Analysis

In almost all of walks of life, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM has an influence on what we do, whether that be taking medicine, using a smartphone, travelling from A to B, or making sense of numbers and graphs — something we’re all having to appreciate more right now. By Caitlin Purvis

As a result of Covid-19, two-thirds (58%) of UK companies are overhauling their business strategies, with half looking to invest in digital. According to research conducted by Opinium and LiveArea, IT infrastructure (57%) and online commerce (41%) will serve as the key components of future business investment.

O’Reilly has released the survey findings of its latest report, ‘Cloud Adoption in 2020’, that captures the latest trends in cloud computing, microservices, distributed application development, and other critical infrastructure and operations technologies.

New tech roles in banks has increased by a staggering 46% in the last three years, making traditional banks the most prominent recruiter for tech professionals. To date, a third of overall job vacancies within banks is now tech related - jumping from less than a quarter (23%) just three years ago.

Global shipments of fingerprint-on-display (FoD) sensors expanded by nearly a factor of eight in 2019 as these devices increasingly replace conventional silicon-based capacitive chips in smartphones.

The European electronic components Distributor Total Available Market (DTAM) emerged from a technical recession and returned to growth in the first quarter of 2020, reported Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the International Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA).

Slow demand, combined with general economic uncertainties, built a perfect basis for a weak beginning to 2020, only to be aggravated by the global pandemic a.k.a. COVID-19. Consequently, according to DMASS, the European electronic components market didn’t find the spark to get ignited for growth. Nor did distribution.

Brands in the tech sector are likely to record mixed fortunes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with retail tech brands predicted to fare the best compared to leisure and tourism tech brands, which are expected to suffer considerably, according to the latest report by Brand Finance. The top 100 most valuable tech brands, on average, should see a slight decrease in brand value following the pandemic, falling five percent.

Huawei overtook Samsung to take the leading position in the Russian smartphone market in the second half of 2019, as consumers flocked to purchase the Chinese telecommunications firm’s affordable handsets.

When some full-function, always-on smartwatches are able to self-charge, the others will look like the horse-drawn cart. When Internet of Things nodes are self-charging at the right size and price, the market for them will increase one thousand times.