App to help blind people navigate public transit
An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station. Waymap aims to expand travel options for blind and visually impaired people with step-by-step audio directions that it says are accurate up to 3 feet throughout a trip. The app does not use GPS and […]
McAfee CEO Peter Leav to step down
Cybersecurity firm McAfee Corp appointed consumer tech veteran Greg Johnson as chief executive officer. He has been appointed succeeding Peter Leav who will step down. Johnson’s appointment comes as part of McAfee’s dive into a pure-play consumer protection company. This began following the divestment of its enterprise security business in 2021. Under Leav’s leadership, the […]
Rocky market giving macro funds a boost
Hedge funds that bet on bonds, currencies, stocks and commodities are among the industry’s biggest winners this year easily outpacing growth and tech funds’ returns and preparing to see significant inflows of capital as the stock market hovers near bear market territory. So-called global macro funds returned 10.3% in the first four months of the […]