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Blockchain technology in telecoms looks to grow even further

The Blockchain technology Market in the Telecom Industry was valued at $157.9 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $2759.8 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of approximately 61.45 percent over the forecast period (2021 – 2026). The onset of the pandemic has highlighted the criticality of telecom infrastructure. The global health emergency is […]

Age of giants: The largest data center in the world

It comes as no surprise that data is everything nowadays. With the world’s shift towards cloud-based technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and the general trajectory of digital-first solutions for business and IoT-enabled smart cities, the need for speedy and sustainable data flow is paramount. As we know, data must be physically stored […]

Chinese banks promise to step up cryptocurrency ban

China’s biggest banks promised Monday to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban. Regulators appear to worry that despite the 2013 ban on Chinese banks and other institutions handling cryptocurrencies, the state-run financial system might be indirectly […]

Behind in quantum computer race, Germany gets boost from IBM

IBM on Tuesday unveiled one of Europe’s most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country’s efforts to stay in the race for what’s considered a key technology of the future. Quantum computers use subatomic particles to get around the limitations of traditional physics and perform calculations at far higher speeds than even the fastest […]

Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying

A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical U.S. entities. The hack of Pulse Connect Secure networking devices came to light in April, but its scope is only now starting to become clear. […]

Finland, Japan team up to develop 6G research

As this article is being written, a new 5G connection is being setup somewhere around the world as operator after operator are swiftly working to either roll it out or refine it. But while the fifth generation of mobile networks has become the goal for many countries across the world, major telecom players around the […]

US drops Trump order targeting TikTok, plans its own review

The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders intended to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, officials said Wednesday. A new executive order directs the Commerce Department to undertake what officials describe as an “evidence-based” analysis of […]

Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment

China vehemently objected Friday to U.S. President Joe Biden’s expansion of a list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to American investors because of their purported links to the Chinese military and surveillance. The White House issued the update late Thursday to an order signed last year by Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, that added […]

Biden's AI czar focuses on societal risks, preventing harm

Computer scientist Lynne Parker made breakthroughs in getting robots to work together so they could perform difficult missions, like cleaning up after a nuclear disaster, waxing floors or pulling barnacles off a ship. Her job now is getting the U.S. government working together — alongside American businesses, research universities and international allies — as director […]

NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited

Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling cyberattack against North America’s largest transit system, MTA officials confirmed on Wednesday. The officials said in a statement that that agency received an alert from the FBI and other federal agencies saying three of […]