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White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries. But the vagueness of the principles announced by the White House is unlikely to satisfy AI watchdogs who have warned of a lack of accountability as computer […]

Telecom Sales Strategies that will Bring You Success in 2020

With 2020 around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about telecom sales strategies that win the competition. According to experts, the worldwide telecommunications industry expects to expand to $1.5 trillion by the end of 2020. The industry is booming but fierce competition between carriers may reduce the market share of each of them. Whether […]

Five Ways… IoT is re-shaping the future of retail

By optimizing a smart in-store experience, customers are likely to spend more money on products and show greater willingness to re-visit their stores of choice – helping retailers retain business and increase revenues. Here are five reasons why IoT is re-shaping the future of retail. 1. Customized Discounts The ultimate incentive for most shoppers, is […]

Spectrum Pricing and Developing Countries

What is spectrum pricing? The spectrum, relates to the radio frequencies allocated to the mobile phone industry for communication on the airwaves. Aside from cellular telephony, radio frequencies are used for broadcast radio and television, air traffic control, shortwave radio navigation, computer networks and many other applications. Spectrum bands have different aspects which make them […]

The Impact of Big Data

Imagine if you bought a service and only utilized 20% of it each month. For example, you bought $200 worth of groceries and only ate $50 of it. The rest of it expired and had to be thrown away. If you’re anything like me, you’re crying inside at the very thought of it. Imagine this […]

Iran internet slowly revives; US sanctions telecom minister

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set gasoline prices sharply rising, as the U.S. sanctioned the country’s prominent telecommunications minister over the outage. A week after the gasoline […]

One big step: Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into the fitness-tracker business with both feet, buying Fitbit for about $2.1 billion. The deal could put Google in direct competition with Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive market for smartwatches […]

Financial Technology - A Dive into Fintech

Financial Technology or better known as Fintech is currently the description of a business that aims to provide financial services by making use of modern technology tools such as mobile payments.  It is a multibillion-dollar industry changing every financial aspect of our life. Indeed, you can now open a bank account over the internet, without […]