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Who Really Owns the Metaverse?

Make no mistake, the Metaverse is already here. It has been here for a while. No, it doesn’t look like what movies would have you believe, and it doesn’t involve people wearing headsets or augmented reality (AR) glasses at the office – yet – but it is here. Every time you see someone doing a […]

Vodafone Idea partners with US-based Ciena for 5G rollout

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has restored its national backbone network with U.S-based telecom equipment maker Ciena to prepare for the fifth-generation (5G) network rollout.   Vi noted that as consumers, enterprises, and content players look to embrace more innovative digital experiences across India, its new 300G/400G backbone network increases scale and performance energy and […]

Asian Shares Slip on Fed Officials' Hawkish Policy Stance

Asian shares took a beating on Friday after a fresh salvo of hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials solidified expectations that U.S. interest rates could rise as soon as March, leaving markets braced for tighter monetary conditions. Fed Governor Lael Brainard became the latest and most senior U.S. central banker on Thursday to signal that […]

U.S. Venture Capital Deals Notched All-Time High of $330 Billion in 2021

Venture capital dealmaking in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021 at nearly $330 billion, buoyed by excess liquidity and an accommodative monetary policy, according to a report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capital firms ramped up bets on technology, biotech, healthcare and fintech sectors, announcing a record 17,054 […]

OVHcloud posts revenue growth of nearly 14% in fiscal Q1, confirms FY targets

France based -cloud provider OVHcloud generated revenues of $200 million for the fiscal quarter that ended on 30 November, up 13.9 percent year-on-year on a reported basis.   After the growth rate reached 13.5 percent when excluding the impact of the fire incident at OVHcloud’s data center in Strasbourg and adjusting for scope/currency movements, the company said that its performance met expectations […]

Apple’s Future Metaverse Ventures Bring Solace to Shareholders

Apple Inc is joining the race of pursuing its ambitions in what could be the next big thing, the metaverse, reaping the benefits of the hype emulating from the digital alternate reality. According to investors and analysts, the iOS developer is marking its presence in the next monumental project for tech giants. Apple has been […]

Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban from Midnight, Government Official Says

Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter from midnight after the social media platform agreed to open a local office, among other agreements with authorities in the West African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that […]

Futures Edge Higher Ahead of Key U.S. Inflation Data

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, with investors bracing for consumer prices data that is expected to show an almost four-decade high in December, while big technology stocks bounced after a bruising selloff at the start of the year. Growth and technology stocks, hit by rising Treasury yields and hawkish commentary from the […]

Africa to Ride the Wave of Digital Transformation

The rising level of technological innovations has finally reached Africa, bringing to the table a new wave of modernization to a continent that was once overlooked by some of the biggest companies worldwide. One thing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted – and proceeds to linger – is the technological rage that came with it, as it […]

Philips Q4 Earnings Hit by Part Shortages and Ventilator Recall

Dutch health technology company Philips on Wednesday said it expected fourth-quarter core profit to drop around 40% to about 650 million euros ($739.25 million), hit by a global shortage of electronic components and the fallout of a massive recall of ventilators. Comparable sales fell 10% on a yearly basis to 4.9 billion euros, Philips said […]