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Hexagon is Building the Immersal Metaverse - Spatial Mapping

Hexagon has approximately 22,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 4.3B EUR. Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Back in 2021, Hexagon AB has acquired Immersal Oy, an innovator […]

Etisalat Recognizes Outstanding SMBs and Start-ups in the UAE

Dubai, 21 February 2022: Etisalat announced the winners of the second ‘SMB Awards 2021’ in a grand gala event to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Small and Medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE. The prestigious awards ceremony was attended by H.E. Faisal Al Hammadi, Assistant Undersecretary for Entrepreneurship and SMEs from the Ministry […]

Ericsson Informed U.S. DoJ in 2019 about Iraq Probe - Sources

Ericsson informed the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) about an internal investigation into payments in Iraq when it signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) in 2019 to settle separate corruption probes, sources familiar with the matter said. The Swedish company’s shares fell 14 percent on Wednesday over concerns that it might be subject to another […]

Intel's First-Gen Discrete Laptop GPU Set for Release in Q1

On Thursday, chip manufacturing giant Intel announced it would be releasing its first-generation Discrete laptop GPU in the upcoming weeks, without specifying the actual release date, reassuring it will be available in the market in 2022’s first quarter (Q1).  The release will be synchronized with the date of the 12th-generation Intel H-series notebooks, with some […]

China Allows COVID Boosters of Different Technologies Than Primary Shots

China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker against variants such as Omicron. Boosting population immunity could be crucial to preparing China to eventually reopen its borders and pivot from its “dynamic zero” […]

Six African Countries to Receive mRNA Vaccine Technology in WHO Project

The World Health Organization said on Friday six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines. The technology transfer project, launched last year, aims to help low- and middle-income countries manufacture mRNA vaccines at scale […]

EU Challenges China at WTO over Telecom Patent Protection

The European Union launched a legal challenge against China at the World Trade Organization on Friday over what it says is a Chinese failure to allow European companies to protect their patents for telecoms technology. The European Commission, which filed the challenge on behalf of the EU’s 27 members, said EU companies were being prevented […]

Spotify to Acquire Two Major Podcast Companies

Famous music streaming platform, Spotify, is seeking the expansion of its podcast branch with the acquisition of two podcast tech platforms, Chartable and Podsights, in an announcement made on Wednesday.  While the final acquisition price has yet to be released, the acquisition step marks as a first towards the first significant buy-out the Swedish company […]