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Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challenges

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference. Its profit and revenue both handily surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. The company also said it settled a lawsuit filed […]

5G paves the way for better mobile voice services

The growth of global mobile broadband has influenced mobile voice services and has profoundly changed user experience. The developments have given rise to expansive penetration of AI and machine learning in communication services. The rolling out of 5G is enhancing connectivity which enables for increased consumer subscriptions through better quality network and services. To adapt […]

Apple holiday season tops projections as iPhone bounces back

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds. That combination produced a banner holiday season for a company whose fortunes appeared to be sliding just a year […]

Preparing for digital transformation of the workplace

The 20th century office space is non-existent. Hand completed tasks and standing at the photocopier are now images of a previous era. The future of our office is now in the digital world. In July 2019, Amazon announced its plans to spend $700 million to train 100,000 workers in the US by 2025 and support […]

GM to invest $2.2B in Detroit to build electric vehicles

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,000 people. GM said in a statement Monday that the factory will start building the company’s first electric pickup late in […]

Lightning Connection - Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

The European Parliament had a hearing which discussed a measure that would ensure smartphone manufacturers produced a common and standardized charger for all mobile devices that were sold in the European Union. This includes: Smartphones, tablets, eBooks and digital cameras. Three connectors are currently in common use: USB 2.0 Micro B (otherwise known as the […]

Cryptocurrency - Adapting to the changes in Financial Technology

Recently, it seems that the global community has jumped aboard the digital currency bandwagon with China’s exploration of a digital yuan, to Facebook’s Libra. Now, Japan are working on a proposal for the county, to issue its own digital currency – the digital yen. This is said to be a joint initiative between the government and […]

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out. On Sunday, more than 300 employees of the online retail giant signed their names and job titles […]