The tech giant says it is working on a technique that can automatically recognize the handwriting on doctor’s notes to extract the diagnoses and prescribed medicines. Doctor’s handwriting is known for its illegibility, but Google sees this as a challenge. So the company now wants to decipher doctors’ notes automatically […]
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Facebook Parent Company Must Sell Giphy From British Regulator
The American multinational Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will then have to sell the GIF website Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the British market regulator, has decided this. Meta appealed the decision, but that has now failed. Meta acquired Giphy in May 2020 in exchange […]
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Allianz: Chip Shortage Costs European Car Industry 100 Billion Euros
The shortage of chips will cost the European car industry around 100 billion euros in 2021 and this year, credit insurer Allianz Trade has calculated. The chip shortage has resulted in approximately 18 million fewer vehicles being produced worldwide. According to Allianz, the European automakers were particularly hard hit. The […]
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Apple Wants to Unveil New iPhones on September 7
Tech company Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone 14 line on September 7. The maker of the popular smartphones traditionally does this with a special event. Apple is very dependent on iPhones. The devices typically account for half of the company’s revenue. In addition to the iPhones, a […]
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Total Value of Crypto Coins Again Around 1000 Billion Dollars
The total value of all crypto coins together fluctuates around 1000 billion dollars. That is the first time in about ten days. Bitcoin was worth more than $21,000 on Monday morning. Earlier this month, the main digital currency was worth less than $18,000. Cryptocurrencies have suffered significant losses this […]
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Loss of Heavyweight Samsung Weighs on South Korea Stock Market
The South Korean tech group Samsung was a clear loser on the stock exchange in Seoul on Monday. Investors are concerned about the continuing shortage of memory chips, coupled with fears of an economic recession. These can hinder the company, also because more and more central banks worldwide are […]
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Ericsson Expects New Fines for Bribery
Swedish network equipment maker Ericsson expects to be fined for a bribery scandal in Iraq. Ericsson is said to have paid bribes in that country to gain access to transport routes. Money from the company would also have ended up with the terrorist organization IS. In addition, the company […]
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Fujitsu Launches Computing as a Service (CaaS)
Fujitsu has announced its new service portfolio, Computing as a Service, or CaaS. The company aims to accelerate digital transformation and provide customers worldwide access to advanced computing technologies via the commercial cloud. The new service includes state-of-the-art computing resources such as Fujitsu’s quantum-based Digital Annealer technology and the […]
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Twitter Announces the Possibility of Customizing Messages
Messaging service Twitter will offer users the opportunity to adjust messages already placed. The social media company will test that possibility in the coming months, it announced, with paying users first. The announcement of Twitter follows a poll by Tesla CEO Elon Musk a day earlier about whether Twitter […]
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Sony and Honda Want to Make Electric Cars Together
Electronics giant Sony and car maker Honda are working on a strategic alliance to make electric cars together. The Japanese companies have announced this. On the left is the newly introduced Sony Vision-S 02; on the right is the model S 01 that was already unveiled a year ago. […]