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Global Central Banks Keep up Inflation Fight in March

The pace of interest rate hikes by major developed and emerging market central banks continued at a healthy clip in March though the scale of rises tapered off somewhat as turmoil in the banking sector clouded the outlook for global growth. March saw six interest rate hikes across eight meetings by central banks overseeing the […]

Japan Aims to Treble Sales of Domestically Made Microchips by 2030

Japan’s industry ministry said on Monday it aimed to treble sales of semiconductors made in Japan to 15 trillion yen ($112.55 billion) by 2030 as Tokyo strives to boost domestic microchip production following global supply chain snarls. Japan sees microchips as strategic products to strengthen its economic security and is providing hefty subsidies to Taiwan […]

IoT and the Smart Agriculture Revolution 

The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionized agriculture, enabling smart farming to improve decision-making, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.  ________________________  The Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture is revolutionary and can accomplish various objectives to change how the industry operates. IoT-based smart agriculture aims to improve decision-making across the board for the field, accelerating the […]

Tesla Posts Record Quarterly Deliveries after Price Cuts, Up 4% from Q4

Tesla Inc on Sunday posted record quarterly vehicle deliveries, but quarter-on-quarter sales growth was modest despite price cuts as rising competition and a bleak economic outlook weighed. Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles for the first three months of this year, up 4% from the previous quarter. This was 36% higher than a year ago. In January, […]

Humans vs. Machines: The Fight to Copyright AI Art

Last year, Kris Kashtanova typed instructions for a graphic novel into a new artificial-intelligence program and touched off a high-stakes debate over who created the artwork: a human or an algorithm. “Zendaya leaving gates of Central Park,” Kashtanova entered into Midjourney, an AI program similar to ChatGPT that produces dazzling illustrations from written prompts. “Sci-fi […]

S&P, Nasdaq Futures Fall on Inflation Worries After OPEC+ Output Cut

 Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as soaring oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, while energy stocks surged at the start of the week. Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, threatening an immediate rise in […]

Dollar Skids After Soft U.S. Economic Data; Impact of OPEC+ Cuts Fades

 The dollar stumbled on Monday, surrendering earlier gains following unexpected oil output cuts from OPEC+, as data showed the U.S. economy continued to slow with declines in manufacturing and construction spending. Data on Monday added to the narrative that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike cycle. An announcement on Sunday of […]

China dissatisfied with Japan's chip export restrictions -spokesperson

China was strongly dissatisfied with Japan’s export restrictions on chip manufacturing equipment, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. China hoped Japan would act on its statements of cooperation with China and take an objective stance, Mao told reporters at a regular briefing. Japan said on Friday it would restrict exports of 23 […]

The Understated Theme of MWC

Mobilise debriefs on the telecoms calendar’s biggest event of the year The general consensus following this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) is in-person events are back. Finally returning to post-pandemic numbers of attendees and exhibitors, 2023 saw a fully-fledged MWC. With so much going on it was impossible for visitors to catch sight of everything, […]

Ciena Outlines Top 5 Trends Set to Drive Network Innovation in 2023

In 2023, it’s likely that we will witness a massive growth in the number of 5G users, humans and machines. But the increase in bandwidth demand this will bring will put enormous pressure on networks, fuelling the growth of 5G analytics-driven automation and software control. Ciena forecasts the following top trends will dominate network innovation […]