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Start Your Own Gig Economy Platform with Oyelabs’ Fiverr Clone
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2 months ago
How to Find a Taxi App Development Company That Suits Your Market?
Taxi apps have revolutionised the way people commute in today's fast-paced digital environment. Selecting the best taxi app development company is essential, whether you're an established company looking to increase your online presence or a startup hoping to start your own ride-hailing service.
Locating a development partner who is aware of your particular market needs, consumer behaviour, regulatory landscape, and competitors is crucial to the success of your taxi app.
The procedures and factors you need to take into account when looking for a taxi app development business that really fits your industry will be covered in this in-depth guide.
Summing Up!
Selecting the best taxi app development business necessitates more than just technical know-how; it also calls for a thorough comprehension of your target market, user trends, and regional transportation requirements.
Select a development team that shares your vision by making sure they provide scalable and customisable solutions, thoroughly describing your business objectives, investigating possible partners, and assessing their portfolios.
In addition to developing an app, the ideal partner assists you with developing a competitive, user-friendly, and long-lasting platform that is customised for your target market.
Take the time to choose wisely; it’s an investment in your success.
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Taxi apps have revolutionised the way people commute in today's fast-paced digital environment. Selecting the best taxi app development company is essential, whether you're an established company looking to increase your online presence or a startup hoping to start your own ride-hailing service.
Locating a development partner who is aware of your particular market needs, consumer behaviour, regulatory landscape, and competitors is crucial to the success of your taxi app.
The procedures and factors you need to take into account when looking for a taxi app development business that really fits your industry will be covered in this in-depth guide.
Summing Up!
Selecting the best taxi app development business necessitates more than just technical know-how; it also calls for a thorough comprehension of your target market, user trends, and regional transportation requirements.
Select a development team that shares your vision by making sure they provide scalable and customisable solutions, thoroughly describing your business objectives, investigating possible partners, and assessing their portfolios.
In addition to developing an app, the ideal partner assists you with developing a competitive, user-friendly, and long-lasting platform that is customised for your target market.
Take the time to choose wisely; it’s an investment in your success.
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3 months ago
What They Don’t Teach You About Artificial Intelligence and Jobs
(Unspoken Truths | Future of Work, Adaptability & Economic Shifts)
They told you to get a degree, follow the rules, and climb the career ladder.
But they didn’t teach you how AI would reshape entire industries, shift job markets, and challenge everything we thought we knew about employment.
Let’s talk about what they don’t teach you:
The future of work isn’t about competing with AI — it’s about learning how to work with it.
WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU:
1. AI Isn’t Coming for All Jobs — But It’s Reshaping Every Job
AI won’t replace everyone — but it will change:
-How we work
-What we value
-Who stays relevant
-Jobs won’t disappear overnight — they’ll evolve, or dissolve.
2. Routine Tasks Are the First to Go — Creativity and Empathy Are the Last to Fall
Jobs heavy in repetition are the most at risk:
-Data entry
-Basic coding
Customer service
But skills like problem-solving, creativity, emotional intelligence, and storytelling will stay in demand.
Soft skills are the new hard currency.
3. You’re Not Safe Just Because You Have a “Good Degree”
AI doesn’t care what school you went to.
It cares if you’re adaptable, tech-literate, and continuously learning.
Your real edge = human skills + tech fluency + reinvention.
4. Learning to Use AI Is More Valuable Than Fearing It
People who embrace tools like ChatGPT, automation platforms, and machine learning in their roles…
-Will outperform those who resist it.
-Become AI-assisted, not AI-replaced.
5. Being “Replaceable” Isn’t About the Job — It’s About the Mindset
If you stop growing, questioning, and upskilling — even a creative role becomes outdated.
Lifelong learning isn’t optional anymore — it’s survival.
6. New Careers Will Be Born That Don’t Exist Yet
Think of roles like:
-Prompt engineer
-AI ethicist
-Human-machine collaboration designer
-Disruption creates opportunity — if you stay curious and flexible.
7. The Future Isn’t Just Tech — It’s Human-Tech Balance
As AI takes over logic and speed, humans are needed for:
-Wisdom
-Context
-Emotion
-Ethics
In a world of machines, being deeply human becomes your superpower.
8. Governments and Schools Aren’t Preparing People Fast Enough
By the time many systems adjust, the workforce gap may already be wide.
Your education is your responsibility — don’t wait for the system to catch up.
- FUTURE-READY WORK MINDSET CHECKLIST:
Am I learning how to use AI in my field — not avoiding it?
-Do I focus on irreplaceable human skills (creativity, empathy, judgment)?
- Am I open to switching careers or reinventing myself if needed?
-Do I stay updated on tech trends and workforce shifts?
- Am I building a portfolio of skills, not just a resume of titles?
FINAL THOUGHT:
They didn’t teach you about the impact of AI on jobs — because they didn’t see it coming either.
But now you know:
Your job isn’t to fear AI. It’s to understand how to lead with what AI can’t replace.
The future doesn’t belong to machines. It belongs to those who learn to thrive alongside them.
(Unspoken Truths | Future of Work, Adaptability & Economic Shifts)
They told you to get a degree, follow the rules, and climb the career ladder.
But they didn’t teach you how AI would reshape entire industries, shift job markets, and challenge everything we thought we knew about employment.
Let’s talk about what they don’t teach you:
The future of work isn’t about competing with AI — it’s about learning how to work with it.
WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU:
1. AI Isn’t Coming for All Jobs — But It’s Reshaping Every Job
AI won’t replace everyone — but it will change:
-How we work
-What we value
-Who stays relevant
-Jobs won’t disappear overnight — they’ll evolve, or dissolve.
2. Routine Tasks Are the First to Go — Creativity and Empathy Are the Last to Fall
Jobs heavy in repetition are the most at risk:
-Data entry
-Basic coding
Customer service
But skills like problem-solving, creativity, emotional intelligence, and storytelling will stay in demand.
Soft skills are the new hard currency.
3. You’re Not Safe Just Because You Have a “Good Degree”
AI doesn’t care what school you went to.
It cares if you’re adaptable, tech-literate, and continuously learning.
Your real edge = human skills + tech fluency + reinvention.
4. Learning to Use AI Is More Valuable Than Fearing It
People who embrace tools like ChatGPT, automation platforms, and machine learning in their roles…
-Will outperform those who resist it.
-Become AI-assisted, not AI-replaced.
5. Being “Replaceable” Isn’t About the Job — It’s About the Mindset
If you stop growing, questioning, and upskilling — even a creative role becomes outdated.
Lifelong learning isn’t optional anymore — it’s survival.
6. New Careers Will Be Born That Don’t Exist Yet
Think of roles like:
-Prompt engineer
-AI ethicist
-Human-machine collaboration designer
-Disruption creates opportunity — if you stay curious and flexible.
7. The Future Isn’t Just Tech — It’s Human-Tech Balance
As AI takes over logic and speed, humans are needed for:
-Wisdom
-Context
-Emotion
-Ethics
In a world of machines, being deeply human becomes your superpower.
8. Governments and Schools Aren’t Preparing People Fast Enough
By the time many systems adjust, the workforce gap may already be wide.
Your education is your responsibility — don’t wait for the system to catch up.
- FUTURE-READY WORK MINDSET CHECKLIST:
Am I learning how to use AI in my field — not avoiding it?
-Do I focus on irreplaceable human skills (creativity, empathy, judgment)?
- Am I open to switching careers or reinventing myself if needed?
-Do I stay updated on tech trends and workforce shifts?
- Am I building a portfolio of skills, not just a resume of titles?
FINAL THOUGHT:
They didn’t teach you about the impact of AI on jobs — because they didn’t see it coming either.
But now you know:
Your job isn’t to fear AI. It’s to understand how to lead with what AI can’t replace.
The future doesn’t belong to machines. It belongs to those who learn to thrive alongside them.
6 months ago
Pakistan's foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades.
Ishaq Dar, who also holds the portfolio of deputy prime minister, will start his visit on Monday in Beijing where he will hold "in-depth discussions" with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi "on the evolving regional situation in South Asia and its implications for peace and stability", his office said in a statement.
"The two sides will also review the entire spectrum of Pakistan-China bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest," it said.
Dar's visit to Beijing comes on the heels of a tumultuous couple of weeks, following an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in which 26 people were killed.
Ishaq Dar, who also holds the portfolio of deputy prime minister, will start his visit on Monday in Beijing where he will hold "in-depth discussions" with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi "on the evolving regional situation in South Asia and its implications for peace and stability", his office said in a statement.
"The two sides will also review the entire spectrum of Pakistan-China bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest," it said.
Dar's visit to Beijing comes on the heels of a tumultuous couple of weeks, following an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in which 26 people were killed.
8 months ago
Tesla is in uncharted territory now that it appears to have shed its aura of invincibility. Punters find themselves in the dark about the stock's outlook, with Morgan Stanley telling clients the price could just as easily triple to $800 in the coming months as it could drop to $200.
Late last month, Simon Hale landed in hot water with his compliance department at Wellington Altus Private Wealth. Due to the sharp rally in Tesla, his holdings of the EV giant had become too valuable relative to the portfolio managed.
“That’s no problem any more,” Hale glumly told fellow investors during an online discussion last week. The stock, beaten down over the past fortnight, had just plunged a further 15% in one session, solving his quandary without the portfolio manager ever having to lift a finger.
CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to replicate Argentine president Javier Milei by cutting government spending with a chainsaw has sparked a wave of outcry across the United States.
Late last month, Simon Hale landed in hot water with his compliance department at Wellington Altus Private Wealth. Due to the sharp rally in Tesla, his holdings of the EV giant had become too valuable relative to the portfolio managed.
“That’s no problem any more,” Hale glumly told fellow investors during an online discussion last week. The stock, beaten down over the past fortnight, had just plunged a further 15% in one session, solving his quandary without the portfolio manager ever having to lift a finger.
CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to replicate Argentine president Javier Milei by cutting government spending with a chainsaw has sparked a wave of outcry across the United States.
8 months ago
When Marco Rubio signed on as Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, he went into the job “with eyes wide open,” according to a person familiar with his thinking. He knew it wouldn’t be easy working for Trump. He knew that Trump had a track record of firing top officials by tweet. He also knew what it was like to be called, “Little Marco.”
Rubio still lobbied for the prestigious job of being America’s top diplomat after he lost out on being Trump’s vice president to JD Vance.
What Rubio didn’t count on was that he might run the risk of being overshadowed as secretary of state by one of Trump’s closest friends, real estate developer and billionaire Steve Witkoff.
Over the first two months of the second Trump administration, Rubio has in some ways taken a back seat on the world stage to Witkoff, whose portfolio has expanded beyond his official title of special envoy to the Middle East.
Rubio still lobbied for the prestigious job of being America’s top diplomat after he lost out on being Trump’s vice president to JD Vance.
What Rubio didn’t count on was that he might run the risk of being overshadowed as secretary of state by one of Trump’s closest friends, real estate developer and billionaire Steve Witkoff.
Over the first two months of the second Trump administration, Rubio has in some ways taken a back seat on the world stage to Witkoff, whose portfolio has expanded beyond his official title of special envoy to the Middle East.
10 months ago
Friday’s warning from the US surgeon general that alcohol is a “well-established, preventable cause of cancer” is perhaps a wakeup call for millions of Americans, but it’s the worst-case scenario that many beer and spirits companies have been preparing for over the years.
Major brewers, including Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch InBev, and spirit giants such as Diageo and Pernod Ricard, have all grown their portfolios with new non-alcoholic drinks to attract an increasing number of consumers, particularly younger ones, who are ditching drinking because of health concerns.
A Gallup poll from August found that almost half of Americans say that having one or two drinks a day is bad for a person’s health — the highest percentage recorded in the survey’s 23 years, and younger adults were most likely to say drinking is bad for health. The poll also showed that just 58% of adults said they drink alcohol, down from 67% in 2022, although Gallup notes it’s relatively close to the historical
Major brewers, including Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch InBev, and spirit giants such as Diageo and Pernod Ricard, have all grown their portfolios with new non-alcoholic drinks to attract an increasing number of consumers, particularly younger ones, who are ditching drinking because of health concerns.
A Gallup poll from August found that almost half of Americans say that having one or two drinks a day is bad for a person’s health — the highest percentage recorded in the survey’s 23 years, and younger adults were most likely to say drinking is bad for health. The poll also showed that just 58% of adults said they drink alcohol, down from 67% in 2022, although Gallup notes it’s relatively close to the historical
11 months ago
China's CNOOC Ltd has sold its U.S. subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group INEOS, according to a CNOOC.
The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. entered into a sales agreement with a subsidiary of INEOS relating to CNOOC's upstream oil and gas assets in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico.
The deal primarily includes non-operator interests in oil and gas projects such as the Appomattox and Stampede fields.
INEOS paid just under $2 billion for the assets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter who was not authorised to speak to media.
CNOOC said the transaction price was in line with market conditions but did not provide a figure, while INEOS declined to comment on the price.
The Chinese firm aims to optimise its global asset portfolio and will work with INEOS towards a smooth transition, CNOOC International Chairman Liu Yongjie said in the statement.
The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. entered into a sales agreement with a subsidiary of INEOS relating to CNOOC's upstream oil and gas assets in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico.
The deal primarily includes non-operator interests in oil and gas projects such as the Appomattox and Stampede fields.
INEOS paid just under $2 billion for the assets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter who was not authorised to speak to media.
CNOOC said the transaction price was in line with market conditions but did not provide a figure, while INEOS declined to comment on the price.
The Chinese firm aims to optimise its global asset portfolio and will work with INEOS towards a smooth transition, CNOOC International Chairman Liu Yongjie said in the statement.
1 yr. ago
Israel Katz, formerly Israel's foreign minister, has been appointed defence minister.
Below are some facts about Katz:
* Born in 1955 in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, Katz was drafted into the military in 1973 and served as a paratrooper, leaving the service in 1977. He has not served in any senior military command position, unlike his predecessor Gallant, who had been a general before becoming defence minister in 2022
* Katz, a member of Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, has been a member of the Knesset (parliament) since 1998
* He has held several ministerial posts in the past two decades, including agriculture, transport, intelligence, finance and energy portfolios. He was appointed foreign minister in 2019
* As foreign minister, Katz declared Antonio Guterres persona non grata in October over what he said was the U.N. secretary-general's failure to "unequivocally" condemn Iran's missile attack on Israel and for what he described as antisemitic and anti-Israel
Below are some facts about Katz:
* Born in 1955 in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, Katz was drafted into the military in 1973 and served as a paratrooper, leaving the service in 1977. He has not served in any senior military command position, unlike his predecessor Gallant, who had been a general before becoming defence minister in 2022
* Katz, a member of Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, has been a member of the Knesset (parliament) since 1998
* He has held several ministerial posts in the past two decades, including agriculture, transport, intelligence, finance and energy portfolios. He was appointed foreign minister in 2019
* As foreign minister, Katz declared Antonio Guterres persona non grata in October over what he said was the U.N. secretary-general's failure to "unequivocally" condemn Iran's missile attack on Israel and for what he described as antisemitic and anti-Israel
1 yr. ago
Elon Musk faces moment of truth in Europe as buyers turn their backs on Tesla
Tesla is falling behind its competitors in Europe.
BMW took the crown as Europe’s leading brand for fully electric vehicles for the first time ever in July, driven by demand for its all new iX2 compact crossover. According JATO’s figures, the German premium carmaker sold nearly 14,900 cars in the month powered solely by battery, 300 more than Tesla as volumes for the Model Y dropped off steeply.
Initial data signaling August hasn’t been any kinder to Musk in Europe’s largest individual markets. Sales in France fell by half over last year's month, while in Germany they plunged by two-thirds. While the loss of subsidies and new tariffs on Model 3 sedans imported from China contributed to that poor result, industry analysts fear Tesla is now paying the price for pushing a stale portfolio of vehicles into a stagnant European EV market where consumers are spoiled for choice.
Tesla is falling behind its competitors in Europe.
BMW took the crown as Europe’s leading brand for fully electric vehicles for the first time ever in July, driven by demand for its all new iX2 compact crossover. According JATO’s figures, the German premium carmaker sold nearly 14,900 cars in the month powered solely by battery, 300 more than Tesla as volumes for the Model Y dropped off steeply.
Initial data signaling August hasn’t been any kinder to Musk in Europe’s largest individual markets. Sales in France fell by half over last year's month, while in Germany they plunged by two-thirds. While the loss of subsidies and new tariffs on Model 3 sedans imported from China contributed to that poor result, industry analysts fear Tesla is now paying the price for pushing a stale portfolio of vehicles into a stagnant European EV market where consumers are spoiled for choice.
1 yr. ago
How can collaborations between local industries and international firms foster innovation?
By Hugo Keji
Collaborations between local industries and international firms can foster innovation through several mechanisms:
1. Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Access to Expertise: Local industries can benefit from the advanced knowledge and expertise of international firms, enhancing their own capabilities.
Technology Sharing: Collaborations often involve the transfer of cutting-edge technologies, enabling local industries to innovate more effectively.
2. Joint Research and Development
Co-funded R&D Projects: Sharing the financial burden of R&D projects allows for more ambitious and high-impact innovations.
Cross-disciplinary Teams: Bringing together diverse teams from different cultural and technical backgrounds can lead to creative problem-solving and novel solutions.
3. Improved Processes and Practices
Best Practices: International firms can introduce best practices and efficient processes that local industries can adopt to enhance productivity and innovation.
Lean Manufacturing: Implementing lean manufacturing techniques and continuous improvement practices can drive innovation in local production processes.
4. Enhanced Market Understanding
Global Market Insights: International firms provide insights into global market trends and consumer behavior, helping local industries tailor their innovations to meet international standards and demands.
Local Market Adaptation: Collaborations can help international firms understand local markets better, leading to innovations that are more relevant and appealing to local consumers.
5. Access to Funding and Resources
Financial Investment: International partnerships often come with access to additional funding, enabling larger-scale R&D projects.
Resource Sharing: Sharing resources such as laboratories, testing facilities, and specialized equipment can accelerate the innovation process.
6. Talent Development and Exchange
Skill Development: Joint ventures can include training programs where local employees learn new skills and techniques from international experts.
Talent Exchange Programs: Exchange programs allow for the transfer of knowledge and skills between local and international teams, fostering a culture of innovation.
7. Enhanced Supply Chain Integration
Efficient Supply Chains: Collaborations can streamline supply chains, integrating local and international elements to enhance efficiency and innovation.
Access to New Markets: Joint ventures can open up new markets for both local and international firms, creating opportunities for innovative products and services.
8. Risk Mitigation
Shared Risk: Sharing the risks associated with R&D projects can encourage more daring and innovative projects that might not be feasible for a single entity.
Diversified Portfolio: Collaborations can diversify the innovation portfolio, spreading risk across different projects and markets.
9. Regulatory and Compliance Support
Navigating Regulations: International firms often have experience dealing with complex regulatory environments, which can help local industries navigate compliance issues more effectively.
Standards and Certifications: Achieving international standards and certifications through collaboration can enhance the credibility and marketability of local innovations.
10. Accelerated Time to Market
Faster Development Cycles: Collaborative projects can leverage the strengths of both partners to reduce development time and bring innovations to market more quickly.
Global Distribution Networks: International firms often have established distribution networks, which can help local innovations reach a broader audience faster.
In summary, collaborations between local industries and international firms can significantly boost innovation by combining strengths, sharing resources, and leveraging each other’s expertise and market insights.
This synergy can lead to the development of new products, improved processes, and enhanced market competitiveness for both parties.
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By Hugo Keji
Collaborations between local industries and international firms can foster innovation through several mechanisms:
1. Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Access to Expertise: Local industries can benefit from the advanced knowledge and expertise of international firms, enhancing their own capabilities.
Technology Sharing: Collaborations often involve the transfer of cutting-edge technologies, enabling local industries to innovate more effectively.
2. Joint Research and Development
Co-funded R&D Projects: Sharing the financial burden of R&D projects allows for more ambitious and high-impact innovations.
Cross-disciplinary Teams: Bringing together diverse teams from different cultural and technical backgrounds can lead to creative problem-solving and novel solutions.
3. Improved Processes and Practices
Best Practices: International firms can introduce best practices and efficient processes that local industries can adopt to enhance productivity and innovation.
Lean Manufacturing: Implementing lean manufacturing techniques and continuous improvement practices can drive innovation in local production processes.
4. Enhanced Market Understanding
Global Market Insights: International firms provide insights into global market trends and consumer behavior, helping local industries tailor their innovations to meet international standards and demands.
Local Market Adaptation: Collaborations can help international firms understand local markets better, leading to innovations that are more relevant and appealing to local consumers.
5. Access to Funding and Resources
Financial Investment: International partnerships often come with access to additional funding, enabling larger-scale R&D projects.
Resource Sharing: Sharing resources such as laboratories, testing facilities, and specialized equipment can accelerate the innovation process.
6. Talent Development and Exchange
Skill Development: Joint ventures can include training programs where local employees learn new skills and techniques from international experts.
Talent Exchange Programs: Exchange programs allow for the transfer of knowledge and skills between local and international teams, fostering a culture of innovation.
7. Enhanced Supply Chain Integration
Efficient Supply Chains: Collaborations can streamline supply chains, integrating local and international elements to enhance efficiency and innovation.
Access to New Markets: Joint ventures can open up new markets for both local and international firms, creating opportunities for innovative products and services.
8. Risk Mitigation
Shared Risk: Sharing the risks associated with R&D projects can encourage more daring and innovative projects that might not be feasible for a single entity.
Diversified Portfolio: Collaborations can diversify the innovation portfolio, spreading risk across different projects and markets.
9. Regulatory and Compliance Support
Navigating Regulations: International firms often have experience dealing with complex regulatory environments, which can help local industries navigate compliance issues more effectively.
Standards and Certifications: Achieving international standards and certifications through collaboration can enhance the credibility and marketability of local innovations.
10. Accelerated Time to Market
Faster Development Cycles: Collaborative projects can leverage the strengths of both partners to reduce development time and bring innovations to market more quickly.
Global Distribution Networks: International firms often have established distribution networks, which can help local innovations reach a broader audience faster.
In summary, collaborations between local industries and international firms can significantly boost innovation by combining strengths, sharing resources, and leveraging each other’s expertise and market insights.
This synergy can lead to the development of new products, improved processes, and enhanced market competitiveness for both parties.
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1 yr. ago
Isn't technology amazing by providing almost every gadget we need in one like smart phone?
By Hugo Keji
Absolutely, technology has indeed made incredible strides, and smartphones are a prime example of this advancement.
They have evolved from simple communication devices into powerful multi-functional tools that can perform a wide range of tasks.
Smartphones can:-
1. Make and receive calls and texts.
2. Access the internet for browsing, emailing, and social media.
3. Run a variety of applications for productivity, entertainment, education, and more.
4. Take high-quality photos and videos.
Provide GPS navigation.
5. Offer health monitoring features like heart rate tracking.
6. Enable contactless payments.
7. Control smart home devices.
This convergence of functionalities into a single, portable device has transformed how we interact with the world and manage our daily lives.
Here are some more detailed ways in which smartphones have integrated multiple technologies and functionalities:
Communication:-
Calls and Texts: Basic phone functions have expanded to include video calls and multimedia messaging.
Email: Full email functionality, including attachments and syncing across devices.
Instant Messaging: Apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal offer encrypted messaging and multimedia sharing.
Internet Access:-
Browsing: Full web browsing capabilities, often with ad-blocking and data-saving features.
Social Media: Dedicated apps for platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Afriprime, Corkroo and healthdata101.
Streaming: High-definition video streaming from services like Netflix, YouTube, and Disney+.
Applications (Apps):-
Productivity: Tools like word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, and project management apps (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace).
Entertainment: Games, music streaming (Spotify, Apple Music), and e-book readers (Kindle).
Education: E-learning platforms, language learning apps (Duolingo), and educational games.
Health and Fitness: Fitness tracking, diet and nutrition apps, meditation guides, and telemedicine services.
Photography and Videography:-
Cameras: High-resolution cameras with features like optical zoom, night mode, and portrait effects.
Editing: Built-in photo and video editing tools, as well as professional-grade apps like Adobe Lightroom and Premiere Rush.
Sharing: Instant sharing to social media or cloud storage services.
Navigation and Travel:-
GPS: Real-time navigation with traffic updates, route planning, and public transit information (e.g., Google Maps, Waze).
Travel Apps: Booking flights, hotels, and rental cars (e.g., Expedia, Airbnb), and ride-sharing services (Uber, Lyft).
Finance:-
Banking: Mobile banking apps allow for managing accounts, transferring money, and paying bills.
Payments: Contactless payments using NFC (e.g., Apple Pay, Google Pay) and QR code scanning.
Investments: Trading stocks, managing portfolios, and tracking cryptocurrencies (e.g., Robinhood, Coinbase).
Smart Home Integration:-
Control: Manage smart home devices like lights, thermostats, security cameras, and appliances through apps (e.g., Google Home, Amazon Alexa).
Automation: Set routines and automate tasks based on triggers like location or time of day.
Health Monitoring:-
Sensors: Track physical activity, heart rate, sleep patterns, and more.
Integration: Sync data with wearable devices like smartwatches (Apple Watch, Fitbit) and health apps (Apple Health, Google Fit).
Security:-
Biometric Authentication: Use of fingerprint sensors, facial recognition, and iris scanning for secure access.
Encryption: Secure communications and data storage.
Remote Management: Find and lock lost devices, and wipe data remotely.
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR):-
AR Apps: Enhance the real world with digital overlays for gaming, navigation, and education (e.g., Pokémon GO, IKEA Place).
VR Experiences: Immersive experiences for gaming, training, and virtual tours using VR headsets (e.g., Oculus, Google Cardboard).
The convergence of these technologies into a single device has not only simplified many aspects of daily life but also opened up new possibilities for communication, entertainment, productivity, and beyond.
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By Hugo Keji
Absolutely, technology has indeed made incredible strides, and smartphones are a prime example of this advancement.
They have evolved from simple communication devices into powerful multi-functional tools that can perform a wide range of tasks.
Smartphones can:-
1. Make and receive calls and texts.
2. Access the internet for browsing, emailing, and social media.
3. Run a variety of applications for productivity, entertainment, education, and more.
4. Take high-quality photos and videos.
Provide GPS navigation.
5. Offer health monitoring features like heart rate tracking.
6. Enable contactless payments.
7. Control smart home devices.
This convergence of functionalities into a single, portable device has transformed how we interact with the world and manage our daily lives.
Here are some more detailed ways in which smartphones have integrated multiple technologies and functionalities:
Communication:-
Calls and Texts: Basic phone functions have expanded to include video calls and multimedia messaging.
Email: Full email functionality, including attachments and syncing across devices.
Instant Messaging: Apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal offer encrypted messaging and multimedia sharing.
Internet Access:-
Browsing: Full web browsing capabilities, often with ad-blocking and data-saving features.
Social Media: Dedicated apps for platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Afriprime, Corkroo and healthdata101.
Streaming: High-definition video streaming from services like Netflix, YouTube, and Disney+.
Applications (Apps):-
Productivity: Tools like word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, and project management apps (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace).
Entertainment: Games, music streaming (Spotify, Apple Music), and e-book readers (Kindle).
Education: E-learning platforms, language learning apps (Duolingo), and educational games.
Health and Fitness: Fitness tracking, diet and nutrition apps, meditation guides, and telemedicine services.
Photography and Videography:-
Cameras: High-resolution cameras with features like optical zoom, night mode, and portrait effects.
Editing: Built-in photo and video editing tools, as well as professional-grade apps like Adobe Lightroom and Premiere Rush.
Sharing: Instant sharing to social media or cloud storage services.
Navigation and Travel:-
GPS: Real-time navigation with traffic updates, route planning, and public transit information (e.g., Google Maps, Waze).
Travel Apps: Booking flights, hotels, and rental cars (e.g., Expedia, Airbnb), and ride-sharing services (Uber, Lyft).
Finance:-
Banking: Mobile banking apps allow for managing accounts, transferring money, and paying bills.
Payments: Contactless payments using NFC (e.g., Apple Pay, Google Pay) and QR code scanning.
Investments: Trading stocks, managing portfolios, and tracking cryptocurrencies (e.g., Robinhood, Coinbase).
Smart Home Integration:-
Control: Manage smart home devices like lights, thermostats, security cameras, and appliances through apps (e.g., Google Home, Amazon Alexa).
Automation: Set routines and automate tasks based on triggers like location or time of day.
Health Monitoring:-
Sensors: Track physical activity, heart rate, sleep patterns, and more.
Integration: Sync data with wearable devices like smartwatches (Apple Watch, Fitbit) and health apps (Apple Health, Google Fit).
Security:-
Biometric Authentication: Use of fingerprint sensors, facial recognition, and iris scanning for secure access.
Encryption: Secure communications and data storage.
Remote Management: Find and lock lost devices, and wipe data remotely.
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR):-
AR Apps: Enhance the real world with digital overlays for gaming, navigation, and education (e.g., Pokémon GO, IKEA Place).
VR Experiences: Immersive experiences for gaming, training, and virtual tours using VR headsets (e.g., Oculus, Google Cardboard).
The convergence of these technologies into a single device has not only simplified many aspects of daily life but also opened up new possibilities for communication, entertainment, productivity, and beyond.
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1 yr. ago
Chinese scientists admit to faking research over institutional pressure..........
Chinese scientists felt pressured to engage in unethical research practices out of fear of losing their jobs, a study found.
The Chinese government’s 2015 “Double First-Class Scheme” called on universities to boost their global rankings by publishing more articles in international journals. One faculty head reportedly told academics they should “leave as soon as possible” if they did not meet publication targets, according to science journal Nature.
Citing such pressures, academics admitted to “falsifying data, plagiarizing, exploiting students without offering authorship, and bribing journal editors.” However, other Chinese scientists said the paper painted an overly negative picture and that its author only spoke to a small sample of academics.
Global insights on today's biggest stories.
Chinese universities incentivize quantity over quality
Sources: The Economist , Queen Mary's University
Research in China suffers from the problem of “bad incentives,” The Economist argued. Chinese universities have published more scientific papers than any other country since 2017, partly owing to researchers being rewarded for quantity over quality: About 46% of around 50,000 retracted studies collated by CrossRef and Retraction Watch are from China. University leaders tend to be government officials who are good at chasing targets but poor at fostering good science, a professor at Hangzhou Dianzi University told the magazine. The problem may not be exclusive to China: A 2023 paper found that the UK’s performance-based funding allocation system incentivized poor quality research, with papers published just before evaluation deadlines featuring in lower-impact journals and receiving fewer citations.
Chinese universities may be turning away from international journals.
Source: Science
Chinese academics are encouraged to publish in international journals, but this trend may be reversing as researchers try to build up a portfolio of home-grown journals. That’s partly because authors have to pay journals to get their papers published, and China wants to capture some of that spend, the co-author of a 2023 report on the Chinese science publishing market told Science. The Chinese government and universities may also want to move away from Western-dominated research agendas so they can focus on topics that better serve the country’s interests, a higher-education researcher at the University of Hong Kong argued.
Critics say some unethical studies aren’t being retracted fast enough.
Sources: Nature , The Guardian
Fraudulent research practices aren’t the only problem: Advocates told Nature that unethical studies on Chinese minority groups like the Uyghur aren’t being retracted fast enough. In 2023, the Dutch academic publisher Elsevier retracted a 2019 article by Chinese and Danish researchers titled “Analysis of Uyghur and Kazakh populations using the Precision ID Ancestry Panel” after an investigation revealed they had not obtained ethical approval to collect genetic samples. “Given how coercive the overall environment has been for the Uyghurs [in China], it’s not really possible for Uyghurs to say no [to the collection of their DNA],” an Asia expert at Human Rights Watch told The Guardian.
Chinese scientists felt pressured to engage in unethical research practices out of fear of losing their jobs, a study found.
The Chinese government’s 2015 “Double First-Class Scheme” called on universities to boost their global rankings by publishing more articles in international journals. One faculty head reportedly told academics they should “leave as soon as possible” if they did not meet publication targets, according to science journal Nature.
Citing such pressures, academics admitted to “falsifying data, plagiarizing, exploiting students without offering authorship, and bribing journal editors.” However, other Chinese scientists said the paper painted an overly negative picture and that its author only spoke to a small sample of academics.
Global insights on today's biggest stories.
Chinese universities incentivize quantity over quality
Sources: The Economist , Queen Mary's University
Research in China suffers from the problem of “bad incentives,” The Economist argued. Chinese universities have published more scientific papers than any other country since 2017, partly owing to researchers being rewarded for quantity over quality: About 46% of around 50,000 retracted studies collated by CrossRef and Retraction Watch are from China. University leaders tend to be government officials who are good at chasing targets but poor at fostering good science, a professor at Hangzhou Dianzi University told the magazine. The problem may not be exclusive to China: A 2023 paper found that the UK’s performance-based funding allocation system incentivized poor quality research, with papers published just before evaluation deadlines featuring in lower-impact journals and receiving fewer citations.
Chinese universities may be turning away from international journals.
Source: Science
Chinese academics are encouraged to publish in international journals, but this trend may be reversing as researchers try to build up a portfolio of home-grown journals. That’s partly because authors have to pay journals to get their papers published, and China wants to capture some of that spend, the co-author of a 2023 report on the Chinese science publishing market told Science. The Chinese government and universities may also want to move away from Western-dominated research agendas so they can focus on topics that better serve the country’s interests, a higher-education researcher at the University of Hong Kong argued.
Critics say some unethical studies aren’t being retracted fast enough.
Sources: Nature , The Guardian
Fraudulent research practices aren’t the only problem: Advocates told Nature that unethical studies on Chinese minority groups like the Uyghur aren’t being retracted fast enough. In 2023, the Dutch academic publisher Elsevier retracted a 2019 article by Chinese and Danish researchers titled “Analysis of Uyghur and Kazakh populations using the Precision ID Ancestry Panel” after an investigation revealed they had not obtained ethical approval to collect genetic samples. “Given how coercive the overall environment has been for the Uyghurs [in China], it’s not really possible for Uyghurs to say no [to the collection of their DNA],” an Asia expert at Human Rights Watch told The Guardian.
2 yr. ago
DREAMING-
To Dream, Perchance to Forget?
Dream sleep may help clear away mental clutter that can build up during our day.
KEY POINTS-
Newly-formed memories are strengthened while asleep, but dreaming can also help us unlearn unimportant ones.
During dream sleep, our brain may flush away random memory connections built up while awake.
Deficient dream-based unlearning may underlie psychological problems related to unwanted, intrusive thoughts.
As I awoke on one recent morning, I was fortunate enough (?) to capture the following dream before it vanished:
I was standing at the end of my driveway at dawn talking with my wife, when a skinny bearded neighbor, with his left eye blackened and swollen shut, rode up on a bicycle. He skidded to a stop in front of us, reached down, and snatched one of the three newspapers on the ground at our feet. He then turned and rode back to his house while loudly declaring that now he would not have to buy his own copy. While reflecting on my involuntary generosity, I suddenly connected his facial appearance with the brawl that I had heard at his house the night before.
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
So, what does my dream mean? Do I secretly think that my neighbors are weird? Am I psychosexually confused? Do I feel unsafe at night? Do I have trouble cancelling subscriptions? Can psychotherapy help?
Standard Perspectives on Dream (REM) Sleep
We generally assume that our dreams serve some positive function. They may allow a glimpse into unfulfilled desires, or provide clues about how to make important decisions, or help solve problems that vex us, or strengthen recently learned information. Much has been written about dreams, with most speculating that dreams play a positive supportive link to psychological health.
Unlearning Theory of Dream Sleep
There is, however, one slightly offbeat perspective which suggests that some dreams have no positive value at all and are best flushed from our consciousness, like mental rubbish. I ran across this position decades ago and would have been inclined to dismiss it, except that it was proposed by Francis Crick, a Nobel Prize winner (along with James Watson) for his discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
Crick and Mitchison (1983) theorized that, while awake, we form important associations that help us learn about ourselves and our world. However, we also accumulate spurious connections, or random clutter, that needs to be removed from our neural networks. If not disposed of, these parasitic connections can accumulate and hamper the efficiency of our mental activity.
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
How Parasitic Connections Can Form
Assume, for a moment, that as you begin your day at Starbucks, you notice that the price of your Vente has gone up, then think about inflation, which reminds you of your retirement portfolio, which takes you to whether the job that you just applied to in Miami has a good retirement plan, which makes you think about hurricane season, which nudges you to global warming, which…
The barista calls your name, and you snap back to reality. You then ponder how you drifted from thinking about your caffeine fix all the way to the warming planet in such short order. This unremarkable mental meander—thoughts floating freely from one free association to another—is the stuff that builds the mental clutter composed of parasitic connections.
How Dreams Unclutter Your Memory
Crick and Mitchison argue that such free-form mental activity forms real neuronal connections that eventually need to be cleared away. It is okay to take this random mental walk, but passively storing such connections piles up mental junk that makes efficient thinking more problematic.
Here is how uncluttering works: During REM sleep, your brain sends out signals that activate neural networks formed during the previous day. If important, the links are strengthened. If not, these REM sleep signals weaken the connections. Thus, important associations are reinforced and made more resistant to elimination, while trivial connections (between your coffee and global warming, and linkages in between) weaken and eventually disappear.
Support for the Theory of Dreaming to Unlearn
Crick and Mitchison admitted that this intriguing theory is hard to test, as is the case with many exciting ideas in cognitive science. However, they do provide anecdotal support for their speculation:
Sleep deprivation. When severely sleep deprived, we are likely to hallucinate because we have not had sufficient REM sleep to clear away parasitic associations. Have you noticed that after pulling a few all-nighters, you have difficulty paying attention in a meeting, or to what your partner is telling you? Crick and Mitchison attribute such distraction to the excess resources that need to be diverted toward holding the parasitic associations at bay.
Spiny anteater. Consider what would happen if you could never dream. You would need an enormous trash can (cortex) to contain all of the random associations that cannot be flushed away. And one such mammal actually exists: the spiny anteater. Guess how they remain functional? They have an enormous cortex to hold the excess of unnecessary associations.
REM changes with age. Crick and Mitchison also point to changes in REM (dream) sleep throughout our lifespan. More time is spent dreaming in infancy, when many brand-new and confusing connections are formed and need to be cleared out. We spend about 8 hours in REM sleep during infancy, which declines to around 2 hours in adulthood.
What About Those Dreams That I Remember?
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
You may be thinking: Hold on, what about recurrent dreams? We obviously don’t forget those. If you do wake up in the middle of a dream and ponder it, you risk strengthening those wonky associations that your brain may have been trying to undo. Lucky for us, this rarely happens and, if it occasionally does, we can live with some rubbish (like that outdoor barbeque grill that has permanent gunk on it). As a suggestion: If you do awaken at the tail end of a dream, don’t try too hard to capture the dissipating fragments. Just let it go.
Recent Updates of the Unlearning Theory of Sleep
Although proposed decades ago, considerable research supports Crick and Mitchison’s speculation as reasonable and congruent with more recent work in neuroscience (see references, below). As for practical implications of the theory, inefficient REM-related unlearning may relate to PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease, and anxiety disorders (Field & Born, 2017; Poe, 2017), as well as depression and schizophrenia (Gao et al., 2023). A common thread through all of these maladies is difficulty managing problematic cognitions, which may have their roots in parasitic associations.
Closing Thoughts
As for my earlier gem of a dream about my goofy neighbor, it was definitely garbage. Although it provided an entertaining breakfast conversation with my wife, the tale definitely begged to be flushed.
And the next time that a friend wants you to interpret one of their “fascinating” dreams, tell them that their brain may simply have been housecleaning. If they ask who thought of such a dumb idea, just tell them it was a Nobel Prize winner.
To Dream, Perchance to Forget?
Dream sleep may help clear away mental clutter that can build up during our day.
KEY POINTS-
Newly-formed memories are strengthened while asleep, but dreaming can also help us unlearn unimportant ones.
During dream sleep, our brain may flush away random memory connections built up while awake.
Deficient dream-based unlearning may underlie psychological problems related to unwanted, intrusive thoughts.
As I awoke on one recent morning, I was fortunate enough (?) to capture the following dream before it vanished:
I was standing at the end of my driveway at dawn talking with my wife, when a skinny bearded neighbor, with his left eye blackened and swollen shut, rode up on a bicycle. He skidded to a stop in front of us, reached down, and snatched one of the three newspapers on the ground at our feet. He then turned and rode back to his house while loudly declaring that now he would not have to buy his own copy. While reflecting on my involuntary generosity, I suddenly connected his facial appearance with the brawl that I had heard at his house the night before.
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
So, what does my dream mean? Do I secretly think that my neighbors are weird? Am I psychosexually confused? Do I feel unsafe at night? Do I have trouble cancelling subscriptions? Can psychotherapy help?
Standard Perspectives on Dream (REM) Sleep
We generally assume that our dreams serve some positive function. They may allow a glimpse into unfulfilled desires, or provide clues about how to make important decisions, or help solve problems that vex us, or strengthen recently learned information. Much has been written about dreams, with most speculating that dreams play a positive supportive link to psychological health.
Unlearning Theory of Dream Sleep
There is, however, one slightly offbeat perspective which suggests that some dreams have no positive value at all and are best flushed from our consciousness, like mental rubbish. I ran across this position decades ago and would have been inclined to dismiss it, except that it was proposed by Francis Crick, a Nobel Prize winner (along with James Watson) for his discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
Crick and Mitchison (1983) theorized that, while awake, we form important associations that help us learn about ourselves and our world. However, we also accumulate spurious connections, or random clutter, that needs to be removed from our neural networks. If not disposed of, these parasitic connections can accumulate and hamper the efficiency of our mental activity.
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
How Parasitic Connections Can Form
Assume, for a moment, that as you begin your day at Starbucks, you notice that the price of your Vente has gone up, then think about inflation, which reminds you of your retirement portfolio, which takes you to whether the job that you just applied to in Miami has a good retirement plan, which makes you think about hurricane season, which nudges you to global warming, which…
The barista calls your name, and you snap back to reality. You then ponder how you drifted from thinking about your caffeine fix all the way to the warming planet in such short order. This unremarkable mental meander—thoughts floating freely from one free association to another—is the stuff that builds the mental clutter composed of parasitic connections.
How Dreams Unclutter Your Memory
Crick and Mitchison argue that such free-form mental activity forms real neuronal connections that eventually need to be cleared away. It is okay to take this random mental walk, but passively storing such connections piles up mental junk that makes efficient thinking more problematic.
Here is how uncluttering works: During REM sleep, your brain sends out signals that activate neural networks formed during the previous day. If important, the links are strengthened. If not, these REM sleep signals weaken the connections. Thus, important associations are reinforced and made more resistant to elimination, while trivial connections (between your coffee and global warming, and linkages in between) weaken and eventually disappear.
Support for the Theory of Dreaming to Unlearn
Crick and Mitchison admitted that this intriguing theory is hard to test, as is the case with many exciting ideas in cognitive science. However, they do provide anecdotal support for their speculation:
Sleep deprivation. When severely sleep deprived, we are likely to hallucinate because we have not had sufficient REM sleep to clear away parasitic associations. Have you noticed that after pulling a few all-nighters, you have difficulty paying attention in a meeting, or to what your partner is telling you? Crick and Mitchison attribute such distraction to the excess resources that need to be diverted toward holding the parasitic associations at bay.
Spiny anteater. Consider what would happen if you could never dream. You would need an enormous trash can (cortex) to contain all of the random associations that cannot be flushed away. And one such mammal actually exists: the spiny anteater. Guess how they remain functional? They have an enormous cortex to hold the excess of unnecessary associations.
REM changes with age. Crick and Mitchison also point to changes in REM (dream) sleep throughout our lifespan. More time is spent dreaming in infancy, when many brand-new and confusing connections are formed and need to be cleared out. We spend about 8 hours in REM sleep during infancy, which declines to around 2 hours in adulthood.
What About Those Dreams That I Remember?
Corkroo Android Web View app link on Amazon app store..... https://rb.gy/4cpidu
You may be thinking: Hold on, what about recurrent dreams? We obviously don’t forget those. If you do wake up in the middle of a dream and ponder it, you risk strengthening those wonky associations that your brain may have been trying to undo. Lucky for us, this rarely happens and, if it occasionally does, we can live with some rubbish (like that outdoor barbeque grill that has permanent gunk on it). As a suggestion: If you do awaken at the tail end of a dream, don’t try too hard to capture the dissipating fragments. Just let it go.
Recent Updates of the Unlearning Theory of Sleep
Although proposed decades ago, considerable research supports Crick and Mitchison’s speculation as reasonable and congruent with more recent work in neuroscience (see references, below). As for practical implications of the theory, inefficient REM-related unlearning may relate to PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease, and anxiety disorders (Field & Born, 2017; Poe, 2017), as well as depression and schizophrenia (Gao et al., 2023). A common thread through all of these maladies is difficulty managing problematic cognitions, which may have their roots in parasitic associations.
Closing Thoughts
As for my earlier gem of a dream about my goofy neighbor, it was definitely garbage. Although it provided an entertaining breakfast conversation with my wife, the tale definitely begged to be flushed.
And the next time that a friend wants you to interpret one of their “fascinating” dreams, tell them that their brain may simply have been housecleaning. If they ask who thought of such a dumb idea, just tell them it was a Nobel Prize winner.
2 yr. ago
$10m reward for information on top five Hamas backers.
The United States is offering a reward of up to $10million (£7.8 million) for intelligence on five key Hamas financiers.
The five men, all of whom have been designated terrorists in the past, are responsible for funnelling tens of millions of dollars to the group, the state department said.
It is the latest measure rolled out by Washington designed to starve Hamas of cash and foreign exchange.
The US is now appealing for intelligence on five of its major money men.
The most influential of the five is Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Khair, a dual Spanish-Sudanese national known as Hamza.
The state department said he has been involved in the transfer of almost $20 million (£15.7 million) to Hamas as the manager of its investment portfolio.
The US is looking for intelligence on criminal activities used to fund the terror group and financial institutions which facilitate its transactions
The United States is offering a reward of up to $10million (£7.8 million) for intelligence on five key Hamas financiers.
The five men, all of whom have been designated terrorists in the past, are responsible for funnelling tens of millions of dollars to the group, the state department said.
It is the latest measure rolled out by Washington designed to starve Hamas of cash and foreign exchange.
The US is now appealing for intelligence on five of its major money men.
The most influential of the five is Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Khair, a dual Spanish-Sudanese national known as Hamza.
The state department said he has been involved in the transfer of almost $20 million (£15.7 million) to Hamas as the manager of its investment portfolio.
The US is looking for intelligence on criminal activities used to fund the terror group and financial institutions which facilitate its transactions
2 yr. ago
The ‘CEO’ of Hamas Who Found the Money to Attack Israel
Zaher Jabarin looks after a portfolio of companies that deliver income annually to the militant group.
When Zaher Jabarin ran a Hamas cell in the 1980s, he borrowed cash from his mother to buy weapons. Now, he oversees a financial empire that the U.S. estimates is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and funds Hamas’s operations against Israel.
The 55-year-old militant manages Hamas’s financial relationship with its main benefactor Iran and handles how Tehran gets cash to the Gaza Strip, U.S. and Israeli officials say. He looks after a portfolio of companies that deliver income annually for Hamas and runs a network of private donors and businessmen who invest for the Islamist group.
Zaher Jabarin looks after a portfolio of companies that deliver income annually to the militant group.
When Zaher Jabarin ran a Hamas cell in the 1980s, he borrowed cash from his mother to buy weapons. Now, he oversees a financial empire that the U.S. estimates is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and funds Hamas’s operations against Israel.
The 55-year-old militant manages Hamas’s financial relationship with its main benefactor Iran and handles how Tehran gets cash to the Gaza Strip, U.S. and Israeli officials say. He looks after a portfolio of companies that deliver income annually for Hamas and runs a network of private donors and businessmen who invest for the Islamist group.
2 yr. ago
Nokia's patent dispute persists in China despite deal with one smartphone maker.
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it had signed a 5G patent agreement with one of China's leading smartphone makers Honor, but its legal battles with other Chinese companies over patents continue.
Nokia, once the world's number one mobile phone maker, holds a significant patent portfolio of some key technologies needed in phone manufacturing and the resulting licensing revenue represented 39% of operating profit in 2022.
Nokia has been in legal disputes with Chinese device makers Oppo and Vivo in various countries over the use of 4G and 5G patents since 2021 which have not been resolved, a source familiar with the matter said.
The Finnish company welcomed the "amicable" agreement with Honor, previously a unit of U.S. sanctions-hit Huawei Technologies, after a recent set-back in China where a local court sided with Oppo in its demand for lower royalty rates for Nokia's technol
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it had signed a 5G patent agreement with one of China's leading smartphone makers Honor, but its legal battles with other Chinese companies over patents continue.
Nokia, once the world's number one mobile phone maker, holds a significant patent portfolio of some key technologies needed in phone manufacturing and the resulting licensing revenue represented 39% of operating profit in 2022.
Nokia has been in legal disputes with Chinese device makers Oppo and Vivo in various countries over the use of 4G and 5G patents since 2021 which have not been resolved, a source familiar with the matter said.
The Finnish company welcomed the "amicable" agreement with Honor, previously a unit of U.S. sanctions-hit Huawei Technologies, after a recent set-back in China where a local court sided with Oppo in its demand for lower royalty rates for Nokia's technol
