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Intel reveals architecture roadmap, welcomes Qualcomm as new customer

In its greatest attempt to reclaim its chipmaking crown, Intel announced on Monday its new architecture roadmap during the company’s Accelerated webcast, unveiling the manufacturer’s strategy to refresh innovative naming schemes for future nodes.  Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger announced during the company’s Accelerated livestream webcast how the semiconductor company is planning to switch its branding plan to push for more semiconductor innovations.  The revelation incorporated broad strokes of its next-half decade […]

Brazil gears up for potential cyber-threats

Over the years, cybersecurity has increasingly become a major issue. Rightfully so, as multiple organizations have been compromised by cyberattacks within a matter of seconds, placing sensitive information in the hands of opportunistic tech criminals.  However, Brazil isn’t taking any risk, as the country is prioritizing cybersecurity by creating a cyberattack response network, with the goal of encouraging fast action toward cyberattacks.  The Federal Cyber Incident Management Network will embody the Institutional Security Office of […]

China launches 6-month campaign to clean up apps

China’s industry ministry has announced a 6-month campaign to clean up what it says are serious problems with internet apps violating consumer rights, cyber security and “disturbing market order.” The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in an online notice that, among other things, companies must fix pop-ups on apps that deceive and mislead […]

Amazon seeks to look into Blockchain amongst latest hype

Amazon displays a lenient approach towards digital currencies as a new job listing was posted on Friday on the e-commerce site seeking a digital currency and blockchain specialist to lead its payments team. As one of the biggest e-commerce companies in the world, Amazon is responsible for securing some of the widest transactions through various […]

UK’s House of Lords questions experts over AI

The UK’s House of Lords announced in May a plan to divert its attention to technology’s modern role in policing methods and law enforcement, while acquiring guidance from legal experts to familiarize themselves with the topic. Academics and senior officers met with the House of Lords and demanded answers from the members of UK’s higher […]

Jack Dorsey announces Bitcoin plans for Twitter

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed to investors the significant role Bitcoin will play in the platform’s future by planning to incorporate cryptocurrency into the company’s current products and services. Dorsey has been a die-hard Bitcoin advocate since its inception into the market, but now the world is witnessing his commitment to cryptocurrency as he plans […]

Zomato’s market debut skyrockets with 70% jump

Zomato, the Indian food delivery startup has jumped more than 70 percent in their stock market debut on Friday. The jaw-dropping stock market debut reflects investors increasing interest in the multinational restaurant aggregator.  The developments in the tech world paved the way for several innovations, with food delivery applications being among them.   Zomato’s success story encompasses two main […]

Chinese kids banned from playing video games after curfew

Tencent, the Chinese tech-company labeled as the biggest around the globe, has officially launched facial recognition technology that will be utilized to scan many Chinese kids’ faces every single night. The system will operate for the purpose of catching minors breaking the gaming curfew set by the Chinese government.  This may seem like one intense episode of […]

South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa

A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday. The Biovac Institute based in Cape Town will manufacture the vaccine for distribution across Africa, a move that should help address the continent’s desperate need for more vaccine doses amid […]

EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos will soar into space

When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesday’s debut flight from West Texas, just Bezos, his brother, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and a teenage tourist. The capsule is entirely automated, unlike Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rocket plane […]