BT and Ericsson join forces to build 5G
Telecoms company BT and Ericsson have struck a multi-million-pound partnership. This partnership is to offer private 5G networks to businesses across Britain, by enabling them to deploy Internet of Things and other technologies quickly with high security. The private 5G networks mirror public 5G. But in these private networks the connectivity is limited to a […]
From baristas to inspectors: Singapore’s robot workforce plugs labour gaps
After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have increasingly turned to deploying robots to help carry out a range of tasks. The city-state relies on foreign workers, but their number fell by 235,700 between December 2019 and September 2021. At a Singapore construction site, a four-legged robot called “Spot”, built by […]
App to help blind people navigate public transit
An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station. Waymap aims to expand travel options for blind and visually impaired people with step-by-step audio directions that it says are accurate up to 3 feet throughout a trip. The app does not use GPS and […]
McAfee CEO Peter Leav to step down
Cybersecurity firm McAfee Corp appointed consumer tech veteran Greg Johnson as chief executive officer. He has been appointed succeeding Peter Leav who will step down. Johnson’s appointment comes as part of McAfee’s dive into a pure-play consumer protection company. This began following the divestment of its enterprise security business in 2021. Under Leav’s leadership, the […]
Sony readies for metaverse revolution with cross-platform push
Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp said that it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which commentators speculate will massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses. The metaverse is a vague term encapsulating the idea that consumers will spend more time in online simulated environments. While the concept is […]
Meta opens access to AI large language model
Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc is opening up access to a large language model for artificial intelligence research. Meta said that its model was the first 175-billion-parameter language model to be made available to the broader AI research community. Large language models are natural language processing systems which are trained on massive volumes of text. They are […]
Musk tweets cryptic phrase days
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted a series of dashes for a missing word followed by “is the Night”, days after he offered to buy Twitter Inc for $43 billion. The offer from Musk, who has hinted at the possibility of a hostile bid, has prompted the social media company to adopt a “poison pill” to protect […]
Elon Musk is sued by share holders
Elon Musk was sued by former Twitter Inc shareholders who claim they missed out on the recent run-up in its stock price because he waited too long to disclose a 9.2% stake in the social media company. In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court, the shareholders said Musk, the chief executive of electric […]
KKR to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda
KKR & Co Inc said that it plans to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks from its private equity owner Thoma Bravo, highlighting continued interest in cybersecurity businesses from buyout firms. The announcement, did not disclose financial terms. The deal valued California-based Barracuda Networks at about $4 billion, including debt. Dealmaking in cybersecurity has jumped in recent […]
Google to invest $9.5 BLN in US offices
Alphabet Inc’s Google said that it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said that the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia. The company […]