Facebook announced on Tuesday plans to rebrand its image by changing its name to mirror the tech giant’s recent emphasis on creating its metaverse, according to The Verge. Mark Zuckerberg is planning to change the social networking company’s name, with the new label will be announced next week at the company’s annual Connect conference on October […]
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Facebook launched on Tuesday its own digital wallet Novi to support decentralized currencies in collaboration with Coinbase and was faced with an urge from U.S. senators and lawmakers to cease the wallet’s pilot release, effective immediately. One notion Facebook’s six-hour outage proved to us: the magnitude of our reliance on just one company. Facebook made […]
Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has reached nearly $2.5 trillion, rivaling the world’s most valuable company, Apple, and have amassed more than 200 million users. At that size, it’s simply too big for the financial […]
This year, Chinese telecom giant Huawei took a different approach to incorporate our lives with technology.In GITEX’s innovative spectacle, Huawei dived into digital practices around cloud, AI, and 5G. The electronics business demonstrated how sophisticated technology revolutionizes and reshapes digital transformation across various sectors.With its 5G network, Huawei exhibited to visitors the role the fifth […]
As one of the Big Tech players, naturally, Microsoft UAE had to mark its presence during Dubai’s 2021 tech gala.Presenting one of the largest and most notable booths in GITEX, Microsoft designed it to host all its partners, as well as companies the giant is in collaboration with. Representing a variety of tech solutions, ranging […]
Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform gaining more control over people’s online lives. The company said in a blog post Sunday […]
According to analysis by Digital Commerce 360, 81 percent of buyers used digital channels to make telecom-related purchases during COVID-19, and 36 percent plan to use digital channels more in 2021. However, the rise of digitalisation presents telecommunications with both opportunities and challenges. Telecommunications is an industry battling constant change. A lack of connectivity in […]
VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announced on October 12, that its mobile operator in Russia, Beeline, has signed an agreement with Sechenov University to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Laboratory for research and development into new technology solutions for healthcare, aiming to simplify and accelerate high-precision diagnostic. The new AI Laboratory will see data scientists and doctors collaborate on research and development of predictive medicine solutions in traumatology and oncology. Over 120 professionals from Beeline and Sechenov […]
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes have been sold in the U.S. for more than a decade with minimal government oversight or research. Facing a court deadline, the FDA has […]
The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death. Andy Parker said Tuesday the company is violating its own terms of service in hosting videos on Facebook and its sibling service Instagram that glorify violence. His daughter, […]