5 Reasons to Get More Women in Tech Today
Kamel Amroune I 4:10 pm, 15th September
The tech industry continues to be a male-dominated one, with women constituting approximately a quarter - or less -of the workforce in most IT companies, including Apple, Google, Intel, and HP. For instance, according to Statista, women constitute only 27 percent of Microsoft's workforce and 26 percent of Cisco's labor force.There is enough evidence to suggest that gender diversity promotes productivity, innovation, problem-solving, and revenue for tech companies.
Près de 300.000 téléchargements de l'app CovidCheck.lu et plus de 1,8 million de certificats émis depuis 3 mois
Press release Ministère de la Digitalisation I 8:56 am, 14th September
Le 10 juin 2021, Marc Hansen, ministre délégué à la
Digitalisation présentait la nouvelle app CovidCheck.lu permettant de vérifier
l'authenticité et la validité des certificats CovidCheck EU-DCC suivant les
règles en place au Luxembourg.
Climate change: Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Navin Kumar I 2:36 pm, 9th September
period of time while keeping within a temperature threshold - in this case 1.5C.Many fossil-fuel extraction projects already planned or in operation are likely to hurt the world's chances of meeting internationally agreed target limits on global warming set out by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Natural Stupidity Versus Artificial Intelligence
Techsense Team I 6:49 pm, 8th September
Machines that simulate human intelligence and mimic human actions are transforming industries. Artificial intelligence (AI) is different from other revolutionary technologies in that it stretches beyond the technology and engineering domains to include social sciences, behavioral sciences and philosophy. This is a strength, given the numerous AI applications in use today and its immense potential for the future. There’s also a drawback – just as AI imbibes human intelligence, it can also embed human stupidity.
2020 UEFA European Football Championship successfully delivered with NTT infrastructure
NTT I 1:22 pm, 6th September
NTT Ltd. a world-leading global technology services provider, today officially announced the completion of network overlay services for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, powering UEFA’s entire digital infrastructure throughout the competition.
OQ Technology Secures 5G Frequency Test License and Establishes the First European LEO Satellite 5G Lab in Luxembourg
Techsense Team I 1:18 pm, 23rd August
OQ Technology has been granted an experimental license for accessing critical satellite 5G frequencies in Luxembourg. The company applied last year for using part of the terrestrial and satellite spectrum foreseen to be used for complementary satellite and mobile 5G services to accelerate go-to market, to test and improve its commercial product portfolio of 5G IoT user devices, and optimize its cell-tower 5G software stack aboard the satellite payload.
Horizon Conference in 2 weeks!
Deloitte Luxembourg I 9:58 am, 25th July
For this 10th edition of our Horizon conference, which will be a phygital event, we are proud to have crafted a highly engaging and topical agenda this year! It is an opportunity to analyse the future of the financial sector by challenging the status quo and getting insights from industry leaders. What topics will affect the market? What technologies can we imagine using? Where should we focus our resources?
Top less useful technologies ever invented according to MIT
Yann Roll I 7:49 pm, 23rd July
Naming the greatest technologies ever invented is quite easy. The electric bulb, printing press, airplanes, computers, vaccination, or the Internet, the list is endless. But where there is success, there is also failure. Some technologies were believed to be incredible innovations, changing the way we live. Unfortunately, they turned out to be much less useful than expected.MIT created a list of the worst innovations in the past two decades. Let’s take a look.
17 Ways Technology Could Change The World by 2025
Saemoon Yoon World Economic Forum I 11:08 am, 19th July
Saemoon Yoon Community Lead from World Economic Forum asked their 2020 intake of Technology Pioneers for their views on how technology will change the world in the next five years. From quantum computers and 5G in action to managing cancer chronically, here are their predictions for our near-term future.
Franz Fayot et Sasha Baillie officialisent le lancement de startupluxembourg.com
Ministère de l'Économie / Luxinnovation I 8:57 am, 19th July
Le lundi 5 juillet 2021, le ministre de l'Économie, Franz Fayot, et la CEO de Luxinnovation, Sasha Baillie, ont officiellement lancé la plateforme www.startupluxembourg.com afin d'améliorer davantage la visibilité de l'écosystème luxembourgeois à l'international, tout en facilitant les mises en relation. L'événement, organisé à Luxexpo the Box, en présentiel et retransmis en streaming, a aussi été l'occasion de présenter les start-up sélectionnées pour la 11e édition de Fit 4 Start et de remettre les diplômes à celles graduées de la précédente promotion.
2020's scariest cybersecurity stories
Yann Roll I 8:47 am, 19th July
Covid-19 was not the only pandemic that plagued our lives in 2020. Cybersecurity crimes and data breaches were recorded from global companies across 81 countries in the first half of the year. Malware spread rapidly from one network to the next and from one computer to another, affecting millions of people. 2020 was a year of cloud jacking, phishing attacks, ransomware attacks, deepfakes, and more. Here’s a look at two of 2020’s scariest cybersecurity stories.
Three Tales of Serendipity in Technology
Michael Renotte I 8:41 am, 19th July
When we talk science and technology, serendipity is probably one of the last words that would strike our minds. We do not expect great innovations in technology to happen by chance. After all, science and technology are all about careful calculations and diligent research.
