As Japan’s Population Ages and Workers Grow Scarce, Robots Fill the Gap

Image Source: https://pixabay.com/en Japan, one of the longest-living nations in the world, is facing a rapidly aging population and a shrinking workforce. Back in 1995, when Japan’s population stood at 124 million, the workforce numbered 87 million. Today, with the population nearing 127 million, the workforce has fallen to just 76 million. Surveys suggest that … Read more

Facebook Interns Earn Over 10 Million Kyats a Month on Average

Image Source: https://visualhunt.com Big-name global tech companies often hire tech students as interns during summer break, giving them a chance to work before graduation. For students, it’s a way to gain hands-on work experience for when they eventually enter the job market after finishing school. What these companies pay their temporary interns is genuinely eye-opening … Read more

MasterCard Introduces New Fingerprint Credit Card

Image Source: https://www.mastercard.us/en-us.html Credit cards have traditionally relied on PIN numbers and signatures for security. Last week, MasterCard introduced a new credit card that ditches both of those in favor of fingerprint authentication. Here’s a full rundown of the new fingerprint-enabled credit card, based on this report from The Verge. As mobile payments and fingerprint-based … Read more

5G: Up to 100 Times Faster Than 4G

Image Source: https://www.linkedin.com As most people already know, “4G” and “5G” are just labels used to categorize the different capabilities and speeds of wireless networks. Put simply, each generation represents a more advanced version of the communications systems that came before it. Right now, 4G is the most widely used standard in the world — … Read more