With the retail industry rapidly evolving based on advances in digital technologies and increasingly complex consumer demands, Li & Fung Limited, a leading, global supply chain orchestrator, has launched LFX, a new company, to capitalize on new digital opportunities to transform the retail industry and enabling supply chain sustainability. LFX’s business model is centered on […]
Tala Ramadan
Tala Ramadan is a narrative journalist who focuses on technological, scientific, humanitarian, and educational issues.
Clubhouse, the growing social media conglomerate that also encompasses a digital studio subsidiary, software division, and an worldwide network of professionally operated content and influencer houses, announced this week its new content Creator advisory panel—a first for the industry. The seven-member committee will be composed of professionals across various sectors, including peer influencers, Clubhouse executives […]
Job openings in emerging technologies or positions requiring emerging tech skills increased significantly in the last month. A CompTIA analysis, the non-profit association for the IT industry and workforce, showed positive momentum for IT employment in the U.S. in February, with key indicators pointing to strong current and future employer demand for tech talent. According […]
Big Data Exchange (BDx), a pan-Asian carrier-neutral data center cluster, is launching its #BDxTheGap challenge on International Women’s Day to honor women in technology. The company’s commitment to closing the gender gap in technology and data centers in the Asia Pacific region, where BDx operates data centers, and around the world will be highlighted during […]
Of the various social networking apps that have made it easier to stay connected amid the pandemic, one of the social platforms that stands out is Soul App; a Shanghai-based application has recently come to North America, Japan, and South Korea. The latest trend, such as the fast-growing Clubhouse app highlights an emerging social media […]
Companies, businesses, and brands have all taken their events into the realm of cyberspace with no signs of slowing down, as the world continues to face the woes of the global health pandemic. As such, waves of startups and SMEs that are helping people create and participate in those experiences are witnessing a surge in […]
A team of scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Jameel Clinic (J-Clinic) announced that they had created a breast cancer risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across patients from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The researchers said the model needed both algorithmic improvements and large-scale validation across several hospitals to […]