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BEIRUT — Israel’s war against Hamas has left people in the Gaza Strip without food, water, electricity and shelter.Communications are also cut off: Gaza’s mobile phone networks were dysfunctional even before the conflict, and now Israeli bombing and the mass displacement of Gaza residents have crippled them as people try to contact loved ones and access resources.The communications blackout has hindered aid groups and emergency workers’ efforts to connect with local residents and each other, and it has also hindered journalists in Gaza in their efforts to tell the world about the suffering there.How often do communication failures occur?The Gaza…

CES 2024 will undoubtedly be the year of QD-OLED gaming monitors, with multiple companies unveiling a range of displays with varying refresh rates and response times. FourView Gallery – 4 images MSI, one of the biggest players in the field, has announced a new series of QD-OLED gaming monitors, but one feature on one of these monitors is noteworthy: MSI’s MEG 321URX QD-OLED, demoed in the CES showroom, features a built-in AI processor designed to scan the game currently being played on the monitor and provide visual notifications such as enemy positions and character health.This new monitor raises some important…

Last week, the world gathered at CES 2024 to get a first look at technology that may be coming to your home in the near future. Most, if not all, of the technologies on display, from the coolest to the weirdest to the most cutting edge, had one thing in common: electricity.Electricity powers all kinds of technology, but this year there was even more of a focus on electricity itself. There were plenty of solar-powered gadgets, portable power stations, and visions for the future of energy. If 2024 is the year you take control of your home’s electricity, here are…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just announced its budget for 2024 of $8.6 billion, a 4% increase year-over-year, and part of its goal to reach a $9 billion annual budget by 2026. Former Microsoft (MSFT) President and CEO Bill Gates joins Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the foundation’s goals, the state of world health care, tech innovations, generative AI, the 2024 election, and more.World health care (00:01:16)”I’m a little worried. The world’s dealing with a lot of challenges right now, and the fact that we still…

From mPharma’s innovative pharmacy network to Figorr’s cold chain platform, these five tech healthcare companies are tackling some of the biggest challenges head on, one by one proposing solutions. The growth driven by these companies is expected to outpace year-on-year gains from pharmaceutical manufacturing, hospitals, diagnostic services, and health insurance, owing to previously secured investment pools and partnerships with key governments for digitized inventory management solutions. mPharma, Drugstoc, Wella Health, Figorr, and Remedial Health are some of the companies identified by analysts to drive growth. mPharma mPharma is a pan-African pharmaceutical distributor with operations in over 30 countries across Africa.…

Sweden-based Aira, which is backed by funds including Lingot and Temasek, is due to announce the new funding just weeks after pledging to create 8,000 jobs in the UK, Sky News reported. Mark Kleinman, City Editor Mark Kleinman Sky Monday 15 January 2024 19:55 UK Companies that supply heat pumps and other home energy technologies to European consumers have secured more than £100 million in new funding, just weeks after promising to create thousands of jobs in the UK. Aira Group, set up by the founder of prominent battery start-up Northvolt, is due to announce on Tuesday that it has…

Space Product and Innovation (SPiN), a leading provider of innovative modular space manufacturing solutions, announced the successful completion of a €1.63 million seed funding round led by Italian aerospace technology transfer hub Galaxia, managed by CDP Venture Capital, in collaboration with Oblo Ventures, with participation from Scientifica Venture Capital and Innova Venture. This significant investment will advance SPiN’s mission to revolutionize space manufacturing and democratize access to space. SPiN, based in Frascati, Italy, is at the forefront of transforming the aerospace industry with its groundbreaking approach. SPiN is addressing these challenges by transforming satellites into modular systems with its groundbreaking…

Jacob Ridley, Senior Hardware Editor(Image courtesy of Future)This week I went to CES 2024. My feet were sore from a week of walking around Las Vegas, but it was worth it as I got to see so many new products for the first time. This year there was an overwhelming number of products showing off AI capabilities, which got me thinking about what to make of it all.Yet another buzzword at CES, and while previous years have been about blockchain, the metaverse, and attaching the word “smart” to everything, there’s no point in guessing what it’ll be in 2024. Artificial…

New health and wellness tech can be an attractive sell: After all, who doesn’t want to feel good? Some of the new devices and concepts shown at CES this year were touted as ways to improve your health, or at least make you look cool for trying to do so. Here’s a look at some of the best and most interesting health and wellness tech announced so far at this year’s CES: In similar news, read on for futuristic concepts, products you can already buy today, and the best products of CES 2024. A smart ring with a new edge…

Deutsche Telekom said about a dozen companies were currently testing antenna towers. German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom said it was relying on ultra-mobile transmission towers to meet short-term demand caused by festivals and large construction sites. A few months ago, Deutsche Telekom developed a prototype it called a “mobile mobile base station,” which it said in a statement was being tested by about a dozen companies. “The call for trials of our ultra-mobile mobile cell base station attracted strong interest from companies across a wide range of industries. This high demand shows that the need for flexible mobile communications solutions…