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Chinese smartphone health code rules post-virus life

WUHAN, China (AP) — Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen. Green is the “health code” that says a user is symptom-free and it’s required to board a subway, check into a hotel or just enter Wuhan, the central city of 11 million people where […]

Industry 4.0 - Digital risk and evolving technologies

Industry 4.0 – Also known as the 4th industrial revolution, is a leap into everything digital. It embraces a new industrial revolution through intelligent and self-reliant technologies. Its aim is to connect the digital world with the physical one and phase out any boundaries between the two. With the support of connectivity it is a […]

How COVID-19 has impacted tech supply and demand

Almost every part of the shopping experience has been affected by the current pandemic – both online and offline. In some cases, supply has actually stayed the same as warehouse workers continue to ship products as normal. What is different, is how people are spending their time. Millions are self-isolating and for many, work life […]

Marriott says new data breach affects 5.2 million guests

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Marriott says guests’ names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years. Marriott said Tuesday approximately 5.2 million guests worldwide may have been affected. The information taken may have included names, […]

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the […]

Monty Mobile – Striving for Excellence and Innovation in the Telecom Industry

Founded in 1998 by Chairman Mountasser Hachem, Monty Mobile – a part of Monty Holding Group – is a globally renowned GSMA certified, open connectivity hub and roaming broker that reaches 120 countries. Alongside an ambitious CEO, with a wealth of experience in multiple business ventures, within the telecommunications industry, the company boasts an internationally […]

China's Huawei warns more US pressure may spur retaliation

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Huawei’s chairman warned Tuesday that more U.S. moves to increase pressure on the Chinese tech giant might trigger retaliation by Beijing that could damage its worldwide industry. Huawei Technologies Ltd., which makes smartphones and network equipment, reported that its 2019 sales rose by double digits despite […]

The dangers of digital disinformation

The Corona crisis is the first pandemic in the era of 5G. In today’s competitive and reactive market place, scammers, hackers, conspiracy theorists etc. continue to put out false information that is now spreading quicker than ever. American Professor, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, from the University of Pennsylvania calls this “viral disinformation”. However, what happens now, […]