The European Commission said Thursday that it could approve aid to fund production of semiconductors in the 27-nation bloc amid a global chip shortage and intense worldwide competition to fill the need. The EU’s executive arm expects that the scarcity of semiconductors — a key component in everything from smartphones to cars — will last, […]
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What would it be like to walk around the ancient religious sanctuary of Olympia when the Olympic Games were held? An unusual partnership between Microsoft and Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sport is offering visitors the answer, launching an immersive tour Wednesday at one of the world’s major archaeological sites. The program at ancient Olympia […]
Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules, the U.K.’s telecommunications regulator said Tuesday. The public payphone boxes may look like obsolete relics in an age of ubiquitous smartphones, but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need. The regulator is proposing rules […]
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of […]
China’s Huawei Technologies Co. is providing smart services and 5G technology to industries such as healthcare, creating new revenue streams that might offset the damage to its smartphone business from U.S. sanctions. In the southern city of Guangzhou, the company teamed up with the Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital to equip it with 5G technology […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove so dubbed by a […]
European Union regulators opened an investigation Wednesday into graphics chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm over concerns it would limit competition, adding to global scrutiny of the deal. The European Commission said it’s concerned the combined company would have the ability and incentive to restrict access to technology from United Kingdom-based Arm […]
More than 70 percent of China’s 5G smartphones are driven by the country’s expanded network coverage and ampler models’ options, resulting in an 8.1 percent rise in sales for fifth-generation network devices. China, a country with a mindset focused on usurping the U.S. from its throne as the world’s largest economy, is impressively playing the […]
South Korean IT service provider, NDS, demonstrated in its booth its latest robot. Throughout its GITEX appearance, NDS revealed that its robot is developed to accommodate airports, events, and different industries’ needs. In its booth, the robot helped the tech trade show visitors navigate the event with its diversified aspects, including company stands, in addition […]
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 […]