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Has Covid-19 pushed IoT forward?

The sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the state of countries, communities, and individuals in more ways than anybody expected; from complete the lockdown of schools to job losses across the board, while not undermining the loss of lives in its wake. And as governments and the private sector scramble to put out […]

Telecom operators STC & Etisalat rank top of the brands

Telecom operators STC and Etisalat have respectively topped a ranking of the Saudi Arabian and Emirati brands, according to a newly released report by WPP, one of the world’s biggest advertising company. The report, which was done by WPP’s data management division Kantar, highlighted that the telecommunications sector contributed to 70 percent, $35 billion, of […]

Telecoms Recognized as Most Resilient Sector amid COVID-19 Outbreak

In the early weeks of the Covid-19 global outbreak, telecom operators found themselves at the heart of a fast-changing world. More than 20 percent of the world population went into lockdown, catching both the private and public sectors off guard.  Naturally, the need to stay connected skyrocketed with digital infrastructure becoming integral to human interaction […]

The hidden costs of working from home

Remote work is fast becoming the norm for many companies and across industries. This new trend seems to be favored by everyone across the board, but recent surveys have revealed the extra hidden costs of working from home that some people were not aware of or even ready for. Nearly six out of ten employers […]

Google, Oracle meet in copyright clash at Supreme Court

Tech giants Google and Oracle are clashing at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute that’s worth billions and important to the future of software development. The case before the justices Wednesday has to do with Google’s creation of the Android operating system now used on the vast majority of smartphones worldwide. Google says that […]

COVID-19 and the streaming sector

We’re all coping with the current pandemic in our own ways. But in the recent few months, we seem to be following a constant pattern of behavior: wearing masks, sanitizing and washing hands, working remotely and probably watching Netflix. With fewer social activities taking place due to global lockdowns and quarantining, home streaming service expenditure […]

2020 racks up highest number of cyberattacks to date

In a year where companies far and wide shifted their business to remote operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it comes as no surprise that cyberattacks and data breaches have drastically increased during 2020. According to a report published by Kaspersky there have been almost 726 million confirmed cyberattacks since the beginning of the year; […]

Let me show you: AR’s role in the corporate training world

Think of every Ironman movie you’ve ever watched; notice how Tony Stark goes from one menu to another, from one 3D suit design to another, all of which can be control seamlessly with a simple brush of a hand. That’s Augmented Reality (AR), or what scientists are trying to achieve with it. Defined as the […]

Global Fintech: Japan’s NEC buys Swiss Avaloq for $2.2 billion

Japanese tech giant NEC buys Swiss Avaloq, Europe’s largest banking software developer, for 2.05 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion), the company said in a statement issued on Monday. “NEC will be placing great importance on building long-term relationships with Avaloq and its customers and aims to create new solutions that combine Avaloq’s software with NEC’s […]