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Customers inside an Apple Inc. store in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Image: Peter Boer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Owho wins when governments go head-to-head with tech giants – and who do we stick to? We get a little test of this question in the Netherlands. Last year, the Dutch equivalent of the US Federal Trade Commission became …

Facebook’s data center in Prineville, Oregon, February 16, 2018. Large data centers have experienced outages which may be partly the result of chip errors. (Leah Nash/The New York Times) IImagine for a moment that the millions of computer chips inside the servers that power the world’s largest data centers had rare, almost undetectable defects. …

The government will release a policy on battery swapping and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure interoperability standards that will accelerate the shift from fossil-fuel vehicles to EVs.Image: Shutterstock IIndian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made no blockbuster announcements regarding the tech sector or startups in her budget proposals on Tuesday, but certainly acknowledged their increased importance …

An aerial view of Meta (formerly Facebook) headquarters in Menlo Park. on October 28, 2021. Over the past two decades, companies like Meta have built and deployed new technologies at a speed that never seemed possible before.Image: Noé Berger / AFP IIt was a scientific milestone that some compared to the first flight of …

To improve employability and prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow, higher education institutions may also consider inviting industry leaders into classrooms to give them experience. individual and familiarize them with what is expected of the workforce.Image: Shutterstock RSince pre-Covid-19 times, countless companies have assumed that not all work can be done without being physically …

New technologies will push the boundaries of cloud birth, interoperability and low latencyImage: Shutterstock IIt’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future, says baseball legend and philosopher Yogi Berra. To get an idea of ​​how technology will change over the next few decades, connecting the dots on how it has evolved over the past …

Professor Darden’s research focuses on the future of work and the integration of new technologies in the workplace, notes that the reality of working from home has only accelerated the adoption of work tracking tools behaviourImage: Shutterstock EEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many organizations to shift to remote working, artificial intelligence (AI) …

Emerging Indian tech startups have built solutions based on video analytics technology and computer vision to enhance safety and security, law enforcement and traffic management while providing protection even in areas in heavy traffic or overcrowded placesImage: Shutterstock RCrimes and security concerns around the world have made CCTV an absolute necessity in all industries for …

As physical and digital touchpoints converge, the retail landscape sees the emergence of highly aware customers, ready to experiment and preferring direct engagement with brands.Image: Manjunath Kiran / AFP TIndia’s e-commerce industry has grown rapidly, fueled by a high rate of digital adoption, ambitious consumers, and the maturity of the ancillary ecosystem such as logistics, …

Kang Yo-Sik, chairman of the Seoul Digital Foundation, said that they will try their best to use Metaverse Seoul to provide equal services to every citizen of Seoul. Image: gather / YouTube A The technology company in Seoul has opened a new office branch identical to its headquarters but located in the metaverse. Same …

The luxury industry quickly positioned itself in this booming NFT market, as did certain media and communication agencies.Image: Shutterstock FThe French magazine Stratégies intended for communication professionals is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the publication of a special issue, available on the media website. He sees 50 personalities from the communications and media industries describe …

The Pikachu character ranks fourth in the top 10 most popular GIFs on Giphy in 2021. Image: The official Pokémon YouTube channel Do you use GIFs to reply to messages from your friends? These little looping animated graphics keep gaining popularity on social media. As the end of the year approaches, Giphy, the GIF platform, …

In 2022, we will not open hotel room doors with a plastic key card but rather our fingerprints. Image: WAYHOME Studio / Shutterstock Oith the aim of improving guest comfort during their stays and offering them peace of mind on hygiene thanks to contactless exchanges, after nearly two years of disruption due to the pandemic, …

According to the Bugcrowd platform, some $ 27 billion in cybercrime has been prevented by ethical hackers. Image: Shutterstock WWhat is an ethical hacker? As the need for digital security grows, the role of ethical hackers is becoming crucial. And although some companies are still hesitant to use them, employing these computer security experts would …

Rimjhim Agrawal (left) is CTO and Laina Emmanuel is CEO of their deep tech startup BrainSightAIImage: Hemant Mishra for Forbes India Laina Emmanuel and Rimjhim Agrawal are building a neuroinformatics platform that could provide brain surgeons and psychiatrists with vital information about their patients. the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to …

Meta could showcase its Metaverse in retail stores. Image: Giu Vicente on UnsplashIIt is indeed in physical stores that people might first discover Meta’s metaverse. Internal documents would detail a plan to open a series of retail outlets Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly considering building physical stores to immerse early consumers …

With this technology, the sports viewing experience becomes even more immersive. Image: Dmytro Aksonov / Getty Images The Unity video game engine is embarking on a major project, ready to revolutionize the broadcasting of sporting events. To offer a more immersive experience, the firm uses real-time 3D rendering to bring viewers even closer to the …

In this new phase of industrial transformation, companies across industry sectors are striving to digitally transform their business operations to become flexible to changing customer expectations and resilient to unforeseen disruptions.Image: Shutterstock The Indian IT-BPM industry, with its four-decade track record of providing information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) services to clients around …

A new Chilean law aims to protect people’s “neurodata” and set limits on how the content of a person’s brain can be analyzed and changed. Image: alex-mit / IStock.xom VSHilian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a law establishing the rights to personal identity, free will and mental privacy, becoming the first country in the world to …

Jayesh Rajpurohit (left) and his nephew Arpit believe a shared value system has helped them taste successImage: Nishant Ratnakar for Forbes India IIt was not the most favorable reaction from the family. “Online ghar kaun banayega (who would like to build a house online)? Jayesh Rajpurohit’s mother asked when he introduced her and her sisters …