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Toyota banks on mobility technology for future growth

Japanese automaker Toyota is revving up acquisitions in mobility technology, adding Renovo Motors Inc., a Silicon Valley software developer, to its Woven Planet team, which is working on automated driving. The addition, announced Tuesday, follows the purchase earlier this year of CARMERA Inc., a U.S. venture that specializes in sophisticated road mapping updates made cheaper […]

Amazon’s palm scanning technology marks its first expansion

Remember when Amazon took the tech industry by surprise when it launched its palm-scanning technology to provide customers with the option of purchasing goods at Whole Foods and its own cashier-less stores? Well, the retail giant is now responsible for expanding its palm-scanning tech to allow fans to enter sports, music, and other live entertainment […]

What are the benefits of using Open RAN technology?

Open Radio Access Network, Or Open RAN for simplicity, isn’t a new thing, but it is seeing a sharp rise in adoption coinciding with. It refers to open access to radio network architecture, and telcos are clamoring to jump aboard the band wagon.   A bandwagon that would otherwise be very, very expensive to implement for any one entity.  The biggest players in worldwide telecoms, those same ones […]

China's Xi attacks calls for technology blockades

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday attacked calls from some in the U.S. and its allies to limit their dependency on Chinese suppliers and block the sharing of technologies. In a speech to representatives of leftist political parties in more than 100 countries, Xi said China’s ruling Communist Party has succeeded in raising the country […]

ByteDance debunks rumors of selling TikTok’s AI Technology

Tiktok’s Chinese caretaker company ByteDance debunks any implications of selling Tiktok’s advanced artificial intelligence technology to other companies. Succeeding a published report by the Financial Times stating the Beijing-based company ByteDance will be selling its prominent Tiktok’s AI technology to well thought of list of clients.   Allegedly, the client list includes a distinct range […]

UAE’s Etisalat announces plans to develop 6G technology

UAE-based telecoms provider Etisalat announced on Thursday that it has started developing and looking 6G via conducting research, developing international standards, and R&D, the company said during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Haitham Abdulazzak, Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat shared these insights during his address at the session titled “Setting the roadmap to 6G” at […]

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 […]

Vaccine technology transfer center to open in South Africa

The World Health Organization is in talks to create the first-ever technology transfer hub for coronavirus vaccines in South Africa, a move to boost supply to the continent that’s desperately in need of COVID-19 shots, the head of the U.N. agency announced. The new consortium will include drugmakers Biovac and Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a […]

Agricultural biotechnology and future food security

Food security is the one thing at the center of societal stability. Our entire species would not be where it is now if not for past advancements in food production that allowed societies to shift their attention to other aspects of life like art, technology, and education. In our world with a population of around […]