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China Mobile added only 325,000 mobile customers in December 2022, compared to an addition of 1.42 million mobile customers in November, and a loss of nearly 786,000 mobile customers in October. China Mobile remained the largest mobile operator on the local market in the month, ending December with a total of 975 million mobile customers. China Telecom added only 100,000 users in the month, ending December with 391.08 million users in total. China Unicom ended December with 861.74 million ‘Big connectivity’ customers, from 853.72 million in November. The company’s 5G subscriber base advanced to 212.7 million in December from 209.4…
The Biden administration has reportedly reached an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking machinery. According to Bloomberg, officials from the two countries agreed on Friday to adopt some of the same export controls the US has used over the last year to prevent companies like NVIDIA from selling their latest technologies in China. The agreement would reportedly see export controls imposed on companies that produce lithography systems, including ASML and Nikon. Bloomberg reports the US, Netherlands and Japan don’t plan to announce the agreement publicly. Moreover, implementation could take “months” while the countries…
Google has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system known as ‘MusicLM’ that can generate music by following a text description. In an academic paper published on January 26, Google researchers described MusicLM as “a model generating high-fidelity music from text descriptions such as ‘a calming violin melody backed by a distorted guitar riff’,” according to a report by Neowin. “We demonstrate that MusicLM can be conditioned on both text and a melody in that it can transform whistled and hummed melodies according to the style described in a text caption,” the paper reads. According to the research paper, MusicLM can…
By Evans WOHEREM, Ph.D As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, it is expected to have a significant impact on how we live and work. The integration of AI is a complex issue that requires a thorough understanding of the potential benefits and risks of this technology. In this second part of the serialized piece, DR. EVANS WOHEREM continues to throw open an honest conversation about the implications of this technology and the need for collaboration to ensure that its development and use align with human values and promote the well-being of all individuals. Divergent Viewpoints on the Prospects of…
As education costs continue to rise, students worldwide are finding it increasingly difficult to manage their finances. Addressing this critical issue, Funto and his team at Unideals are on a mission to alleviate the financial burdens faced by students. Here’s how they plan to make a significant impact, starting with their strategic initiatives in the Middle East and the UK. Understanding the Student Audience The global student audience is vast and diverse. According to UNESCO, there were approximately 250 million students enrolled in tertiary education worldwide as of 2022. This figure highlights the sheer size of the market that Unideals…
By Evans WOHEREM, Ph.D As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, it is expected to have a significant impact on how we live and work. The integration of AI is a complex issue that requires a thorough understanding of the potential benefits and risks of this technology. In this serialized piece, DR. EVANS WOHEREM throws open an honest conversation about the implications of this technology and the need for collaboration to ensure that its development and use align with human values and promote the well-being of all individuals. Introduction I have always believed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a Promethean…
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Preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker has shown that Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 18,3% year over year to 300.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22). The report described the drop as the largest-ever decline in a single quarter and contributed to a steep 11,3% decline for the year. It pointed to the fact that 2022 ended with shipments of 1,21 billion units, which represents the lowest annual shipment total since 2013 due to significantly dampened consumer demand, inflation, and economic uncertainties. This tough close to the year puts the 2,8%…
After an hour of the reported disruption, Microsoft has recovered all of its cloud services