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Analysis: South Korea's High-Speed 5G Mobile Revolution Gives Way to Evolution

South Korea was the first country to launch a fifth-generation mobile network in 2019, heralding a warp-speed technological transformation to self-driving cars and smart cities. Three years on, the giddy promises are unfulfilled. Some 45% of the country’s people are now on 5G, one of the highest rates globally, after some $20 billion in spending […]

Top Stablecoin Tether Boosts U.S. Treasuries Holdings

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it has boosted its holdings of U.S. government debt while cutting exposure to riskier assets, the first look at its reserves since the token was rocked by the crypto sector’s recent sell-off. Stablecoins, a variety of cryptocurrencies designed to keep a steady value, are in sharp focus […]

Did Facebook Create the Metaverse?

If you Google the question “Who created the internet,” you wouldn’t get a straight answer. There are the visionaries who conceived it, the engineers who built it, the coders who evolved it, and the creators who populated it. In that same sense, can we give credit to one person or company for creating the Metaverse? […]

Canada to Ban Huawei/ZTE 5G Equipment, Joining Five Eyes Allies

Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. “We intend to exclude Huawei and ZTE from our 5G networks,” Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters in Ottawa. “Providers […]

The Unintentionally Positive Effect of the Russian Ukrainian War on India

War has always had a rippling effect on geopolitics and global economies, more so than ever in today’s interconnected and globalized world. India, which has maintained a friendly political relationship with Russia since 1970, finds itself at a crossroads in the wake of recent global events. As the Russian Ukrainian war rages on, previously well-aligned […]

Will Augmented Reality be our Reality?

In the near future, what we know about technology could be drastically shifted to take a new, more fresh turn. And some of the leading advocates of this change are the companies working on rising techs. Technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are expected to be the pillars shaping the needed […]

Biden visits Japan, South Korea Carrying Warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say – don’t try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan. Biden departs for the five day trip on Thursday, after spending several months […]

Cisco shares slump as China lockdowns, Ukraine crisis hit outlook

Cisco Systems Inc cut its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday after COVID lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine dragged sales below estimates in the third quarter, sending shares down 13% in extended trading. It also said fourth-quarter revenue would decline by 1% to 5.5%, becoming the latest U.S. company to outline a hit […]