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Andrew Yang takes lead in California data privacy measure

The Fitbits on our wrists collect our health and fitness data; Apple promises privacy but lots of iPhone apps can still share our personal information; and who really knows what they’re agreeing to when a website asks, “Do You Accept All Cookies?” Most people just click “OK” and hope for the best, says former Democratic […]

Industry 4.0 and cargo companies during COVID-19

Cargo companies during COVID-19 have transformed operations to help people meet their most essential needs, particularly pandemic-related supplies. Cargo industry giants Emirates SkyCargo and DP World have been busy adapting to the changes caused by the pandemic and utilizing tech that would not have otherwise entered the scene at such an accelerated pace. As covid-19 […]

The new frontier of smart farming powered by 5G

A new green revolution is coming our way, and it looks promising as the prospect of 5G comes ever closer within humanity’s grasp. According to a study done by the United Nations, agriculture is a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the largest in the world, accounting for almost 1 percent of GDP in the UK, […]

Fintech Saudi partners up with Flat6Labs to launch accelerator

Fintech Saudi in partnership with Flat6Labs, a regional startup accelerator, are launching a Fintech accelerator that consists of an intensive innovation and entrepreneurship program spanning 3 months.  The partnership brings together Fintech Saudi’s market reach as well as Flat6Labs’ experience and resources to provide 10 startups with all the tools, practices, and resources to scale […]

Keysight Delivers First 256 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator with 65 GHz Analog Bandwidth

Keysight Technologies has announced the first 256 GSa/s arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) – Keysight’s M8199A – with 65 GHz analogue bandwidth in a compact 2-slot AXIe module. The growing demand for higher data transmission rates in telecom and data centres is driving transmission speeds to levels that are impossible to reach with the physical limitations of current […]

Manufacturing sector strategies post-pandemic

As the current pandemic continues, we see the effects of COVID-19 on productivity and costs in the manufacturing sector. Mandatory lockdowns have caused major disruptions with assembly lines forced to curtail or halt operations due to a lack of workforce and parts. Protecting employee health has become an even greater concern during the outbreak. However, […]

Amazon: Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19

Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. But the online retail behemoth, revealing the data for the first time, said that the infection rate of its employees was well below that seen in the general U.S. population. The […]

How IoT and 5G will leap humanity into the future

The Internet of Things (IoT) is on rise. Connected devices are set to increase from 700 million to 3.2 billion by 2023, according to numbers by titan telecom manufacturer, Huawei. And with it comes endless technological possibilities that will rock modern society as we know it. This is great news for the IoT market, as […]

5G smartphones: China to ship 140 million devices

China is on its way to ship 140 million 5G smartphones this year, according to Hong Kong-based market research company Counterpoint Research, underscoring the rapid spread of the next-generation communication technology in the country. The country’s sales of 5G smartphones peaked at 14 million units by July of 2020, marking a whopping 239 percent increase […]

5G giveth, & 5G taketh away: the unemployment problem

Technology has always been ambiguous when it comes to the development of humanity. The printing press. The internet. Electricity. The steam engine. The telegraph. Each of these discoveries and inventions have greatly impacted society as a whole, taking humanity to the forefront of technological development. These innovations are more often than not the catalyst for […]