The World Bank’s private investment arm sees huge potential to boost investment in Africa and help support entrepreneurship and digital transformation on the continent, top officials with the International Finance Corp (IFC) said. U.S. President Joe Biden this week hosted a three-day summit attended by 45 African national leaders that was aimed at bolstering trade […]
Search results for "tech companies "
The year 2023 is upon us. It promises new and improved technology to take us deeper into the digital age. 2022 was a hallmark in the industry, from the 5G rollout to artificial intelligence (AI) popularization. In fact, we are ending the year in a controversial tone as artists and writers worldwide worry about their […]
Artificial intelligence is already adaptable enough in the telecom sector to automate quick responses to consumer inquiries, manage networks, and build new products. AI in telecom empowers the telecom sector to concentrate on providing clients better services and fostering long-lasting relationships to expand their business. Today, many telecom providers can use AI to offer their […]
Canada’s main stock index slumped to a five-week low on Thursday, with the technology and materials groups leading broad-based declines, as investors were unable to see a clear endpoint for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended down 291.02 points, or 1.5 percent, at 19,600.63, its lowest closing level […]
The Biden administration on Thursday added Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a trade blacklist, broadening its crackdown on China’s chip industry. YMTC, long in the crosshairs of the U.S. government, was added to the list over fears it could divert American technology to previously […]
The U.S. accounting watchdog on Thursday said it has full access to inspect and investigate firms in China for the first time ever, removing the risk that around 200 Chinese companies could be kicked off U.S. stock exchanges. The statement from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) marks a victory for U.S. regulators and […]
Equity listings on the Nasdaq fell about 80 percent this year, as the appetite for new issues took a hit from extreme volatility in the stock market, sparked by the Federal Reserve’s war on inflation. A total of 156 companies listed their shares on the bourse this year, raising nearly $15 billion in initial public […]
An Australian regulator, after using new powers to make the tech giants share information about their methods, accused Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp not doing enough to stop child exploitation content on their platforms. The e-Safety Commissioner, an office set up to protect internet users, said that after sending legal demands for information to some […]
The spread of coronavirus which has pushed lockdowns measures to many parts of the world, has changed the way we live and work. As a result of staying home for the purpose of staying safe, people have immersed themselves in remote work life – a subsequent springboard for the growth of certain technologies, enabling a […]
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cannot buy some of the most advanced chip designs after the SoftBank-owned British chip tech firm Arm Ltd determined that U.S. and Britain would not approve licences to export technology to China, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. This is the first known time that Arm has decided […]