Embattled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure

Uber said Wednesday that its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick had agreed to step down from his job, as the company tries to clean up a corporate culture that has sparked charges of harassment and discrimination.

          Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

Kalanick had already been on a leave of absence aimed at restoring confidence in the scandal-plagued ridesharing giant.

The New York Times reported that five of the company's major investors had demanded his departure.

Electronic Signature platform HelloSign raises $16 million

HelloSign, the Electronic Signature platform, is announcing a $16 million financing round led by Foundry Group and Zach Coelius. Greylock Partners, U.S. Venture Partners and Tien Zhuo also participated.

Although the San Francisco-based company has been around since 2010, they are calling it a Series B, since they’ve raised little outside capital. The business is cash flow positive and it’s a “funding round that we did not need to take,” insisted COO Whitney Bouck. But they welcomed the opportunity for Ryan McIntyre from Foundry Group to join their board of directors.

Ericsson leads European 5GCAR project

Ericsson leads European 5GCAR projec

The "5GCAR project" led by Ericsson has been selected as part of phase 2 of the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G PPP), and is eligible for EU funding.

Project involves 14 partners including PSA group, Orange, and Volvo Cars.

Development of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) network connectivity represents significant step towards connected vehicles.

A consortium of several companies led by Ericsson was awarded the 5GCAR project on June 1, with the aim to develop an overall 5G system architecture that provides optimized end-to-end vehicle-to-everything (V2X) network connectivity for highly reliable and low-latency V2X services.

Google News Lab powers digital journalism training for Africa

Google News Lab powers digital journalism training for Africa

For journalists, recent advances in digital technology present compelling new opportunities to discover, tell and share stories—like this one from the Mail & Guardian that uses Google My Maps to highlight top water wasters in metro areas during the drought.

But learning how to use new digital tools for reporting can be intimidating or even daunting. This is particularly true in Africa, where digital integration in news and storytelling often remains a challenge.

Huawei Digital Railway Solution Supports New Mombasa to Nairobi Railway

Huawei Digital Railway Solution Supports New Mombasa to Nairobi Railway

Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced recently that the railway operational communications network it built for Kenya's Mombasa to Nairobi rail project was put into commercial use. 

Huawei's Digital Railway Solution enables multiple communications tasks, including mission-critical train dispatch, emergency communications, section maintenance communications, secure transmission, and ensures stable power supply along the entire line. The solution will meet customer requirements for safe, stable, and efficient railway operations and ensure highly reliable communications for the railway.

Huawei gets Six Awards at Interop Tokyo 2017- New Breakthroughs for Huawei's Leading New ICT

Huawei is exhibiting at Interop Tokyo 2017 with a display themed "Leading New ICT, the Road to Digital Transformation

Huawei is exhibiting at Interop Tokyo 2017 – Japan's largest ICT exhibition – from June 7 to June 9, with a display themed "Leading New ICT, the Road to Digital Transformation”. This year, Huawei won six awards, including the Grand Prize in the Demonstration Category and Grand Prize in the Server & Storage Category.

This year's Interop, with its theme of "The REAL", aims to explore what the Internet is all about and what changes it will bring to our future society. It offers a signpost for the business decision-makers who are leading the digital transformation into a Better Connected World.