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5G consumer market set to hit the ground running

With the fifth generation of mobile technologies beginning its tortoise like rollout worldwide, the 5G consumer market is forecast to cash in on 31$ trillion by the year 2030, according to a recent report published by Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson. The report forecasts that communications service providers (CSPs) could earn $3.7 trillion of that total, […]

Alibaba chairman says China's antitrust rules 'necessary'

The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators Monday in a possible attempt to repair ties after the stock market debut of its former financial services arm was suspended following criticism of them by billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Beijing’s announcement of proposed guidelines to enforce anti-competition law against internet companies […]

Vaccine warriors: Promising clinical results from Moderna and Pfizer

As the pandemic continues to spread across the world, marking a year since the first Covid-19 case, humanity scores its second prominent victory as we rush to find a vaccine to end the current health crisis. Enter American pharma company Moderna, that released results of a key study this week regarding their experimental Covid-19 vaccine. […]

BuzzFeed buying HuffPost from Verizon for undisclosed price

BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing in the digital-media company. BuzzFeed and Verizon did not disclose terms of the deal. Verizon will be a minority shareholder in BuzzFeed and the two companies will partner on content and ads. A downturn in advertising due […]

Huawei: Renewed hope for 5G expansion plans

Trump’s administration sanctions on Huawei has put the company under challenges. The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan among others decided to stop working with the Chinese telecom giant. However, Huawei has shown greater optimism after Joe Biden wins US presidential election. “When there is a change in government, there is always the opportunity to […]

Twitter, Facebook CEOs vow election action; GOP touts curbs

As the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook gave assurances of vigorous action against election disinformation, Republicans at a Senate hearing Tuesday pounded the social media companies over political bias, business practices and market dominance, laying the ground for curbs on their long-held legal protections. Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg defended at the Senate […]

Trump bans US investment in Chinese military-linked firms

U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up a conflict with China over security and technology by barring Americans from investing in companies that U.S. officials say are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The Chinese government accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hamper competition and warned Friday that Trump’s order […]

Security by design principles: shaping the future of IoT

The main difference between the Internet of Things (IoT) from the traditional Internet is people.  IoT doesn’t rely on human intervention and interaction to function, but rather does so using smart sensors that collect, communicate, analyze and act based on the information it’s processing, which opens waves of value toward businesses.  Simply put, more information […]

Startups during COVID-19: Where are they headed?

Startups have remained focused and determined to adapt to the changes brought on by the pandemic, and in some cases, have been inspired to develop new ideas. Over half the fortune 500 companies were founded during an economic recession, and many more successful companies where founded in the years after that. Undoubtedly, many startups during […]