Month: July 2024
Chinese Boyaa commits to Bitcoin
In recent years, the Bitcoin ecosystem has evolved significantly as developments like Ordinals, BRC20, and Runes have transformed the blockchain network. This has shifted its ecosystem from a simple transactional currency to a platform supporting diverse digital assets.The Bitcoin ecosystem is drawing strong institutional interest, with the Chinese gaming giant Boyaa Interactive being the latest
CrowdStrike’s outage opportunity
In the past, most cybersecurity companies installed on-site appliances to run their services. But that hardware was expensive, sucked up power, took up a lot of space, and required constant maintenance. CrowdStrike addressed those issues with Falcon, a cloud-native endpoint security platform that didn’t require any on-site appliances.Over the past year, as macro headwinds forced
Egypt AI Readiness
In 2021, the Egyptian government launched the National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), a governmental body in Egypt established to oversee and guide the development and implementation of (AI) technologies, bringing together governmental bodies, distinguished academics, and leading industry professionals in the AI field.Egypt ranked second in Africa and seventh in the Arab world in
AMD leverages AI in Computing
It is taking a holistic approach by integrating technology across CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs, creating a strong ecosystem that supports the development of powerful AI applications as it position itself as a key player in AI-enhanced personal computers (AIPCs) through strategic innovations on the hardware side to cater to powerful new-age applications. By optimising these
New Quantum Computer performance
Quantum computers can perform calculations in parallel thanks to the laws of quantum mechanics and entanglement between qubits, meaning the fates of different qubits can instantly change each other. A new quantum computer has broken a world record in “quantum supremacy,” topping the performance of benchmarking set by Google’s Sycamore machine by 100-fold. Using the
Azure Cloud Computing Surge
Microsoft launched Azure in 2008 to provide cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) tools to large companies. Instead of installing more on-site servers which are expensive, consume lots of power, take up valuable space, and require constant maintenance.Azure’s expansion supported Microsoft’s transformation of its desktop-based Office and Dynamics applications into cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.During that
Microsoft 365 outage
The Microsoft 365 outage impacted services such as Microsoft Defender, Intune, Teams, PowerBI, Fabric, OneNote, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Windows 365, Viva Engage, Microsoft Purview, and the Microsoft 365 admin center. Xbox Support also confirmed that the issue affected the Xbox Live service, saying gamers had problems logging into their accounts. For Windows 365
Global IT meltdown
When computer screens went blue worldwide on Friday, flights were grounded, hotel check-ins became impossible, and freight deliveries were brought to a stand-still. The initial suspicions landed on some sort of cyberterrorist attack. The reality, however, was much more mundane: a botched software update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.In the aftermath of the global IT
AI Sales Development Representatives
AI Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) are sophisticated software tools designed to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks traditionally handled by human SDRs.AI SDRs excel at handling large volumes of data and performing repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy. They can sift through thousands of leads, segment them based on various criteria, and prioritize the most promising
Wireless Charging
The company has created a feature that limits charging above 80 per cent if it gets too warm, in an effort to preserve your battery health.Charging your device through a wireless dock generates more heat than a traditional cable, which is bad for battery longevity. Continued exposure to heat will degrade your device’s battery over