Amazon’s AI-powered HR workforce suffered a malfunction on Monday, leading to it mistakenly firing a number of its Flex drivers, as the company’s independent contractors are placed under the control of a questionable system. Amazon Flex is a new Amazon service allowing individuals to deliver products. The e-commerce giant initiated the program back in 2015 […]
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It is without a shadow of a doubt that the pandemic has brought the world to a golden age of technology, as it accelerated digital transformation and technological innovations that will forever shape how we lead our lives. The obvious champion of the pandemic was the healthcare industry, which saw it being infused with a […]
A new Juniper Research study found that the number of global eSIM module shipments will increase from 430 million in 2020 to 822 million in 2025; representing a growth of 90 percent. The research identified the public sector as the fastest-growing area, with shipments of eSIM‑enabled public sector sensors expected to increase by 500 percent over the next four years, as smart city […]
Internet of Things based technology erupted into popularity mainly during the pandemic and is only accelerating in adoption to this day. Some figures project the IoT market to grow to around 1.6 trillion by 2025. In a decade or so, smart home security will be many more people’s business. Being a relatively young technology, many […]
Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica announced last week that it’s teaming up with Siemens España to deliver a combination of services and solutions tailored toward smart buildings and cities. Both companies will join to present a far-reaching value proposition that includes everything from energy efficiency and user experience to connectivity, security, and data analysis at a […]
Canada-based tech company BlackBerry plans to bolster its offerings by putting its weight behind two main business units, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things (IoT), in a bid to further align operations and go-to-market efforts to its key market opportunities. The move follows the company’s previous announcement to separately report revenues of its operating business […]
Norwegian telecoms provider Telenor Group announced late last week that it will be unifying its Internet of Things (IoT) services across the Nordic region and internationally, placing them under one large portfolio. “Effective immediately, Telenor IoT will be offered from all Telenor business channels in the Nordics, and internationally by Telenor Connexion and through selected […]
According to the Global Food Losses and Food Waste study, approximately 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted per year. When such unfathomable quantities are discarded of in spite of global malnutrition and hunger, we realize the urgency of attaining a sustainable food saving solution. Emerging technologies like AI […]
Wearable technology has been silently on the rise in every part of the world, as the prospects of the Internet of Things (IoT) grow by the day. One of the main reasons for this emerging trend is the growing need for people to remain connected, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic since these gadgets affect and […]
Currently it’s hard for anyone to read tech news, attend webinars, or surf the Internet without the slightest mention of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the mix. Set to become one of the most disruptive technologies since Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn’s invention of the World Wide Web, IoT holds so much promise across […]