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The Philippines Chooses Venom for Groundbreaking National Blockchain Initiative

Venom Foundation is proud to announce a historic agreement with the government of the Republic of the Philippines to digitize billions of accountable forms using its advanced blockchain technology.


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Landmark Opportunity and Global Significance:

This initiative represents a pivotal milestone for Venom and the broader crypto industry. In what could end up as the world’s largest blockchain use case, this project underscores Venom’s leadership and innovation in the blockchain space. By betting on Venom, the Philippine government demonstrates unprecedented trust and confidence in blockchain as a secure, scalable, and efficient solution for national-level operations. This move is poised to revolutionize the way governments and large institutions handle data, transactions, and record-keeping, setting a new standard for transparency and efficiency. This breakthrough project not only elevates Venom’s standing but also sets the stage for other governments and sovereign nations to adopt the same kind of forward-thinking.

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HUAWEI FreeBuds 6i Lead a Quiet Revolution in Affordable Wireless Earbuds

Huawei’s Latest Audio Offering Brings Flagship-level Intelligent Dynamic ANC 3.0 and Hi-Res Audio to the Masses

If you haven’t noticed, something that we once witnessed in mid-budget smartphones is happening to earbuds. Just as affordable smartphones are now offering flagship-level features, we are seeing the first glimpses of premium features trickling down to affordable earbuds, starting with the new HUAWEI FreeBuds 6i. These earbuds feature the same ANC technology as the more premium FreeBuds Pro 3, which was praised by experts for its top-notch noise-cancelling performance. By integrating Intelligent Dynamic ANC 3.0 alongside five substantial hardware enhancements, the noise cancellation performance has doubled in effectiveness compared to the previous generation, promising an immersive, uninterrupted audio experience.

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EQT Completes Acquisition of WSO2

With the acquisition complete and a new board in place, WSO2 is well-positioned to accelerate the company’s business and market growth worldwide

Dubai, UAE, Aug 2024 – WSO2, a leading global provider of digital transformation technologies, said today that its acquisition by EQT, first announced May 3, 2024, has completed. EQT will support WSO2’s next phase of accelerated growth and innovation by drawing on EQT’s deep experience in the software space, global network of industry experts, and dedicated digital value-creation team.

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Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs Report:92% of Technology Roles Evolve, Indicating Urgency for Reskilling

  • AI literacy, data analytics, and prompt engineering essential for AI preparedness in redefined roles.
  • ICT industry leaders establish skills development and training goals to positively impact over 95 million individuals around the world over the next 10 years.
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Dubai, UAE –August13, 2024— AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium–led by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) with industry leaders Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP, along with key advisors–released its inaugural report, “The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs.” 

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UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute Revolutionizes AI Language Models With New Architecture

  • The Falcon Mamba 7B is the no. 1 globallyperforming open sourceState Space Language Model (SSLM), as independently verified by Hugging Face
  • SSLMs have a low memory cost and don’t require additional memory to generate arbitrary long blocks of text
  • Falcon Mamba 7B also outperforms traditional transformer architecture models such Meta’s Llama 3.1 8B and Mistral’s 7B
  • New model reflectsthe innovation and pioneering approach of Abu Dhabi in AI research and development

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 12thAugust, 2024 – The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global scientific research center and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has released a new large language model in its Falcon series, the Falcon Mamba 7B. The new model is the no. 1 globally performing open source State Space Language Model (SSLM)in the world, as independently verified by Hugging Face.

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