Russia lacks million IT specialists, Gref says
In Russia, the shortage of IT-specialists exceeds 1 million people. In the coming years, the personnel shortage in the IT sector will only increase, Gref predicts
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7th TEKNOFEST kicks off in Istanbul
Today, the Aerospace and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST opens its doors to science and technology lovers for the 7th time in Istanbul
Sberbank releases GigaChat able to communicate
Russian lender Sberbank said it had released technology called GigaChat as a rival to ChatGPT, initially in an invite-only testing mode, joining the artificial intelligence chatbot race. Sberbank said what sets GigaChat apart was its …
Kuwait unveils AI-generated virtual news presenter
A Kuwaiti news outlet has unveiled the country's first ever virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for her to read online bulletins. Kuwait News stunned social media users by uploading a …
Musk may produce his own smartphone
Businessman and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk said that he could create his own smartphone if the Google or Apple app stores boot Twitter and also block the ability to use it in existing smartphones. “I certainly hope it does not …
Dubai creates laboratory for innovation
A new urban tech district is planned for the Creekside of Al Jaddaf area in Dubai
Azerbaijan, Türkiye integrate e-service platforms
It is the world’s first electronic integration project
Baku and Ankara to create joint technopark
The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of Turkey signed a joint memorandum of understanding. Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev …
Israel becomes global gaming superpower
The Israeli gaming industry is relatively young, but it has already managed to record global successes in the form of companies such as CrazyLabs, Plarium and Playtika
China’s ‘innovation machine’: how it works, how it’s changing
Right now, this system is undergoing changes which may have profound implications for the global economic and political order
Intelligent mobility laboratory to be created in Baku
The Baku Transport Agency (BTA) and the program for Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems (IGLUS) of the Swiss Institute of Technology Lausanne signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the creation of a Intelligent Mobility Lab in Baku. …
Drones vs plastics
The planet is drowning in plastic pollution. Plastic has been found on the world's tallest mountain peak and its deepest ocean trench. It's washed up on the shores of Antarctica and on the beaches of remote, uninhabited islands in the South Pacific
Iranian Supercomputer Passes Tests: ICT Minister
Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said a homegrown supercomputer has passed the tests and will be unveiled soon, Tasnim news agency reports. In a post on his Twitter …
Where does China’s digital Silk Road lead?
China’s Digital Silk Road is an ambitious vision to catalyze global digitalization
What will Kazakhstan be like by 2025
The government of Kazakhstan recently released its National Development Plan Through 2025, which complements the government’s primary objective of becoming one of the world’s 30 most developed nations by 2050, The Diplomat writes. Overall, the plan is a continuation of Nur-Sultan’s current strategy of economic diversification, which includes heavily investing in technology; increasing exports of manufactured goods; and the development of “new” industries like transport and logistics, aerospace services, engineering, information and communications technology (ICT), and even medical tourism
Digital future as an alternative to unemployment or migration in Tajikistan
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified development challenges and sharpened the view on opportunities to overcome them. Evidently, policymakers were confronted with the healthcare system’s limitations, and the socio-economic impacts from the crisis directed the focus on social assistance, agriculture and food processing, and the need for accelerating reforms necessary to develop more of a partnership with the private sector, World Bank writes
China overtakes U.S. as Europe’s main trading partner
China dethroned the U.S. last year to become Europe’s top trading partner for the first time, data from the European statistics office has shown, CNBC informs. European Union exports to China grew by 2.2% last year and imports rose by 5.6%. In comparison, exports to the U.S. dropped by 8.2% and imports fell by 13.2%. The latest figures, released Monday by Eurostat, showed that China now has an even bigger role in how European economies perform
Decisive year for energy Industry
We’ve known for decades that in order to curb the impact of perpetually rising carbon emissions, we would have to radically disrupt the machinations of global industry and change the way we live, think, and dream. We have to actually buckle down and make behavioral and systematic changes instead of hedging our bets on futuristic technological innovations that will save our butts at the last second, Oil Price writes
Elon Musk wires monkey's brain to play video games
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said one of his startups has a monkey with wires going into its brain that’s able to play video games. Neuralink put a computer chip into the monkey’s skull and used “tiny …
Apple warns iPhone 12 handset could be dangerous for some users
Apple has issued an extended warning that the additional magnets found in iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max as well as MagSafe accessories could pose a risk to people with pacemakers and defibrillators. The …
