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Africa prepares for 5.5G
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RDP attacks, hacktivism show decline
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More innovative ransomware, credential theft emerge
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Digital twin of global weather conditions could improve forecasts
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Chat apps are taking over customer communications
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VR tech finds a second home in rehab
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Cryptojacking malware soars
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European households embrace smart electricity meters
More than 56% of the electricity customers in EU27+3 had a smart meter at the end of 2022. The market is set for robust growth in the coming years with a total of 106-million smart electricity meters forecasted to be deployed across the region during 2022–2027. There...
Flat confidence not showing the whole story
After dipping from 42 to 39 in the third quarter, the RMB/BER business confidence index (BCI) slipped to 38 in the final quarter of 2022 - so more than six out of 10 respondents remained unsatisfied with prevailing business conditions. Although the BCI was little...
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