Well, it was bound to happen. Over the past several months, smartphone manufacturers have been hungering for a new hook -- a new way to make mobile devices seem fresh, exciting, and wallet-worthy at a point when last year's models still seem perfectly fine to most people. It's a cycle we've seen in AndroidLand plenty of times before. In the early days, each new iteration of a phone was faster than the last. Then came the display resolution phase.

The robot mimics the moment of a human operator via a 5G network carrying signals from sensors all over the operator's body. The creators hope that the robot could be used to carry out work that is too dangerous for humans.

The outsourcing industry has always functioned in a state of flux. It's had to face a host of political scenarios and changing customer expectations. However, with the proliferation of Robotic Process Automation solutions, now it has to face the falling advantage of foreign labour. Does this spell the end of offshore outsourcing as we know it? With the rise of RPA products, some could argue that this is a mere opportunity for the outsourcing industry to transform; this may well bare some truth. Some could even make the point that the two sectors have the potential to combine.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd is the first joint-stock insurance enterprise in China. It has developed into an integrated services conglomerate that blends its financial services such as finance and insurance, banking, and investment management to create an integrated, compact, and diversified business profile. In 2017, Ping An ranked first among the world's 100 most valuable insurance brands. Ping An Technology was founded in 2008 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ping An Group. It is mainly responsible for developing and operating critical platforms and services that support the efficient development of insurance, banking, investment and internet businesses of the Group.

In an increasingly complex scenario for network management, a solution that allows configuration in more autonomous way with less intervention of the network manager is expected. This paper presents an evaluation of similarity functions that are necessary in the context of using a learning strategy for finding solutions. The learning approach considered is based on Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) and is applied to a network scenario where different Bandwidth Allocation Models (BAMs) behaviors are used and must be eventually switched looking for the best possible network operation. In this context, it is required to identify and configure an adequate similarity function that will be used in the learning process to recover similar solutions previously considered. This paper introduces the similarity functions, explains the relevant aspects of the learning process in which the similarity function plays a role and, finally, presents a proof of concept for a specific similarity function adopted. Results show that the similarity function was capable to get similar results from the existing use case database. As such, the use of similarity functions with CBR technique has proved to be potentially satisfactory for supporting BAM switching decisions mostly driven by the dynamics of input traffic profile.

Globe Telecom is the leading full service telecommunications company in the Philippines, serving the needs of consumers and businesses across an entire suite of products and services including mobile, fixed, broadband, data connections, internet and managed services. Accounting for more than 50% of the Philippines' mobile revenues, Globe Telecom leads the mobile market, while also generating one-third of the country's fixed broadband revenues and enterprise data connections. To enhance customer experience for its 60 million customers, Globe Telecom looked into the use of machine learning to deliver real-time targeted marketing and optimised products and services, while maintaining compliance with the latest industry data regulations in the country. According to Chief Technology and Information Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Globe Telecom Mr Gil Genio, the company strives to enable its customers to live a digital lifestyle that is supported by its robust and pervasive mobile network. Given the increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Globe Telecom's mobile data volumes grew by 66% in 2017, reaching 600 petabytes (PB).

Facebook's data-sharing deals with device-makers included China's Huawei -- a company viewed with suspicion by U.S. intelligence agencies. Here, an ad for the Huawei P20 smartphone is seen in China last month. Facebook's data-sharing deals with device-makers included China's Huawei -- a company viewed with suspicion by U.S. intelligence agencies. Here, an ad for the Huawei P20 smartphone is seen in China last month. Facebook's longstanding agreements that led it to share users' data with device-makers included Chinese phone-maker Huawei – a company of which the U.S. government has long been suspicious, and which intelligence officials view as a security threat.

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime has raised $620m (£465m) in funding, a month after raising $600 million from e-commerce giant Alibaba. SenseTime, which is headquartered in Beijing, develops a facial recognition product which is used by the Chinese government for its surveillance system. Other SenseTime customers include Honda, which uses the technology in its driverless cars, and Chinese smartphone companies Huawei and Xiaomi. The latest investment in SenseTime came from Fidelity International, Hopu Capital, Silver Lake and Tiger Global. Qualcomm also invested in the latest round of funding through its Qualcomm Ventures division.

Major Companies of Norway like Robot Aviation, Telenor Svalbard and Andoya Space Center are collaborating to develop and test a specialised Norwegian drone for emergency situations. With increase in commercial shipping, tourism and cruises, the Norwegian technology companies want to use drones to strengthen the understanding of situations, communication coverage and the ability to handle events. "Large geographical distances and areas without adequate coverage for mobile communications, VHF or maritime broadband radio (MBR) in the area of Svalbard can be a challenge in accidents, natural disasters and the like," says Guttorm Albrigt Hansen, head of Telenor Svalbard. The UAS would be carrying photos, sensors as well as telecommunications equipment, and the system is intended as a solution that will provide communication coverage for major events or disasters.

In a report titled "The 5G Business Potential," networking and Telecommunications Company Ericsson has found wearable devices and artificial intelligence will improve resource efficiency and meet consumer demands for greater convenience and freedom of choice in the healthcare sector. The report analyzed the 5G business opportunity that comes from industrial digitalization in eight key global industries. Telecomm operators will have several areas to work on, such as hospital applications – virtual reality used in medical training, telemetry and online booking systems – and real-time medical data management. The area that has the most potential for operators addressing this industry with 5G, according to the report, is patient applications used outside of traditional hospital environments, such as precision medicine, online consultations and applications to monitor health and administer medication remotely to better manage chronic ailments. Forty-two percent of decision makers in the industry prefer 5G-enabled devices because they consume less power, according to the report.