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In just one decade, the smartphone has undergone a transformation from a useful gadget to the almost invisible centre of our lives, eliminating everyday frustrations along the way that we have managed to forget. This is the story of the key innovations that made technology finally fade into the background,
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Samsung is once again facing a massive financial blow in a court in Marshall, Texas – a locale that for years has been regarded as the epicentre of the loudest patent battles in the US. A federal jury found that the Korean giant had infringed four patents belonging to US company
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In the spring of 2023, the song ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, allegedly performed by Drake and The Weeknd, circulated the music world. The song, which was in fact the work of an anonymous artist and AI, went viral before disappearing from streaming platforms due to copyright infringement. This incident brutally
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is increasing pressure on Chinese electronics manufacturers. As reported by FCC chairman Brendan Carr, the largest e-commerce platforms in the US have already removed several million listings of devices deemed not permitted – from surveillance cameras to smart watches – from the likes of Huawei, ZTE,
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Cryptocurrency markets proved once again that they do not live in a vacuum. Bitcoinlplunged more than 8 per cent on Friday, slipping to around $105,000, after US President Donald Trump announced a doubling of tariffs on Chinese exports – up to 100 per cent – and the imposition of export controls
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Donald Trump’ s decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods and impose export controls on ‘all critical software’ from 1 November is not just another move in the trade war. It signals that Trump’s possible return to the White House could mean a sharp acceleration of
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A recent EY study found that 99% of large companies that have deployed AI solutions reported at least partial financial losses – the total scale of damages was estimated to be around $4.4bn. The main sources of losses were regulatory non-compliance (57%), performance defects (e.g. models generating errors or
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Amazon has announced a €1 billion investment in Belgium between 2025 and 2027 – the company’s largest large-scale project in the country to date. In a release, the company indicated that the funds will be used to develop logistics infrastructure, deepen cooperation with Belgian postal operator Bpost and support local
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SoftBank is once again betting on robotics. The Japanese conglomerate has announced that it will acquire the robotics division of Switzerland’s ABB for $5.4 billion. This is the largest deal for Masayoshi Son’s group since the collapse of the Vision Fund and a clear signal that SoftBank
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Modern manufacturing, despite advanced automation, still faces fundamental challenges: unplanned downtime, wasted raw materials and increasing pressure for flexibility. The answer to these problems is not the next faster machine, but the intelligent use of data. This is where the Industrial Internet of Things(IIoT) becomes the bloodstream of the
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Intel has announced that this Thursday it will reveal technical details of its new mobile chip, Panther Lake, the company’s first product to be manufactured entirely on the 18A process. It’s an important moment: Intel is trying to regain investor confidence after a series of stumbles at advanced
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Cisco is opening a new chapter in its network infrastructure story with the unveiling of the Silicon One P200 chip and 8223 router, specifically designed to connect distributed data centres supporting artificial intelligence. This is not the next iteration of hardware, but, as the company points out, a response to