Higher (STEM) Education Diplomacy
A U.S. foreign assistance program is training the next generation of technologist in the ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia.
The Catalyst
Startups Seek to Crash the Metaverse Party
By Peter Clarke
What’s at stake:
An intriguing array of young companies fall into two general camps: those working at the human-machine interface and those providing the communications needed to handle the massive volumes of data that virtual reality will generate.
Pixel Magic From Pixelworks
By Jon Peddie
What’s at stake?
Gamers, especially those in China, play on smartphones. Pixelworks’ postprocessor addresses that market by delivering higher frame rates, high pixel resolution and low latency while consuming very little power.
Nigeria Targets Robotics to Boost Hardware Skills
By Fred Ohwahwa
What’s at stake?
In a quiet corner in Ibadan South-West, Nigeria, a technological revolution is brewing as researchers explore new ways to use AI and robotics to improve the nation’s agricultural, logistics and health sectors.
By Fred Ohwahwa
Situated in the quiet, leafy terrain of Iyaganku in the government reserve area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, is RAIN, short for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria. There, largely unnoticed, a quiet revolution is unfolding thanks to the enterprise of a native son seeking to bring technology, jobs and hope to his homeland.
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Chipmakers Created Mayhem; Now They Want a Bailout
By Bolaji Ojo
Look in the mirror, semiconductor executives. The culprit behind the nightmarish shortages and supply insecurities jeopardizing the market expansion is staring right back at you. Do not blame China, Japan, the E.U., or the United States. Their governments have stepped in because the stakes are huge, but they didn’t cause this mess. The catalyst was you.
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