Elon Musk debuts Tesla robot, Optimus, calling it a ‘fundamental
transformation’
Musk said he wants the robot to be manufactured at scale, sold for
less than $20,000, and encompass core physical capabilities, such as
the ability to move all fingers independently, and opposable thumbs
with degrees of freedom so it can operate tools.
“This means a future of abundance,” he said. “A future where there is
no poverty. Where people … You can have whatever you want in terms of
products and services.”
“It really is a fundamental transformation of civilization as we know
it,” he said.
Unlocking 5G’s potential with network slicing
As communication service providers look to find new revenue
opportunities, we assess how network slicing could be the key to
unlocking its potential
The integration of 5G networks is progressing rapidly every day. A
huge improvement on 4G speeds, 5G opens up numerous opportunities
while removing network congestion and
enabling us to connect
with each other and the world with ease.
As it offers higher bandwidth, lower latency and reliable wireless
internet connections, 5G wireless technologies have the potential to
transform several industries and consumer
experiences. Due to
this, Shamik Mishra, Chief Technology Officer Connectivity at
Capgemini Engineering, explains: “Machine-to-machine communication and
connectivity for
critical infrastructures like public safety,
manufacturing and ports can now reliably interconnect devices, taking
the full benefit of data and cloud to deliver new revenues,
better productivity and new experiences.”
With 4G generations and previous wireless networks, all devices
received the same service, but, as different industries have different
requirements for their networks, it would
be more effective for
the customer if the networks were differentiated.
“Network slicing is a concept built into 5G standards by 3GPP, which
makes this differentiation of service possible. Telecom operators can
now create several distinct, virtual,
independent networks
within the same physical network, each catering to a different kind of
service,” says Mishra.
“For example, operators can now offer separate networks for connected
vehicles as compared to industrial automation. This makes it more
flexible for operators to deliver services
and provides
increased reliability to their enterprise consumers, guaranteeing
different on-demand service levels,” he adds.
To remain competitive, communication service providers (CSPs) are now
looking for ways to unlock opportunities in 5G, following its
successful launch to identify new revenue
streams and find new
ways to monetise network investments further.
“Network slicing allows CSPs to create major new value for their
customers. It also opens new partnering opportunities with Cloud
Service and Infrastructure Providers. Through
automation,
operators can provide new services with cost efficiency and
scalability. The role of management automation becomes especially
important when the number of
customers and slices increases,”
comments Mika Uusitalo, Head of New Technologies and Innovation at
Nokia.
“Network slicing provides CSPs with an efficient way to package
valuable network capabilities into differentiated, SLA-based services
in a cost-effective way that can drive
profitable growth,” he
adds.
Essentially, network slicing is a form of architecture that offers the
possibility of creating several customised virtual networks on a
common shared physical infrastructure,
depending on the specific
needs of applications, services, devices, customers or carriers. It
allows multiple logical networks to be run as virtually independent
business
operations on a single common physical infrastructure,
efficiently and cost-effectively.
The introduction of network slicing has the potential to optimise
infrastructure utilisation and resource allocation.
Improving 5G efficiency with network slicing
With network slicing, giving dedicated bandwidth to users at the edge
of the network without having to build private systems over a wide
area results in a network more responsive
to the customers'
needs.
It is now possible, for example, to provide an in-person augmented
reality gaming experience for consumers at the edge of the network,
delivered through the edge cloud and
without building specific
radio systems in a physical location to support it.
“Network slicing is all about offering service-level-driven services.
These services are based on giving customers dedicated bandwidth
and/or low latency capacity for services
that span the RAN, edge
and cloud, ultimately making their offerings more customisable based
on their customers' unique needs.
“It also allows CSPs to create additional revenue-generating offerings
and targeted services for key verticals like Blue Lights providers,
where network availability and latency
are vital
considerations,” notes Ian Goetz, Global Lead, RAN Systems Architect
5G at Dell Technologies.
According to GSMA’s Chief Technology Officer, Alex Sinclair, network
slicing has become a prominent feature of 5G because it allows
customers to enjoy connectivity and data
processing tailored to
their specific needs and business requirements. This is particularly
important in the 5G era, as different industry verticals are seeking
to leverage the
power of technology to boost productivity.
“The ability to customise network capabilities also greatly improves
operational efficiency, cutting down on the time-to-market for
products and services,” explains Sinclair.
“Additionally, network slicing allows businesses to increase the
security measures for slices that handle more sensitive processes. It
provides greater defences against
cyber-attacks, since breaches
can be isolated to a single slice,” he adds.
This is particularly significant, as the introduction of 5G has
brought new cybersecurity challenges for security professionals. 5G’s
software-based systems have more traffic
routing points than 4G
and have multiple unregulated entry points to the network, which can
allow hackers access to location tracking and even cellular reception
for logged-in users.
Automation and the future of network slicing
As operators may be expected to maintain up to thousands of network
slices, automation will be essential to the infrastructure needed if
network slicing is going to unlock the
potential of 5G in the
future.
“Automation technology will be used to manage slice lifecycle, traffic
load, service requirements and network resourcing changes in
real-time,” says Sinclair. “To put it simply,
automation and the
ability to quickly create slices could pave the way for operators to
dynamically package and repackage network capabilities for different
customers. This
is the end goal of network slicing.”
The GSMA estimates network slicing will be worth US$300bn to operators
by 2025, with the bulk of revenue coming from enterprises such as
manufacturing, automotive and logistics.
Acknowledging this prediction, Nokia’s Uusitalo concludes: “We will
also see some revenue from consumer services, such as delivering
broadband using 5G fixed wireless networks
and providing cloud
gaming. Slicing in both 5G and 4G networks will bring value to a wide
range of new use cases in energy, transportation, smart traffic,
manufacturing,
public sector, ports, smart city, business
applications, virtual reality, augmented reality, high-quality video
streaming and cloud gaming, among others.”
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Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid
cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues,
are the kinds of innovations in farming
technology that he has
long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report
released Tuesday by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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The GSMA estimates network slicing will be worth US$300bn to operators
by 2025, with the bulk of revenue coming from enterprises such as
manufacturing, automotive and logistics.
Acknowledging this prediction, Nokia’s Uusitalo concludes: “We will
also see some revenue from consumer services, such as delivering
broadband using 5G fixed wireless networks
and providing cloud
gaming. Slicing in both 5G and 4G networks will bring value to a wide
range of new use cases in energy, transportation, smart traffic,
manufacturing,
public sector, ports, smart city, business
applications, virtual reality, augmented reality, high-quality video
streaming and cloud gaming, among others."
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released Tuesday by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
A study by Forbes in 2018 found that Musk had an IQ of 160. This is well above average and puts him in the top 2% of all people on the planet. Apr 17, 2022
Musk plans to build a self-sustaining city on Mars.
Why are we doing this?
"I think this is an incredibly important thing for the future of life
itself ... there's always some chance that something could go wrong on
Earth. Dinosaurs are not around anymore!" Musk said at the company's
February 2022 Starship progress update. He said Life can't just be
about solving problems. "There have to be things that inspire you,
that move your heart. When you wake up in the morning, you're excited
about the future."
Elon Musk Buys Twitter. Mr Musk said in a statement:
"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is
the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity
are debated,"
"I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product
with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase
trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans," he
added.
"Twitter has tremendous potential - I look forward to working with the
company and the community of users to unlock it."
Neuralink's new experiment aims to cure crippling diseases Elon Musk's company Neuralink has been experimenting to connect science with medicine, raising new hopes for the lives of people who have been crippled by Alzheimer's, dementia, spinal fractures.
Elon Musk Buys Twitter. Mr Musk said in a statement:
"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is
the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity
are debated,"
"I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product
with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase
trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans," he
added.
"Twitter has tremendous potential - I look forward to working with the
company and the community of users to unlock it."
Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, is the richest person in
the world with a net worth of $273 billion.
Elon Musk
Age: 50
Residence: Texas
Co-founder and CEO: Tesla
Net Worth: $273 billion
Tesla Ownership Stake: 17% ($187 billion)
Other Assets: Space Exploration Technologies ($40.3 billion private
asset), $5.7 billion in cash896
'Not Afraid Of Dying, It Would Come As A Relief': Elon
Musk.
He says the opening of the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in
Gruenheide, Germany.
Mr Musk's argument was, 'I don't think we should try to have have
people live for a really long time. That would cause asphyxiation of
society because the truth is, most people don't change their minds.
They just die. So, if they don't die, we will be stuck with old ideas
and society wouldn't advance."
* গুগোল প্রজেক্ট গবেষণায় দেখা গেছে ম্যা ম্যাক ওএস ও উইন্ডোজের তুলনায়
লিনাক্স অনেক নিরাপদ।
* অল্ট-টেক হলো অল্টারনেটিভ প্ল্যাটফর্ম। মূলধারার ফেসবুক, টুইটার,
ইউটিউব ইত্যাদি সামাজিক মাধ্যমগুলোতে গ্রহণযোগ্যতার পান না, এমন
ব্যবহারকারীদের জন্য এর পাশাপাশি কোন ধরনের বর্হিনিয়ন্ত্রণ ছাড়া
মতপ্রকাশ এবং ডানপন্থী ও রক্ষণশীলদের নিরাপদ প্ল্যাটফর্ম হিসেবে যেসব
প্লাটফর্ম তৈরি করা হচ্ছে, সেসব প্লাটফর্মেই হচ্ছে অল্টারনেটিভ
প্লাটফর্ম। সম্প্রতি ট্রুথ সোস্যাল নামে সাবেক মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট
ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্পের এ ধরনের অল্ট-টেক প্ল্যাটফর্ম অ্যাপেলের অ্যাপ স্টোরে
পাওয়া যাচ্ছে। তবে ইতিমধ্যে এই ধরনের অনেকগুলো উদ্যোগ ব্যর্থ হয়েছে।
যেমন-গেট টুগেদার (গেটটর) মিউই, ক্লাউটহাব।
* সামাজিক প্লাটফর্ম হরাইজন ওয়ার্ল্ডস ফেইসবুক হরাইজন নামে ২০২১ সালে
বাজারে এসেছে। ভার্চুয়াল রিয়েলিটি ভিত্তিক সামাজিক প্ল্যাটফর্মটি
প্রচলিত সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম ভার্চুয়াল রিয়েলিটিতে নিয়ে যাবে,
যেখানে ব্যবহারকারীরা পা-বিহীন অ্যভাটার হিসেবে নিজেদের কার্যক্রম
পরিচালনা করবেন এবং নিজেদের পৃথিবী যার যার ইচ্ছামত সাজাতে পারবেন।
সেখানে তারা বন্ধুদের নিয়ে ঘুরতে বা আড্ডা দিতে পারবেন এবং গেম খেলতে
পারবেন। ফেসবুকের প্যারেন্ট কোম্পানি মেটা প্রধান, মার্ক জাকারবার্গ।