Month: December 2024
GenAI the future of business
AI agents, particularly GenAI, have enormous potential to accelerate digital transformation journeys—from improving operational efficiencies to helping multi-channel contact center agents deliver experiences that delight and surprise customers.Generative AI (GenAI) is leading a widescale evolution of business processes across industries. The rapid development of use cases for the technology makes it critical that organizations invest
Online Drone panick in the United States
More than half of U.S. adults now get their news from social media, according to data from Pew Research, and the voracious demands of the content economy often influence what’s considered newsworthy and how fast stories develop. Over the past month, as authorities have met the growing drone panic with occasional flight restrictions and scant
Soying for Russia in Ukraine
Ukraine received its first long-awaited delivery of F-16 jets this summer and has been deploying them for operations within Ukraine, including for air defence during Russia’s large-scale air assaults.Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Tuesday it had uncovered 12 agents spying for Russia to identify the locations of F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems
The use of RCS messaging
Apple and Android users have been warned that RCS end-to-end encryption is still months away and should look to other chat apps to communicate. Recently the attack by Salt Typhoon, which compromised several major carriers in one of the largest infrastructure attacks in US history, has highlighted the security issue. This, in turn, led to
European Union sovereign satellite constellation
The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a €10.6 billion ($11.1B) deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030.Musk’s Starlink, meanwhile, already has some 6,000 satellites in orbit, recently passed 4 million subscribers, and has major
Russia forced Assad to flee Syria
Last week, Russia began evacuating personnel and equipment from Syria, but said it was in discussions with the ruling Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels about securing the future of its naval port at Tartus and its Hmeimim air base in Latakia. Bashar al-Assad has said Russia forced him to flee Syria and that he wanted
Barrick Gold exports blocked in Mali
The world’s second-largest gold miner by volume has been negotiating with authorities in Mali for a new mining code to govern its operations in the country for about a year. Barrick said those talks have been “unsuccessful”.The government wants Barrick’s mine in the country to be governed under new mining rules adopted in 2023, Barrick
Corruption Case Against Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s Tuesday testimony promised to be a key moment in the long-running corruption trial of Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister. Netanyahu, the first Israeli PM to take the stand as a criminal defendant, is defending himself against allegations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three cases dating back to 2007. The charges center on
India’s software service exports
India’s total software service exports stood at $205 billion in 2023–24. The US accounted for 54 per cent of these exports, followed by Europe at 31 per cent, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) annual survey on computer software and information technology-enabled services (ITES) exports.During Donald Trump’s first term, disagreements over data localisation
Bitcoin Adoption
Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has evolved from a niche digital currency to a globally recognized asset. Crossing $100K represents not only a financial achievement but also a significant shift in sentiment, with institutional and retail investors increasingly embracing cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has achieved a monumental milestone, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time