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SK Telecom completes MOU to offer 24/7 AI care for the elderly

SK Telecom this week, announced the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Ariacare Korea and Happy Connect to recognize the importance of social connectedness and technology for elder care. The MOU signing ceremony took place in SK Telecom’s HQ, located in Jung-gu, Seoul. Guests included Lee Joon-ho, Vice President and Head of Social Value Group at […]

Tech first - during and after the pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic wreaked chaos in the US in a matter of weeks. Governments of national and local levels are taking drastic measures to mitigate the spread which includes stay-at-home orders and social distancing – with adverse consequences for many American people and their businesses. However, for tech companies, the outbreak has prompted a huge […]

Frontier technologies to help fight climate change

A new ITU/UN report has highlighted that frontier technologies such as AI, 5G and robotics are key components in the fight against climate change. Released to mark the occasion of Earth Day 2020, the report shows success in areas ranging from cutting emissions in cities to natural disaster risk reduction, smart water management, and precise […]

Facebook to label national origin of popular posts

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it will label posts from popular accounts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate groups and political parties. The new policy will apply to popular pages about elections, entertainment and other topics […]

Huawei Tech Webinar, latest innovations for the Middle East

Huawei tech webinar themed “Hi, Intelligent World” has announced its latest stride in technology. On the first of a two-day webinar, Huawei presents its most recent leading products, AirEngine Wi-Fi 6, and top flagship solutions for the Middle East, Huawei CloudCampus solutions. The Huawei Middle East Digital Transformation Webinar 2020 tackled the idea of an […]

Facebook invests in India telecom giant Jio for e-commerce

By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Facebook says it plans to invest $5.7 billion in India’s telecom giant Reliance Jio. The investment will give Facebook a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms, the digital technologies and app developing division of Reliance Industries. Reliance Jio has the highest number of customers in the […]

MTN Zambia Deploys Ayoba, the free instant messaging app

Ayoba MTN Zambia’s free instant messaging app has been launched and deployed earlier this week, in collaboration with music app Simfy Africa. It is currently available for download on all major Android devices from the Google Play Store. MTN Zambia’s Ayoba has many features, most notably, the ability for one to receive and send text […]

Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world’s most essential services in times of isolation or crisis. The quarter spanned the beginning of stay-at-home orders in the U.S. […]

Public trust key, EU insists, in developing virus apps

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — As European countries develop coronavirus tracing apps, the European Union is urging its 27 member states them to make them voluntary and ensure that the many national systems can work together. The virus has infected more than 850,000 Europeans, killing some 90,000 people, according to the European […]