The Solomon Islands has secured a $66 million loan from China to build 161 mobile towers built and supplied by Huawei. Under the terms of the deal, the island nation will receive a 20-year concessional loan from the state-linked Exim Bank of China. The government of the Solomon Islands called it “a historical financial partnership”…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has found many innovative use cases over the past decade, particularly in industrial settings. Fields as diverse as manufacturing, transport and logistics, and energy and natural resources – amongst others – have all benefitted from IoT deployments. However, no IoT application, no matter how sophisticated, can deliver value without one…
Here in the U.S. inflation rose 8.5% between July 2021 and July 2022. As inflation pushes costs higher, you might have noticed other changes in your shopping cart courtesy of shrinkflation. Shrinkflation happens when the product size shrinks, but the sticker price remains the same. It’s a relatively under-the-radar way for companies to maintain their profit…
Peering out from the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth recently, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti spotted an “intriguing” bright light in the middle of a desert. NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti Sharing several photos of the strange sight, the Italian space traveler noted how unusual it is to see a bright spot like this in…
If you don’t want to wait for the next version of macOS, macOS Ventura, which will be released to the public this autumn, it is possible to download the developer beta if you are a registered developer, and the public beta version for everyone else. In this article, we’ll run through what you need to…
Here in the U.S. inflation rose 8.5% between July 2021 and July 2022. As inflation pushes costs higher, you might have noticed other changes in your shopping cart courtesy of shrinkflation. Shrinkflation happens when the product size shrinks, but the sticker price remains the same. It’s a relatively under-the-radar way for companies to maintain their profit…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While ecommerce has experienced stunning growth since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the industry still faces its fair share of challenges — particularly in regards to getting products from retailers to customers. Amid a variety of ongoing supply chain challenges related to global events,…
T-Mobile and SpaceX held an announcement event at Starbase located in Boca China, Texas. In this surprise event, the companies announced a vision for the future where dead zones would effectively be eliminated by using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide backup coverage in areas where there’s otherwise no terrestrial cellular coverage. Areas like national parks,…
Asia’s crypto games and web3 investment powerhouse Animoca Brands is making inroads into Japan as its local unit picks up $45 million in financing at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The investment, which was shelled out equally by the parent firm Animoca Brands and MUFG Bank, the largest bank in Japan with 360 years of…
Asia’s crypto games and web3 investment powerhouse Animoca Brands is making inroads into Japan as its local unit picks up $45 million in financing at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The investment, which was shelled out equally by the parent firm Animoca Brands and MUFG Bank, the largest bank in Japan with 360 years of…
