Volocopter, a German startup building electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, has secured $182 million for the second signing of its Series E round. That’s on top of the $170 million Volocopter raised for the same round in March at a $1.87 billion post-money valuation.Volocopter is currently in full swing testing its two-seater VoloCity air taxi based on the requirements set by...

Cyberattacks are proliferating, causing trillions of dollars of damage every year. The cybersecurity industry has a chance to step up and seize the opportunity.As the digital economy grows, digital crime grows with it. Soaring numbers of online and mobile interactions are creating millions of attack oppor­tunities. Many lead to data breaches that threaten both people and businesses. At the cur...

It’s like Boston Dynamics’ robot dog… but with the actual ability to ‘fetch’ cargo within factories and warehouses!Named DEX for its Dual EXtendable legs (as well as a play on the word dexterity), this purpose-built robot from Schaeffler is a champion of mobility, with jointed legs as well as wheels that allow it to move across flat or uneven surfaces, work up and down ramps, and even clim...

Despite being 171-years-old, The New York Times isn’t doing a bad job of keeping up with the demands of modern news consumption, as the newspaper revealed this week that it had added another 180,000 digital-only subscribers last quarter.All the news that’s fit to digitize...The Gray Lady’s online arm has been progressing steadily for a while, amid a wider move towards subscription revenue an...

Personal computing has gotten smaller and more intimate over the years—from the desktop computer to the laptop, to smartphones and tablets, to smart watches and smart glasses.But the next generation of wearable computing technology—for health and wellness, social interaction and myriad other applications—will be even closer to the wearer than a watch or glasses: It will be affixed to the ski...

According to iResearch’s recent report focusing on the metaverse industry’s transition from the pandemic era to the post-pandemic era, about 60 percent of those surveyed prefer to go back to their pre-pandemic lifestyles because of the differences between online and offline experiences, which some respondents find difficult to reconcile.As the pandemic situation eases, the money spent on virt...

The e-Paper market has enjoyed steady growth over the last decade, starting with the introduction of the Amazon Kindle back in 2007. While there are many vendors attempting to make a mark in the technology required in this space, E-Ink's offerings have ruled the roost.The most popular category of products using E-Ink's technology has undoubtedly been eBook readers. Recently, digital notebooks a...

Half of consumers call healthy eating a top priority; one-third say sustainable eating is too. But to satisfy consumers’ commitment to eating more healthily, food producers and retailers need to get innovative.Well before COVID-19 hit, consumers of diverse demographic stripes had been experimenting with conscious eating to achieve a range of health and sustainability goals that have become as...

How do you get people to think about their next car in a pandemic, when showrooms are closed and motor shows are canceled? Volvo's agency in Belgium has come up with a plan. The Brussels Motor Show 2022 was due to take place in January but was postponed for a whole year due to COVID. So Volvo's agency FamousGrey developed an app, "Volvo Street Congifurator," that's aimed to "turn the streets in...