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Applications of blockchain technology during the pandemic

The potential applications of blockchain technology go far beyond just cryptocurrency. Digital currencies are just the tip of the iceberg of what blockchain can be used for, especially in terms of digital health, and using technology to fight the pandemic. What makes this method much more secure for large-scale data driven operations is that if one block is hacked or tampered with, all the ones that […]

UnitedHealth to pay nearly $8B for technology company Change

UnitedHealth Group will spend nearly $8 billion in cash to add a health care technology company to its growing Optum business. UnitedHealth said Wednesday that it will add Change Healthcare to its OptumInsight segment and boost its ability to provide data analytics and revenue cycle management support, among other offerings. Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth brings in […]

New technology may allow COVID-19 testing with a smartphone

It has been widely accepted that more rapid and decentralized testing is the best way to maintain societal function while keeping the wider community safe. According to a study published in the scientific journal Cell, researchers from Gladstone Institutes, UC Berkeley, and UCSF detailed their new CRISPR-based COVID-19 testing technology which can be used for rapid COVID-19 […]

Ontix & GlobalReach Technology Deliver Seamless Central London Wi-Fi Roaming for AT&T’s International Customers

Mobile customers of US-based operator AT&T (NYSE:T) are now able to seamlessly connect in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square, with the launch of a new ultra-fast Passpoint Wi-Fi network from next-generation wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix. Launched in early 2020, the Ontix Wi-Fi service is the first in Central London to offer Passpoint™ connectivity, which is provided […]

New technology has made COVID-19 group tests possible

An independent technology and product development company, The Technology Partnership (TTP) has developed CoTest, a pooled screening device for conducting COVID-19 group tests.  The vaccine is coming but when and who will get it first still remains unclear, but what is for sure is that testing cannot stop now, or in the next year at […]

An introduction to eSIM technology

eSIM or embedded SIM is a new terminology in the telecom world and a part of the SIM Card evolution making headway after the Nano-SIM, which was launched in 2012. The technology was released in 2016 with rollouts in the US and Europe. It was also introduced in Africa in the recent few months. eSIM […]

What COVID-19 means for automation technology and our future

Economic recessions are pivotal times in every nation’s history. Today, the decisions made for the future of the economy and society at large will continue to unfold in response to the forming pandemic. While the crisis has prompted the need to adopt automation technology across industries, how will this shift impact our future? Today, the […]

Fitbit makes great strides in early COVID-19 detection technology

Fitbit has been selected by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command to receive a grant of around $2.5 million to advance their research on an early COVID-19 detection algorithm, with data collected through wearable fitness devices. The success of this research and others like it would be a game changer for the fight […]

China determined to lead the line in technology & science innovation

China’s ruling Communist Party has drawn a roadmap that will take the country to the forefront of global innovation for the next decade, as it plans heavy investments within major technological and scientific projects. “The country will pursue innovation-driven development and implement a number of strategic projects in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum information, […]