…Boasts A Sensitivity Of 88%, Specificity Of 99% In 40 Minutes! By Francois Giudice, Correspondent France A virological saliva detection test for COVID-19, EasyCOV has shown a sensitivity of 88 per cent and a specificity 99 per cent during a clinical trial performed at the testing center operated by the...

As per industry estimates, one SMT line requires an investment of Rs 12 crores and only the bigger contract manufacturers like Foxconn, which makes Apple, Xiaomi and Nokia branded devices, Wistron, which makes iPhones, Samsung feature phone maker Dixon, Samsung, BBK group, Lava and Gionee/Karbonn have dedicated SMT lines for...

Bharti Airtel has surpassed all other operators in four out of seven key quality metrics such as video/voice experience, download speed and gaming experience, a third-party research showed. According to tests by a London-based network analytics firm OpenSignal, rivals Vodafone Idea (Vi) had the best upload speeds while Reliance Jio...

By Ifeoma Asika, Correpondent Campuses The latest study from Ericsson’s ConsumerLab, “Augmenting the daily commute”, uncovers consumer behavior both before and during the COVID-19 crisis and post-pandemic expectations. Eighty per cent of respondents say it is likely they will return to their usual commute after the crisis, even if only...

By Emmanuel Oluebube, Correspondent UK The tactical and strategic priority list for leadership, built on the premise of a steady rate of change, has changed dramatically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic uncertainty. Organizations are embracing radical change in short periods of time to survive and...

By Ifeoma Asika, Correspondent Campuses The aerospace and defense (A&D) sector’s average earnings transcript sentiment score for August 2020 was on par with July 2020, after facing declines in past months. Sentiments were influenced by improvements in top gainers’ EBITDA margins, and robotics was one of the most popular discussion...

By Emmanuel Oluebube, Correspondent UK The overall regional risk score in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in Q2 2020 was 55.6, according to GlobalData’s proprietary Global Country Risk Index (GCRI). The risk score of the MEA region was higher as compared to the score of 48.8 in Q4...

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region For many years, the reinsurance markets of sub-Saharan Africa, though small by global standards, have provided global reinsurers with an opportunity for diversification and profitable revenue growth. However, according to an AM Best report, competition and rising acquisition costs have led to a gradual...

By Celestine Okorie The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children analysis just published. This is a 15 per cent increase in the number of children living in deprivation in...

By Ifeoma Asika, Correspondent Campuses Universal broadband access is the vital catalyst needed to drive global economic recovery and accelerate lacklustre progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new report released by the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly underscored humanity's growing...