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Numbers starting to add up for Tesla trucks: DHL executive (Reuters) - The numbers behind Tesla Inc’s long-distance Semi electric trucks are close to making sense for haulers looking at a shift away from diesel that may save them tens of thousands of dollars a year, according to an executive with DHL.   Jim Monkmeyer, president, Transportation at DHL Supply Chain, was among the first to order the trucks Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk’s company is expected to begin churning out in 2019. He says the 10 trucks ordered are a test run and that he is still years away...

Mobile industry promises smarter everything at Barcelona show FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Two words - artificial intelligence - promise to upstage familiar technology industry themes like 5G, the Internet of Things and virtual reality at next week’s Mobile World Congress, Europe’s biggest annual technology industry gathering. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a typeface sculpture in front of an entrance of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo Telecom operators are looking to artificial intelligence as a potential money-spinner to combat stagnating mobile service revenues as once-lucrative features like text messaging have become commoditized and...

Urgent Care Industry Hits $18 Billion As Big Players Drive Growth Bruce Japsen , Contributor I write about healthcare business and policy Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Grayson Handwerker, 6, receives a H1N1 nasal flu spray vaccine from medical assistant Mayra Medrano at MD Now Urgent Care Centers on October 16, 2009 in Lake Worth, Florida. MD. A February 2018 report from the Urgent Care Association of America shows urgent care centers number more than 7,600 in what has become an $18 billion industry. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) As some of the biggest names in healthcare...

The Travel Ecosystem: An Industry on the Go Amadeus, a behind-the-scenes technology provider serving the entire travel ecosystem, has transformed its technology backbone to enable the new personalized and seamless digital experiences consumers crave. Whether you’re booking a flight, shopping for hotel rooms, or combing aggregator sites for a pop-up deal on a family vacation or adventure trip, chances are good that your query or transaction was processed by Amadeus, a provider of information technology that keeps the global travel industry moving. The behind-the-scenes player supports the entire ecosystem, including airlines, hotels, railways, car rental companies, travel agencies, and aggregators....

Essence works with the Google Assistant to Deliver Voice-activated IoT Control   Combined solution increases business opportunities for service providers   Tel Aviv & Mountain View, Calif., February 6, 2018 - Essence, a leading provider of connected living solutions, announces that its WeR@HomeTM technology has been integrated with the Google Assistant, allowing WeR@Home customers to use the Google Assistant on their phone; voice-activated speaker, like Google Home; and more to operate their Essence-based IoT solutions.   Essence WeR@HomeTM Smart Living enables consumers to enjoy IoT’s possibilities through seamlessly and remotely managing their connected homes. The comprehensive Security, Safety and Smart Home solution is easy-to-install and simple to...