May 4, 2020
Scientists are using information from NASA’s Earth-observing satellites, on-the-ground sensors and computer-based datasets to study the environmental, economic and societal impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the agency’s Earth Science Division recently...
May 4, 2020
China is piloting its new digital currency, the e-RMB, is four major cities where it has been formally adopted into their monetary systems. The cities, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chegdu and Xiong’an, have used e-RMB to pay some public servants’ salaries as well as...
May 4, 2020
5G network technology gives telecommunications operators the ability to deliver many new applications and services in dynamic ways. Low-latency connectivity, ultra-high broadband speeds, and mobile edge computing capabilities will create myriad innovative business...
May 4, 2020
Mobile services represent critical infrastructure that’s allowing people to stay connected during the coronavirus crisis. However, that doesn’t mean these services are immune to the pandemic’s economic shock, with 2020 market revenue now expected to...
May 4, 2020
Ahead of the AU ministerial meeting on 5 and 6 May that will be discussing the trade response to Covid-19 and the state of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), a number of business leaders have signed a joint letter calling for ministers and Heads of...
May 4, 2020
Microsoft has reported a surge in usage of its cloud computing service Azure, as millions of people work from home. By Sean Markowicz, strategist: research and analytics, and global asset manager at Schroders Amazon is hiring an additional 75 000 workers, on top of...
