Tech Brew - 1st July 2022
Ukraine drives Russian forces from Snake Island; John Lee installed as Hong Kong’s next Leader; America gets its first Black woman in the Supreme Court; Instagram experimenting in converting video posts to reels; China’s tech giants promise speculation-free NFTs; Cloud-based contact centre market to grow by $27 billion
Ukraine drives Russian forces from Snake Island. In a setback for Moscow, Russian troops have withdrawn from the Black Sea island after repeated assaults, a move that possibly undermines their control over vital shipping lanes for grain.
On Friday In Hong Kong. Chinese president said that “Political power must be in the hands of patriots,”, as he installed John Lee, a former security official who led the crackdown on protests, as the city’s next leader.
America gets its first Black woman in the Supreme Court as Ketanji Brown Jackson is appointed as Supreme Court Justice. Her accession means that four women will simultaneously serve in the top court for the first time in its history.
Moving to Technology, Instagram is experimenting with converting video posts on its platform into Reels. “This is part of our efforts to simplify and improve the video experience on Instagram,” a company spokesperson said. The impact it will have on current Instagram
videos is unclear at the moment.
China’s tech giants promise speculation-free NFTs. The future of non-fungible tokens is getting more clarity in China as the country’s tech giants come together to formulate standards for the nascent industry, according to a TechCrunch report.
Cloud-based contact center market to grow by $27 billion. A Technavio report estimates the market to grow at a CAGR of 19.97% from 2021 to 2026. The rising adoption of cloud-based contact centers coupled with the increasing popularity of social, mobile, analytics, and cloud technologies will propel the growth, the report said.
On Friday In Hong Kong. Chinese president said that “Political power must be in the hands of patriots,”, as he installed John Lee, a former security official who led the crackdown on protests, as the city’s next leader.
America gets its first Black woman in the Supreme Court as Ketanji Brown Jackson is appointed as Supreme Court Justice. Her accession means that four women will simultaneously serve in the top court for the first time in its history.
Moving to Technology, Instagram is experimenting with converting video posts on its platform into Reels. “This is part of our efforts to simplify and improve the video experience on Instagram,” a company spokesperson said. The impact it will have on current Instagram
videos is unclear at the moment.
China’s tech giants promise speculation-free NFTs. The future of non-fungible tokens is getting more clarity in China as the country’s tech giants come together to formulate standards for the nascent industry, according to a TechCrunch report.
Cloud-based contact center market to grow by $27 billion. A Technavio report estimates the market to grow at a CAGR of 19.97% from 2021 to 2026. The rising adoption of cloud-based contact centers coupled with the increasing popularity of social, mobile, analytics, and cloud technologies will propel the growth, the report said.
