The beginning of April was considered the worst week for social media firms across the aisle, as news headlines as far as the finger can scroll were swamped with news of billions of user accounts were leaked on a hacker forum for sale. Leaks affected social networking giants such as Facebook, popular audio drop-in app […]
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Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion. The acquisition will get Microsoft deeper into hospitals and the health care industry through Nuance’s widely used medical dictation and transcription tools. Microsoft will pay $56 per share cash. That’s a 23% premium to Nuance’s Friday […]
IBM’s consumer survey released Thursday adds to the growing amount of data showing optimism as the world slowly emerges from the pandemic. The study shows that global consumer confidence is high, “with more than half of respondents surveyed saying that they expect COVID-19 vaccines to keep them protected,” the company said. According to IBM’s study […]
As global vaccination regimes and stimulus programs begin to hit beleaguered populations, the worldwide economy licks its wounds and readies up for acceleration, following the profound halt caused by the pandemic. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), both factors mentioned will push growth to a record high this year in a powerful rebound from […]
It will come to no one’s surprise that the pandemic has drastically changed the landscape and dynamic of the global workforce, forcing companies worldwide to either adapt or fall victim to the swiftness of the new working norm. Businesses scrambled to adjust, especially when making the switch to remote work arrangements; this, not only showed […]
In the past 24 months we’ve seen Artificial Intelligence (AI) go mainstream with consumers and enterprises. Today you can find AI in automobiles, appliances, wearables, speakers, buildings, industrial systems, and just about everything in between. These advancements are truly remarkable, and yet we have an insatiable appetite for even better and faster technologies. As more […]
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets, which were originally intended for the video game and entertainment industries. Pentagon officials have described the futuristic technology — which […]
ANALITICO is a newly established ICT company offering customized solutions for the telecoms and IT sector and providing full Digital Transformation services. Inside Telecom sat down with the VP of ANALITICO Raghid Charara, and the company’s VP of Business Development Khaled Chatila for a closer look into their work and the prospects offered by the […]
Executives from U.S. telecoms provider AT&T and Swedish Ericsson have been announced as The Next G Alliance’s chair and vice chair respectively following an election conducted by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). According to a statement by ATIS, Andre Fuetsch, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, AT&T, has been named chair of […]
The developer of the conservative social network Parler is alleging he was defamed and improperly ousted by a prominent Republican Party benefactor, two men who replaced him at the company and a political commentator known for his support for former President Donald Trump. John Matze said in a lawsuit he was fired for trying to […]