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Month: January 2018

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Cryptocurrency is a golden opportunity for female entrepreneurs

January 31, 2018 Guest Writer 0

Cryptocurrency is rapidly becoming part of the everyday lexicon. Though still very much an emerging technology, its growing potential has seen the value of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum skyrocket in recent years. Bitcoin is Read more…

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Crypto action this day: Line to start exchange, Facebook bans ICO ads, etc

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

Today’s cryptocurrency news: Line wants its own cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck hackers want to launder their stolen coins, South Korea uncovers $600 million worth of cryptocurrency crimes, and Facebook bans cryptocurrency/ICO ads. Line to launch cryptocurrency Read more…

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Apple’s HomePod is too little too late for the smart speaker game

January 31, 2018 Richard Windsor 0

Apple’s much awaited HomePod is now available for pre-order and will start shipping on February 9. At $399, it is going up against some of the very best that the audio industry has to offer. Read more…

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Openet beefs up Globe’s backend with digital business platform

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

Openet  announced that it has entered into a partnership with Globe Telecom to provide its digital business platform to enable monetization and customer engagement for all data services. Openet’s digital business platform will provide a Read more…

AI
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AI expert Andrew Ng launches $175 million AI start-up fund

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Andrew Ng, who formerly led artificial intelligence projects at Google and Chinese firm Baidu, has raised a $175 million fund to invest in AI startups, starting with one of his own aimed at Read more…

flipkart
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Walmart wants a small piece of India’s Flipkart: report

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – US retailer Walmart Stores is in advanced talks to buy a minority stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, Indian financial daily the Economic Times reported on Tuesday. Walmart could buy a 15% to 20% Read more…

waymo
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Fiat Chrysler will give Waymo lots more minivans for self-driving service

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will provide Waymo with thousands of Pacifica hybrid minivans as Alphabet’s self-driving unit begins rolling out its first public ride-hailing service later this year, the companies said on Tuesday. Depending Read more…

automated assurance
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Mycom OSI and Red Hat promise automated assurance for hybrid NFV

January 31, 2018 News Centre 0

Mycom OSI has announced a collaboration with Red Hat for a telco cloud assurance solution that offers automated assurance across hybrid NFV networks. A highly scalable, reliable and agile telco cloud – in which telecom NFV Read more…

5G doesn't work that way
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That Trump admin 5G memo: that’s not how any of this works

January 30, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: Someone in the Trump administration has been floating the idea of nationalizing America’s upcoming 5G network on the grounds that it will better secure the US internet from cyber attacks or cyber espionage by Read more…

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Alibaba brings City Brain traffic management system to Kuala Lumpur

January 30, 2018 News Centre 0

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Alibaba Group will set up a traffic control system harnessing artificial intelligence for Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, its first such service outside China, as the e-commerce giant pushes to grow its Read more…

BSS transformation
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BSS transformation and removing the fear of failure

January 30, 2018 Guest Writer 0

One of the terms that’s been emerging from service providers in the last year is ‘fail fast’ (but obviously not too often). Telecoms service providers have traditionally been terrified of failure. And with standard product Read more…

cryptocurrency trading
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Now the Philippines is making plans to regulate cryptocurrency trading

January 30, 2018 News Centre 0

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it is crafting rules to regulate cryptocurrency transactions to protect investors and reduce the risk of fraud. The regulation, which will cover issuance Read more…

biometrics
Off the Wire

Millennials take security seriously, prefer biometrics over passwords: study

January 30, 2018 News Centre 0

People now prioritize security over convenience when logging into applications and devices, while younger adults are increasingly eschewing traditional password hygiene in favor of biometrics, multifactor authentication and password managers to improve their personal security. Read more…

virtual currency girls
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Good news: virtual currency J-pop band unfazed by Coincheck heist

January 30, 2018 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Monday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a Read more…

nokia
Off the Wire

Nokia’s latest 5G blitz: ReefShark chipsets and “Future X” architecture

January 30, 2018 News Centre 0

Nokia has launched AI-powered ReefShark chipsets for 5G networks, as well as provided a preview of its Future X architecture for 5G. The new ReefShark chipsets leverage in-house silicon expertise to dramatically reduce the size, Read more…

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Features

AI, blockchain and big data dominate Davos discussion

January 29, 2018 Guest Writer 0

Every January, big technology trends become more central to key discussions as the world’s top business and political leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.It reflects the growing importance of ICTs Read more…

coincheck
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FSA spanks cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck over heist

January 29, 2018 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s financial regulator on Monday ordered Coincheck to get its act together after hackers stole $530 million worth of digital money from its exchange, jolting the nation’s cryptocurrency market in one of Read more…

not a tesla but you get the idea
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Tesla’s semi autonomous car doesn’t stop for stationary stuff

January 29, 2018 Alex Leslie 0

You’ve got to love the story of the Tesla in semi-autonomous mode driving into the back of a fire truck at 60 miles an hour. Obviously if someone had been hurt it would be a Read more…

Huawei Pay UnionPay
Off the Wire

Huawei and UnionPay to take Huawei Pay international

January 29, 2018 News Centre 0

Huawei has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with UnionPay International to promote the globalization of Huawei Pay and accelerate its rollout worldwide. The agreement marks the first joint effort between Huawei and UnionPay to bring Read more…

Shinsegae
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Korean e-commerce sector heats up as Shinsegae, E-Mart get funding

January 29, 2018 News Centre 0

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Shinsegae and affiliate E-Mart said they were set to gain $940 million in funding from private equity firms, laying out ambitions to become the leading e-commerce retailers in one of Read more…

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