1. Logistics embraces digitization The traditionally staid supply chain and logistics industry will speed up its drive to digitize, turning to autonomous drones, robotics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics to ensure faster deliveries at lower rates. Classic logistics heavyweights Deutsche Post’s DHL and C.H. Robinson are pouring millions of dollars into such technology. Oracle and SAP, which
The German airline group will use Google Cloud to bring its IT systems and data into one unified platform. The platform will make suggestions for putting Lufthansa’s flight plan back on track when disruption occurs. A Google team will be onsite with Lufthansa’s IT and operations experts to develop and test the new platform. Source:
Anyline, the Austrian startup that provides OCR tech, picks up $12M Series A and heads to the US Image source : techcrunch.com Anyline, the Vienna-based provider of optical character recognition (OCR) technology that developers use to build OCR functions into their websites and apps, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The company has
Image credit: Joby Aviation via engadget Toyota just invested $349 million in the flying taxi startup Joby Aviation. The two companies say they will work together, Joby sharing its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) expertise and Toyota lending its knowledge of manufacturing, quality and cost controls to the development and production of Joby’s future