ODG unveils its first consumer AR/VR glasses, built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chip

 On the heels of raising $58 million in December, the wearbles company Osterhout Design Group —…

Intel confirms a 15% stake in mapping business Here to work on autonomous car tech

 Here, the mapping and location services company once owned by Nokia and sold for €2.5 billion…

EU court rejects data retention law, throwing cold water on UK’s ‘Snooper’s Charter’

 The highest court in Europe today ruled that “general and indiscriminate” data retention directives contravene European Union law —…

Viber adds one-touch video messaging, in-chat bots with Wikipedia, Giphy and more

 On the heels of Kik and Facebook’s Messenger adding in new video features yesterday, one of…

Xura buys Mitel Mobility for $385M and Ranzure to double down on 5G

 After failing to complete its merger with Polycom earlier this year when Polycom instead got acquired by…

OS builder Thundersoft buys UI maker Rightware for $68M to expand in automotive

 Thundersoft, a company out of China that designs operating systems for drones and other connected devices,…

WeTransfer’s founder leaves CEO role, ex-Amazon exec steps in for commercial push

 Some changes are underway at WeTransfer, the European startup that competes against the likes of Dropbox…

BMW signs on to develop in-car AI and IoT services with IBM’s Watson

 As BMW continues to weld a position for itself in the next generation of connected and autonomous car technology, it’s…