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Bridging the Geographical Digital Divide

How Can Telcos Help Solve Rural Connectivity? Access to the internet is still an issue for many people across the globe — the most recent data collected by DataReportal revealed that just over 40 per cent of the world’s total population don’t have it. In a world where digitalisation is gaining traction, internet connection is often perceived as […]

Diabetes Patients Will be Able to Control Therapy with a New Implanted Piezoelectric Button

Sufferers from type-1 and type-2 diabetes might soon have an implant that can help control their therapies made from engineered human cells, making patients’ live a whole lot more comfortable. In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, revealed that they […]

Meta, Google, Twitter Vow to Fight Fake News Better as EU gets Tougher

Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft agreed on Thursday to take a tougher line against disinformation under an updated EU code of practice that could hit them with hefty fines if they fail to do so. More than 30 signatories including advertising bodies have committed to the updated Code of Practice on disinformation, the […]

Boost Your Productivity with These Hidden Features of the iPhone 13

The iPhone 13 is Apple’s current flagship waiting to be dethroned in a few months with the imminent announcement of the iPhone 14. Apple’s products have long been touted for the seamless integration of hardware, software, and the unique ecosystem this unison creates. The flagship has been gaining additional features and customization possibilities with each […]

Toshiba, Sony Lose Court Fight Against EU Cartel Fine

Toshiba, Sony and Samsung Electronics on Thursday lost their court fight against an EU cartel fine levied seven years ago for colluding in procurement tenders for optical disc drives. The European Commission in 2015 fined five companies 116 million euros ($120.5 million), with the biggest fine of 41.3 million euros going to Toshiba Samsung Storage […]

Google Engineer Suspended over Reporting Company's LaMDA AI Chatbot to be Sentient

According to The Washington Post, Blake Lemoine, a member of Google’s Responsible AI organization, started speaking with LaMDA, Language Model for Dialogue Applications, as part of his job. He had agreed to participate in the experiment to see if the AI used hateful or discriminating language but came to a disturbing conclusion after sharing his conversation […]

Buy Now Pay Later

Asia Pacific’s most important POS lending and credit event returns for the second edition, live online on 23 November 2022. Hear from 40+ retailers, BNPL providers and their partners as they showcase the amazing opportunity for your business. Join us as we chart the future of Buy Now Pay Later in Asia Pacific, from wherever […]

India Holds some Bandwidth for Private Networks in July's 5G Auction

India said on Wednesday it would reserve part of its next-generation telecoms spectrum for private in-house networks, as the government announced a 5G auction to take place by the end of July. Until now, India’s telecoms services have been run by specialist companies in a market dominated by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel Ltd and Reliance […]

Wall Street Watchdog to Laid-Off Crypto Employees: Work for Us

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to increase its resources to understand and monitor cryptocurrencies as more of the Wall Street watchdog’s members trade digital assets, Chief Executive Officer Robert Cook said on Tuesday. “We are already having to be engaged in the space and we think that as a result it’s appropriate for us […]