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Non-banking fintech to reduce income gap of India’s population
Income of the population in India is foreseen to be US$47 billion less than anticipated in 2021 as a result of COVID-19. Read more…
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News
Australian states trialling facial recognition to police COVID quarantine
Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID quarantine Read more…
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Foxconn reports surge in profits, cautions on COVID-related supply chain hit
Foxconn, which assembles Apple’s iPhones, reported a 30% surge in quarterly profit but cautioned on the worsening COVID-19 crisis. Read more…
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AI was going to save us from the pandemic but it failed for a simple reason
It turns out that AI is not great at everything – yet. We all thought that, somehow, AI would save the world from the pandemic. It didn’t. Read more…
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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over COVID-19 misinformation
Sky News Australia has been temporarily suspended by YouTube following a review of content for compliance with its COVID-19 policies. Read more…
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MWC21 goes ahead with far smaller numbers but makes Barcelona happy
Barcelona sees the return of MWC, the annual telecoms industry gathering, albeit in a much pared-down version, as cause for hope. Read more…
Features
Reality check: COVID-19 disrupting Asia’s aerospace sector
Reflecting the trend in other industries, the aerospace sector is facing a double-edged disruption of COVID-19, and it paints a stark picture. Read more…
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Ericsson says Indian telcos continue to invest in network amid pandemic
Ericsson said that India’s telecom operators continue to expand their network to address the growing capacity needs amid the ongoing pandemic Read more…
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Coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam threatens to disrupt tech supply chain
COVID-19 outbreak has left factories operating below capacity in Vietnam’s industrial northern provinces, affecting global tech firms. Read more…
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MWC 2021 “won’t be same type of show as before” – no kidding!
GSMA is hoping to welcome thousands of attendees from across the world to MWC 2021, including countries where the pandemic is still raging. Read more…
