China’s Ant Group, a financial technology (fintech) giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, on Monday said it has launched a digital wholesale bank incorporated in Singapore, dubbed ANEXT Bank. ANEXT received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to commence business on June 2, Ant and wholly owned ANEXT said in a joint statement. […]
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Regenerative medicine business behind the first 3D printed ear implant, 3DBio Therapeutics, said today in a news release that doctors successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear derived from human cells onto a woman born with a congenital ear malformation. The transplant was part of the technology’s first clinical study, and its success is a significant step […]
While the world is still exploring the beneficial effects of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms, speech recognition is considered to be one of the pillars for some time now. Machine learning has been studied extensively in optimizing speech recognition for a variety of applications. Teaching and learning, auto-dictation, speech to text transcription and […]
As Apple Inc rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work. That headset is likely to use cameras to pass […]
Trading cryptocurrencies and investing in companies can take place within the boundaries of one platform, and all this can be attributed to the wonders of financial technology (FinTech). Yet, these undertakings are only plausible through the offerings of fintech companies that were once startups. The need to extend the existence of such startups is on […]
Bo-Jo is wrong, working from home does work “My experience of working from home is you spend an awful lot of time walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop,” said Prime minister Boris Johnson. Worryingly, he’s not the only person to […]
The Middle East has some of the most advanced and ambitious digital transformation initiatives in the world. It is recognized for leadership in smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and big data projects, yet infrastructure and connectivity models in the region still need to align to the demands of this transformation to power the accelerating […]
Sony on Thursday said it formed a new company that will build and supply devices that allow small satellites in orbit to communicate with one another via laser beams, dipping into the fast-growing space sector. Sony Space Communications Corp, registered on Wednesday, is meant to take advantage of laser technology to avoid a bottleneck of […]
Microsoft Corp will not resist unionization efforts from its employees, its President Brad Smith said on Thursday, in a sign of growing receptiveness in the tech sector that has been for long unconcerned about organized labor. Microsoft recognizes employees legal right to choose to form or join a union, although they “will never need to […]
Surely, we all remember that one time when Facebook tried to enter the cryptocurrency world to expand its influence into the decentralized universe of cryptocurrency and blockchain. But those familiar with Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture also know that the dream did not even come close to fruition. Why? Let’s just start by saying many factors led […]