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Technology 11 February 2021 By Chris Stokel-Walker Online teaching can be difficult without feedback Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence for its Teams videoconferencing software that aims to put people presenting a remote talk more at ease by highlighting the most positive audience reactions. The AI, named…

As social media platforms and the Big Tech conglomerate continue to impose their egregious restrictions on conservative voices, one company is working on a solution.  A software start-up has launched a new browser that offers a number of privacy solutions, has no censorship and no fake profiles in efforts to…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 February 2021 / 2,159 Views Video game console sales in the UK grew 148 percent year-over-year to over 150,000 consoles sold, according to GfK's January 2021 report.  As previously reported, the Xbox Series X|S was the best-selling console in the UK in January,…

Qualcomm unveiled its fourth generation 5G modems, including the world’s first modem to offer wireless speeds of up to 10 Gbps. That’s the X65, there’s also the more affordable X62 modem. These are based on 3GPP Release 16, which is branded as “5G phase 2”. Interestingly, Qualcomm advertises the upgradable…

Symend's Chief Marketing Officer Tiffany Kaminsky and CEO Hanif Joshanghani in Calgary on Feb. 8, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail Symend Inc., a Calgary startup that has become one of Canada’s most rapidly expanding technology enterprises serving big corporations, has raised an additional US$43-million in venture capital, just nine…

The world economy is reeling under the pandemic impact and all sectors are struggling to find renewed bearings. Yet, beating the COVID-19 downturn and gloom, RICS SBE students have secured fantastic placements in coveted global and Indian organizations. 82% of the batch has already been placed in renowned companies. RICS-SBE…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 February 2021 / 1,208 Views Sony Interactive Entertainment president Tatsuo Eguchi and vice chairman Soeda Takehito announced it plans to launch the PlayStation 5 in Mainland China in Q2 2021. This news via senior analyst at Niko Partners Daniel Ahmad.  The PlayStation 5…

Darkness on the Edge of town. Image: Thomas Trutschel / Photothek via Getty Images By Alex Perry2021-02-06 20:30:30 UTC Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the default Windows web browser back in 2015. Six years later, Microsoft is rather forcefully replacing that version of Edge with a newer model. Microsoft…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 February 2021 / 2,562 Views The lineup of games for the Nintendo Switch past April is a bit light, however, that doesn't mean there will be no AAA releases from the gaming giant later this year. The company has shifted from announcing games…

Edelman is expanding its data analytics unit and releasing new tools to win share from ad agencies. The PR firm plans to release a platform to help clients fight false information. It's also automating the process of identifying which journalists to pitch stories to. Visit the Business section of Insider…