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Pakistani scientists develop AI to detect COVID-19 within a minute
Pakistan has developed a software-based on artificial intelligence that can help detect COVID-19 inside a minute. The revelation was made on Science Diplomacy Pakistan, a web page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that serves as a platform...November 22, 2020 1003 0 -
Digital finance helps millions of Pakistanis during pandemic
The digital tools have rescued people in the COVID-19 lock downs like no other thing and the use the use of technology has demonstrated the potential of digital finance to provide relief for millions around the...August 27, 2020 1339 0 -
Digital divide is the new face of inequality even as COVID-19 demands awareness
Nearly half of the global population, 46.4 percent, cannot connect to the Internet at a time when digital technology is vital to mounting an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Telecommunication Union, ...June 14, 2020 1241 0 -
Jewels of Asia Gala on May 1 to recognize entrepreneurs from diverse communities
Asian American Chamber of Commerce has received a number of submissions for the 2020 “Jewels of Asia” Chamber Gala Awards which will recognize outstanding entrepreneurs from diverse communities doing business in Washington metro area. Jewels of...March 2, 2020 1557 0 -
Senate bill seeks to bolster coordination against cybersecurity threats
A group of Democratic and Republican senators have introduced a new bill to help states deal with cybersecurity threats with the help of federally funded coordinators. The bill, introduced by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John...January 20, 2020 900 0 -
Online sales soar by 20% as holiday shopping sets record
Black Friday this year marked the second biggest day of online shopping, with consumers spending $7.4 billion to buy products. Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions from 80 of the U.S. online retailers, determined that the average...December 2, 2019 883 0 -
How small businesses may benefit from 5G technology
Featured image shows a flexible display technology developed by Arizona State University in April 2006/Wikimedia 5G – the fifth generation of wireless technology – is just about to happen with revolutionary and transformative impact across multiple...October 24, 2019 1303 0 -
Digital technology shows damage discarded plastic inflicts on seabirds
Birds are among the species that are most vulnerable to plastic pollution, and digital technology has helped unearth some of its devastating effects on seabirds. When looking for food, birds often get caught up in fishing gear...October 15, 2019 870 0 -
How new technologies may help cities fight climate change
Hurricanes buffeting the U.S. with ferocious winds and downpours, fires raging close to urban centers, fog and smog covering cities in South Asia and China, flooding and sizzling heat in Western Europe, tsunamis hitting Japan and...July 30, 2019 1234 0 -
Why cybersecurity should be a top priority?
With ever-expanding global connectivity through Internet and mobile communication technologies, the number of worldwide users of the Internet has swollen like anything. And, so have cybersecurity threats. According to a new World Economic Forum report, by ...April 21, 2019 1703 0