The megaprojects are going on all over the globe. They have been growing more prominent globally, and most are centred in the Arab Gulf Region. The estimation by construction software company 1Build says before the decade ends, the world is supposed to see the first construction megaproject exceeding $1 trillion in cost estimation.
According to the reports, several projects are on their way to exceeding $100 billion. Four of the nine ongoing megaprojects identified by 1Build, Construction Review, and Construction Magazine, costing more than $100 billion, are built in the Arab Gulf States.
The project of Neom City is a collection of some futuristic towns and cities which are supposed to be built in North-western Saudi Arabia. The reports…
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Cyber warfare takes many forms. They take it from server and network attacks to illusory advertising hiding malicious software behind links and banners.
According to the ad safety report of Google, the company has blocked 1.4 billion of these ads manufactured to fly under the radar of ad review policies. Also, 5.2 billion inappropriate and bad ads were removed by Google, with 1.8 billion more in 2021. But other types of blocked ads that go against the company policies are much lower in volume.
As per the latest system, Google also listed third-party ads using specific trademarks. Even if the said usage is supposed to be legal in general, trademark owners can also file complaints and request the takedowns of the related searches. These bad…
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Recently, China has bailed out some countries because of heavily in debt to China. According to the reports, these countries are mostly located in Africa, Southeast Asia and can also be found in the Central Asia and the Pacific.
As per the data, China held 37 percent of these nations’ debt in 2020. Also, 24 percent of the country’s bilateral debt hails from the rest of the world. The information regarding the “New Silk Road” project finances the construction of the rail, port and land infrastructure worldwide. It has also created much debt to China for participating countries.
The reports shows that, towards the end of 2021, 98 countries for whom the data was available- Kenya $7.4 billion external debt to China; $27.4 billion of external…
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Twitter has recently launched its new paid API that is Application Programming Interface platform with basic, free and enterprise access tiers.
According to the information shared by the company on Twitter through its Twitter Dev account, that it will be launching a new Twitter API access tiers and it equally excited to share more details on the self-serve access. The reports also share that, initially the company has decided to shut down free access to its API on 9th of February 2023. But later it extended the deadline to February 13 and again postponed it.
There are three levels including a basic free level primarily expected for content posting bots, and a $100 per month basic level, and an expensive enterprise level. Thus, in addition…
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India's goods and services are on track despite all the ongoing global economic uncertainties and will reach a new record in 2023. In February 2023, reports published through the commerce and industry department showed that total exports would cross $750 billion for the financial year ending on March 31, 2023, with $676 billion in 2021-2022.
Indian Services exported for the current financial year amounted to $268 billion by the end of January 2023, as per the data given by the Department of Commerce. It surpassed 2022 with a total of $254 billion, with two months more. Again, good exports, which were affected by slowing global demand in recent months, trailed the entire year for 2021-22 by 12 percent by the end of January, as per the…
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The diet of the natives differs from country to country depending on many factors. A survey done in 21 countries shows 86 percent of people said their diet contains meat, although highlighting that even if the trend of meat substitutes and plant-based products. Thus, consuming meat remains a norm almost in every country.
According to the reports, to satisfy the world's hunger for meat, around 340 million tons of meat will be produced worldwide in 2021. The reason is the typical increase in meat consumption as countries grow wealthier.
A study found that Switzerland, China, and India are only three countries among the lot of 21, where less than 80 percent of respondents said they consume meat. India scores the lowest with 53 percent meat…
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Artificial intelligence has become a part of everyday life. The rise of ChatGPT and the development pace of conversational and generative AI models are placing the underlying technology in the hands of the public.
The current scenario with AI is that large language models can guess the next fitting word in a sentence based on the corpus of content they were fed; AI experts and researchers are now urging them to slow down the training. Developing models are more capable than OpenAI's GPT-4. Reports say the company's current language model is available in a limited capacity for ChatGPT Pus members, and very soon, it will be integrated into Microsoft productivity and security.
According to eminent influential figures like Stability AI CEO…
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In February 2023, Microsoft announced integrating OpenAI's GPT-4 language model into the Bing search engine. This Bing now aims to become a competitive search engine in advertising. Microsoft's corporate vice president, Yusuf Mehdi, announced that the company would soon integrate ads into an AI-powered chatbot slash search engine. Any other details are unknown, as there are no clear guidelines about how ads will prioritize in the bot's answers.
According to the reports, the United States will be the prime market for search marketing in 2022. Mobile advertising has always been high with keyword ads, sponsored links, and Search Engine Advertising. About an estimated $67.3 billion was spent on advertising on mobile devices like smartphones…
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China is in the spotlight on providing bilateral emergency loans, a new report found by the AidData research lab at Virginia's College of William and Mary. This is usually a non-transparent practice o the Chinese. The researchers also identified those 22 countries that were bailed out by the Chinese loans when they ran into liquidity problems between 2000 and 2021.
According to the reports, the countries utilized these loans for many years. They rolled over their loans into the subsequent years, including countries like Pakistan, Argentina, Mongolia, and Sri Lanka. The report says the latter country even tapped China's central bank for the first time in 2021 before it defaulted on its debt in 2022. Mongolia and Argentina were also…
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The leading smartphone manufacturers in the world- Samsung, Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi together make up a global market share of more than 50 percent. Despite being the most used and brought brands worldwide, specific home turf challenges remain, as the studies have proven.
According to the reports, Apple is the most used in Canada and the United States. Also, Samsung has a significant market share at home in South Korea. Together Xiaomi and Huawei reach 43 percent in China.
In South Korea, 66 percent of people interviewed said that their leading smartphone is Samsung. With this, Samsung ranks highest in the survey. The Korean manufacturer Samsung with 37 and 42 percent, respectively, has a strong showing in Germany and Brazil as their…
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The World Tea Conference and Expo is one of the largest annuals gathering of the global tea industry. Recently it took place in Las Vegas for the year 2023 in the month of March. By bringing together merchants, suppliers and other professionals in the industry, World Tea Expo welcome the guests and speakers along with the exhibitors from all corners of the world. This included China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka and as well as Kenya.
According to the reports, the disposable incomes of consumers has allowed the tea manufacturers to introduce premium as well as health-oriented products. Even they are adding healthy ingredients to their organic tea formulations so as to get some benefits for common health conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart…
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The growing market of Artificial Intelligence text-based applications like ChatGPT or text-to-image like DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion have quickly turned into the new digital frontiers as said by some reports regarding regulations and legal and privacy issues online. The national governments are finding it challenging to keep up with the pace. Also, the companies are shifting blame to individual users as well.
As reported, some malicious actors are committing criminal offenses and spreading misinformation aided by the capabilities of generative AI. Over 17,000 people were surveyed across 17 countries. The reports found that only one-third of respondents have very high or complete confidence in governments regarding the regulation and…
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In the U.S., generating electricity from wind turbines has become more prevalent. This has even surpassed the hydropower electricity generation reports of 2019. With this, wind power is the country's largest single renewable energy source. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, it is followed by hydroelectricity and solar power.
According to the reports, Hydropower has remained a regular part of the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Also, Hydropower has always remained a normal part of U.S. electricity generation, as solar power and wind – are created in the electric power sector. Also, the number of citizens and other commercial actors has snowballed over the past two decades.
The survey reports prove that…
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Renewable resources have become more important in the United States nowadays. Electricity was generated from renewable sources over one year compared to coal in the U.S.
According to the reports, renewable energy sources generated more than 900 terawatt-hours of electricity in the U.S., whereas 800 terawatt-hours came from coal. Globally, changes are coming, and renewables are supposed to outweigh coal electricity generation by 2027.
The reports show that coal accounted for more than 2000 terawatt hours of electricity in the United States until 2007. But graph began to decline as regulations around fossil fuels limited the emissions of toxic elements and carbon intensity. Again, natural gas's electricity generation increased as it…
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The Top Three Cloud Services Provider Accounted For 65% to Total Cloud Spend in Q4 2022 Â Â
The studies have recently surveyed nearly 600 C-suite and IT decision-makers in the UK. And the United States examines how the current global economy is impacting the priorities of IT. The survey was done with a primary focus on improved cloud cost management and to tackle the reduction of technical debts.The survey revealed that despite 93 percent of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) expecting the budget of IT to increase in 2023. But 83 percent of CIOs also said they are under great pressure to make their budgets stretch more than before.
According to the survey reports, 72 percent of CIOs admitted they are behind the digital transformation due…
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Upcoming World’s Megaproject All Over the World
The megaprojects are going on all over the globe. They have been growing more prominent globally, and most are centred…
Misleading Malware and Ads Making Up a Bulk of Blocked Google Ads
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Countries in Debt to China, as Per Reports
Recently, China has bailed out some countries because of heavily in debt to China. According to the reports, these…
Twitter Launches New Application Programming Interface in 2023
Twitter has recently launched its new paid API that is Application Programming Interface platform with basic, free and…
IT and Software Sector Supports the Economical Backbone of India
India's goods and services are on track despite all the ongoing global economic uncertainties and will reach a new…
Meat Substitute Market Still Miniscule as Compared to Traditional Meat Production
The diet of the natives differs from country to country depending on many factors. A survey done in 21 countries shows…
China and India are in Frontline to Trust on AI Systems
Artificial intelligence has become a part of everyday life. The rise of ChatGPT and the development pace of…
United States Ahead of Other Six Biggest Markets by Ad Spend for Advertising
In February 2023, Microsoft announced integrating OpenAI's GPT-4 language model into the Bing search engine. This Bing…
China Bailed Out Countries by Lending Bilateral Emergency Loans
China is in the spotlight on providing bilateral emergency loans, a new report found by the AidData research lab at…
Samsung Ranks Highest as the Leading Smartphone with Strong Base Globally
The leading smartphone manufacturers in the world- Samsung, Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi together make up a global market…
World Tea Market Reports China as the Largest Exporter
The World Tea Conference and Expo is one of the largest annuals gathering of the global tea industry. Recently it took…
Tech Companies and AI Governance System
The growing market of Artificial Intelligence text-based applications like ChatGPT or text-to-image like DALL-E 2 and…
U.S. Renewable Energy Boosted by Wind and Solar Energy
In the U.S., generating electricity from wind turbines has become more prevalent. This has even surpassed the hydropower…
Renewables Plays Major Role in the U.S. Electricity Generation
Renewable resources have become more important in the United States nowadays. Electricity was generated from renewable…
93 Percent CIOs Expecting Cloud Budget to Increase in 2023
