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Connected Home Manufacturers Go for the Pros
February 26, 2024

After a star turn at January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the connected home continues its momentum with new manufacturers tying their once analog, manual products into automated, digital solutions. Many of the developments show that builders are taking the connected home from a “ground up” approach,...

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Australian Trial Tests Wireless Charging of Electric Trucks
February 26, 2024

A new trial in Australia is set to test roads that wirelessly charge electric trucks as they drive, potentially revolutionizing the trucking industry. The $8.2 million Australian dollar (about $5.4 million) initiative, partially funded by a government grant, is led by a research group from...

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Deutsche Telekom Previews ‘App-Free’ AI-Powered Smartphone
February 26, 2024

“There’s an app for that.” Fifteen years ago, that was Apple’s tagline for its iPhone, letting customers know that whatever they wanted a smartphone to do, they had an application that could do it. Now, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is introducing a phone that doesn’t have...

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Samsung Explores Contactless Payments With Galaxy Ring
February 26, 2024

Samsung’s latest wearable device reportedly comes with health-tracking features. The smartphone maker’s Galaxy Ring — the company’s first ring product — is set to go on display for the first time Monday (Feb. 26) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, CNBC reported, citing an...

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Are Digital Wallets the Answer to Mixed Reality Payments Infrastructure?
February 21, 2024

History tends to repeat itself. For example, picture this: Bitcoin is trading above $50,000 and one of the world’s biggest technology companies just launched a mixed reality headset. Only it isn’t 2021. The year is 2024, and bitcoin has risen from the ashes of a...

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U.S. Gives GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion to Accelerate Domestic Semiconductor Industry
February 20, 2024

When it comes to technological advances, the small things frequently have the biggest impact. And for the 21st century’s connected economy, there is no bigger, smaller thing than semiconductors — the preeminent component of the computer chips powering electronic devices and digital transformations that have...

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Platforms Help Bridge Digital Divide in Learning Experiences From Early Care to Higher Ed
February 20, 2024

From the automation of routine tasks to the harnessing of big data for informed decision-making, various industries are embracing digital transformation. The result is profound changes in how businesses operate, interact with customers, and deliver products and services. However, sectors like early education and childcare...

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Alphabet Shares Fall Amid Concerns That OpenAI May Compete in Search
February 15, 2024

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, experienced a decline in its shares Thursday (Feb. 15) following a report that OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is developing a web search product that would directly compete with Google. OpenAI’s search service would be partially powered by Microsoft’s...

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Citi Completes Proof of Concept on Tokenization of Private Markets
February 14, 2024

Citigroup has partnered with Wellington Management and WisdomTree to explore the tokenization of private markets. The collaboration successfully completed a proof of concept on the Avalanche Spruce institutional test Subnet, demonstrating the potential of smart-contract capabilities to bring new functionality and operational efficiencies, the companies...