The United Kingdom has launched a project to build the country’s first ever commercial Quantum Computer to be used by Abingdon-based businesses in Oxfordshire. Led by US-based Rigetti Computing, the consortium will include University of Edinburgh, high-tech tool maker Oxford Instruments, software start-up Phasecraft and Standard Chartered bank. The £10m collaboration is backed by a […]
Banque Saudi Fransi and Mastercard have rolled out the world’s first Priceless Mastercard Credit Card for their ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) customers. BSF launched the elite Priceless Card during a private customer event hosted at Al Ula UNESCO World Heritage Site earlier this year. It is part of Mastercard’s two-year old “Start Something Priceless” campaign, which encourages people to […]
Global 5G smartphone shipments are expected to touch 280 million units in this year with China accounting for a lion’s share or 62% of shipments. Canalys, a market research firm, has said in its latest report that rapid commoditization of 5G smartphones in mainland China will set the numbers spiraling upward. In September, Realme launched its V3, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Lucid Motors has unveiled Lucid Air, its first production electric car, that rivals Elon Musk’s Tesla Model S in the market. The pure-electric luxury sedan was launched from the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters on Thursday, with deliveries expected to start in spring 2021. A part of the project, amounting to $1 billion, was […]
