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U.S. Lawsuit Against Google Could Benefit Apple and Others

A landmark lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department against Alphabet’s Google over its dominance of advertising technology could help rivals and websites that sell ad space, but leaves an uncertain future for the advertisers themselves, experts told Reuters. The Justice Department’s complaint against Google on Tuesday called for the company to divest Google Ad Manager, […]

For Automakers, the EV Surge Is Everything Everywhere All at Once

The surprise leadership shuffle on Thursday at Toyota Motor Corp, renewed urgency at Renault and Nissan Motor Co to restructure their alliance and Elon Musk’s declaration that Tesla Inc will be the world’s No. 1 automaker by a wide margin have one thing in common: What once defined the global auto industry’s center is no […]

Deep Learning in Telecom: Parting the Sea of Data

91.53 percent of the world population own a phone, including smart and feature phones. As a result, the amount of generated data is mindboggling, close to 2.5 quintillion bytes per day. And this number is set to skyrocket further in 2023 with the rise of IoT. As such, telcos will need a helping hand to […]

Do Not Worry About Telecom Monopoly

When many businesses provide rival goods or services that are comparable but imperfect alternatives, monopolistic competition exists. A monopolistic competitive industry has minimal entry requirements, and decisions made by any one firm do not immediately affect those of its rivals. The price and marketing choices made by the rival companies serve as their points of […]

The Increasing Challenges of Cybersecurity

While technology is helping organizations optimize their operations through various innovative means, the number of cybersecurity threats companies must deal with has grown. Who hasn’t heard about ransomware, phishing attacks, malware attacks, and such? More importantly, who hasn’t asked the question, what are the challenges in cybersecurity realms? The only thing more valuable than information […]

Telcos in the Metaverse: World Domination

As slow as its development has been, the Metaverse is on its way to greatness. If you are struggling to wrap your head around this concept, here’s another way to think about the Metaverse: it’s a 3D rendering of earth where we, humans, go to live another life emulating the one we already are living. […]

Two Energy Giants, Two Green Projects: One Double-Booking in North Sea

Oil major BP plans to build a vast carbon capture project beneath the North Sea that would be crucial to Britain hitting its emissions targets. Power giant Orsted aims to build a huge offshore windfarm to help the country meet renewable goals. The problem is, the seabed’s double-booked, and something has to give. Britain granted […]

EU Wants to Cut Red Tape, Costs to Spur Rollout of 5g - Document

The European Commission wants to cut red tape and costs to help Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia and other telecoms operators roll out fast-speed 5G, according to a Commission document seen by Reuters. The EU executive, which wants all Europeans to have access to gigabit connectivity and 75% of EU companies to use cloud infrastructure […]

The Digital Silk Route: Echoes of the Past

Mark Twain, the greatest humorist the US has produced, once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” What’s past is past, but it does come back in a similar but not the same form (i.e., a rhyme). Accordingly, the Digital Silk Route (DSR) is not identical to the traditional silk route, […]

Power of TikTok and TV Shows over the Music Industry

The impact of social media platforms on the music industry has been a topic of much discussion over the past two years. While this is true, television shows and movies continue to be the main distribution channels for the music industry, with platforms like TikTok helping users (75 percent) discover new music and artists. Television […]