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China Says it is Concerned about 'Worsening' Situation in Ukraine

China is concerned about the “worsening” situation in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, repeating his call for all parties to show restraint and resolve differences through dialogue. The legitimate security concerns of any country should be respected, Wang, who is also a Chinese state counselor, told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

Ukraine, Russian Conflict Crashes Cryptocurrency Market

Russia’s probable invasion of its neighboring country, Ukraine, has reached the cryptocurrency market as decentralized assets’ valuation crashed with escalated tensions, resulting in cryptocurrency investors offloading their assets to safeguard their portfolios before any risky price fall. On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden revealed that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin decided to take control of Ukraine, […]

Hexagon is Building the Immersal Metaverse - Spatial Mapping

Hexagon has approximately 22,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 4.3B EUR. Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Back in 2021, Hexagon AB has acquired Immersal Oy, an innovator […]

Etisalat Recognizes Outstanding SMBs and Start-ups in the UAE

Dubai, 21 February 2022: Etisalat announced the winners of the second ‘SMB Awards 2021’ in a grand gala event to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Small and Medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE. The prestigious awards ceremony was attended by H.E. Faisal Al Hammadi, Assistant Undersecretary for Entrepreneurship and SMEs from the Ministry […]

Ericsson Informed U.S. DoJ in 2019 about Iraq Probe - Sources

Ericsson informed the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) about an internal investigation into payments in Iraq when it signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) in 2019 to settle separate corruption probes, sources familiar with the matter said. The Swedish company’s shares fell 14 percent on Wednesday over concerns that it might be subject to another […]

Intel's First-Gen Discrete Laptop GPU Set for Release in Q1

On Thursday, chip manufacturing giant Intel announced it would be releasing its first-generation Discrete laptop GPU in the upcoming weeks, without specifying the actual release date, reassuring it will be available in the market in 2022’s first quarter (Q1).  The release will be synchronized with the date of the 12th-generation Intel H-series notebooks, with some […]

China Allows COVID Boosters of Different Technologies Than Primary Shots

China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker against variants such as Omicron. Boosting population immunity could be crucial to preparing China to eventually reopen its borders and pivot from its “dynamic zero” […]