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Oculus VR: John Carmack becomes a consultant

The co-founder of id Software and co-creator of the Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein licenses now wants to focus on the development of artificial intelligences. Chief technology officer at Oculus VR (a subsidiary of the Facebook social network) for the past five years, John Carmack has contributed to the improvement of the Oculus Rift. In order

Xiaomi invests in a Chinese car startup specializing in electric cars

Xpeng Motors says it raised $ 400 million by introducing new partners. Auto maker Xpeng Motors, which specializes in electric vehicles, says it has raised $ 400 million by introducing new partners, including the Chinese group Xiaomi. The aim would be to develop the field of smart cars and the Internet of Things. Xiaomi founder

Citymapper offers routes with air-conditioned public transport

To better withstand the heat wave, the urban navigation service now indicates transport solutions with air conditioning. Citymapper permit to find solutions by public transport to move from one point to another in some major cities. Available both as an app (for Android and iOS) and on the web, the service covers cities like Rome,

ProGlove Raises $40 Million to Deploy his Connected Glove in Europe

The German company, whose product improves the performance of picking, will enrich its hardware with software. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, ProGlove has designed connected gloves that can scan parts in a warehouse. What to avoid having to grab a barcode reader permanently. At the same time, the data is digitized directly in the cloud. Some

Roaming: how the IoT communicates outside the borders

What is it? Roaming is the fact of using one’s mobile to call, send / receive messages (SMS and MMS) and browse the Internet via another operator than his own. Waves of harmonization of roaming charges between French and foreign operators have allowed the development of international and European roaming: it is becoming increasingly easy