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Has Covid-19 pushed IoT forward?

The sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the state of countries, communities, and individuals in more ways than anybody expected; from complete the lockdown of schools to job losses across the board, while not undermining the loss of lives in its wake. And as governments and the private sector scramble to put out […]

2020 racks up highest number of cyberattacks to date

In a year where companies far and wide shifted their business to remote operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it comes as no surprise that cyberattacks and data breaches have drastically increased during 2020. According to a report published by Kaspersky there have been almost 726 million confirmed cyberattacks since the beginning of the year; […]

Ascom partners with Trust Distribution to support growing UK demand for mobility solutions

ICT and mobile workflow solutions provider, Ascom UK, has today announced a new partnership with channel distributor Trust Distribution Ltd. The partnership will see Trust Distribution, one of the UK’s biggest ‘dealer only’ telecommunications distributors, become a certified seller of Ascom’s ICT, mobile workflow and communication solutions for businesses operating in hospitality, retail, industry, security […]

Software Company Founder McAfee Charged with Tax Evasion

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been charged with evading taxes after failing to report income made from promoting cryptocurrencies while he did consulting work, made speaking engagements and sold the rights to his life story for a documentary, prosecutors in Tennessee said Monday. A June […]

SkillAssure Discoveri: India’s tech retraining program now aids Philippines

Tech solutions providers Rabah Consultancy based in Manila, Philippines and Pratian Technologies, a company based in India, have teamed up to bring Pratian’s tech retraining program, Discoveri, to the Philippines. Under SkillAssure, a business unit of Pratian Technologies, Dicoveri is a 5-day learning course that allows those who have lost their jobs amid the pandemic, […]

Nokia wins first 5G equipment deal in the UK

Finland’s Nokia has officially won a contract to supply 5G networks across the entirety of the UK, the company stated on Tuesday. The deal follows British PM Boris Johnson’s decision to ban Huawei’s 5G equipment to expand networks by mobile providers across the UK; making the deal the first and largest one to be awarded […]

The unstoppable rise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

It’s been two hundred years since the start of the Industrial Revolution where the mechanized manufacturing industry steamed through to bring about mass-produced goods to the market. And now, with 5G on the horizon, the industry will face its biggest and most widespread overhaul to date. The fourth Industrial Revolution, often referred to as “Industry […]

Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok

A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. A more comprehensive ban remains scheduled for November, about a week after the presidential election. The judge, Carl Nichols of the U.S District Court for the District of […]

FinCEN Leaks highlight need for regulatory framework overhaul

The banking industry has drastically changed over time, money transfers that used to take a number of business days can now be done in milliseconds with a tap of a button. Small exchanges of everyday goods to massive fortunes can now be sent zipping across continents. All matters of trade and commerce has been rendered […]