TB) storage. In a press statement, the company said ExaDrive DC100 uses energy efficiently as it “draws 85 percent less power per terabyte” or 0.1 watts/TB. “These …

Amazon is offering a free trial of Music Unlimited for two months. The deal started last week. The free Amazon Music Unlimited for 60-days is for new individual plan subscribers and limited to one customer and one account, according to terms and conditions of the limited offer. An individual plan …

Google has silently introduced a new feature to Android Auto that allows a user to unlock a phone by swiping on it even while connected or active. The update was first noticed by Redditors. Google has not come out though with an announcement on Android Auto’s new feature. Mashable said …

General MotorsGeneral Motors (GM) is planning to expand its car-sharing program called Maven to include GM vehicle owners, according to a Bloomberg report, citing sources in the Detroit-based car manufacturing company. GM is silent about the report, said Mashable. But a company spokesperson said, “there is nothing to announce about …

iPad users have something to be glad about. Google has launched the Assistant for Apple’s tablet, and it can do everything it does on an iPhone “with the added benefit of a bigger screen that supports both portrait and landscape mode.” Google Assistant on iPad will be available in English, …

An increasing number of the world’s super-rich are investing in digital currencies, according to the Wealth Report for 2018 of Knight Frank. Over everything else, however, the uber-wealthy still prefer to invest in stocks and property, the report also showed. The Wealth Report is a yearly poll of wealth advisers …

There is a new trend in the cryptocurrency industry, and it’s all about giving away digital currency to charity or specific causes. Because of that, social entrepreneur Paul Lamb said virtual money is changing how it is used for fund-raising activities and philanthropic endeavors. Exciting New Trend “Much of the …