Following increased interest in big tech companies like Microsoft, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Nvidia, expect the metaverse to grab more headlines in 2022. Leaders across diverse industries — including blockchain, gaming, arts, retail, fashion,...
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Four Connectivity and Telecom Trends to Watch in 2022
As we look toward 2022, we can see the evidence of a convergence of influencing factors driving a rapid advancement of technology innovation. But to talk about what we see for 2022, we first need to step back a few years for context. In 2020, global organizations...
How to prepare your communication channels for the holiday season
With the holidays approaching, most of you will be away from work, at least for a few days. You need to make sure that this vacation period does not have a negative impact on your communications with your customers and suppliers. Are you ready to leave with peace of...
Everyone wants to own the metaverse including Facebook and Microsoft. But what exactly is it?
THE METAVERSE HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, BUT WHAT IS THE METAVERSE? AND WHEN WILL IT GET HERE? Author Neal Stephenson is credited with coining the term "metaverse" in his 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash," in which he envisioned lifelike avatars who...
Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs, spores
LIFE-THREATENING BACTERIA ARE BECOMING EVER MORE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS, MAKING THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTICS AN INCREASINGLY URGENT CHALLENGE. FOR CERTAIN APPLICATIONS, ONE ALTERNATIVE MAY BE A SPECIAL TYPE OF LASER. Researchers at Washington...
Facebook’s Meta Reboot: Do We Really Want to Live in Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse?
The metaverse is coming, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook who is now trying to reinvent the company under a new name: Meta Platforms. In a presentation Thursday at the Facebook Connect conference, Zuck announced the...