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This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence , Business Insider's premium research service. This report is exclusively available to enterprise subscribers. To learn more about getting access to this report, email Senior Account Executive Jeff Jordan at jjordan@businessinsider.com , or  check to see if your company already has access . Business Insider Intelligence Although competition in the US wireless carrier market remains fierce, the price war among the Big Four US carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint — began to cool over the past year. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: AT&T plans to intertwine its media and connectivity businesses after mediocre Q4 2019 earnings FCC green-lights commercial use of the coveted Consumer Broadband Radio Service band ZTE and China Telecom enabled the first remote diagnosis of coronavirus via a 5G telehealth system SEE ALSO:  5G in the IoT: How the next generation ...

REUTERS/Martin Pollard Tests being used by US officials for suspected cases of coronavirus are not 100% reliable, officials said Friday. One expert said: "If a person has HIV and I try their blood, I can tell you 100% whether they have HIV. That's not even near the case with this." The US dramatically stepped up prevention measures Friday, barring foreigners who have recently traveled to China from entering the country. US citizens will be allowed back, but will have to be quarantined for up to 14 days. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Tests being used on US patients suspected of carrying the coronavirus ravaging China don't always work, and throw up false results, according to the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Robert Redfield, the CDC's director, pointed out problems with the test at a briefing on the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, where some 200 people have died from it. See the rest of...

Charles Sykes/AP Musician Grimes, who is reportedly the girlfriend of tech billionaire Elon Musk, opened up about her pregnancy and how she feels "woefully ill prepared." She posted a photo on Instagram asking her followers for pregnancy advice and apologizing for not promoting her album more or posting on social media more often. She went on to describe her pregnancy for the first time, talking about how it has "been good" but taken a toll on her physically. Grimes said she felt "woefully ill prepared" because she said she didn't really understand what she was getting into. "I didn't even google it, I was just like sure [why] not," she concluded her post. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Musician Grimes, who is reportedly dating tech billionaire Elon Musk, opened up about her pregnancy and how she feels "woefully ill prepared." Grimes wrote on Instagram asking for pregnancy advice and apologizi...

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Mark Zuckerberg has grown "more religious" over the past few years. The Facebook CEO said the birth of his daughters and the challenges his company have faced have influenced his faith. The 35-year-old tech exec made the rare public comments about religion at a conference in Utah. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's grown more religious over the last few years as a result of fatherhood and the "challenges we've been through as a company." In an on-stage interview at a conference in Utah on Friday, the 35-year-old technology executive made rare public comments about his Jewish faith. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Are you superstitious on days like Friday the 13th? These are the origins of 7 common superstitions, like why we knock on wood. See Also: The life and career rise of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, one of the youngest billionaires in the...

Feature China/Barcroft Media/Getty Images A coronavirus outbreak that started in China has killed 213 people and infected nearly 9,900. Researchers at a hospital in Lanzhou just released chest X-rays of a 33-year-old coronavirus patient. The images provide new clues about the nature of the virus. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . When a 33-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in Lanzhou, China, she'd had a fever and cough for five days. The patient, who is being kept anonymous, had a temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Her breathing was "coarse," doctors wrote, and she had a low white blood cell count — a sign of infection.  Doctors diagnosed her with the new coronavirus that has spread throughout China. As of Friday evening, more than 9,900 cases have been recorded and 213 people have died. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: The Wuhan coronavirus seems to have a low fatality rate, and most patients make full re...

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge In our review of the Amazon Echo Show 5 smart display , Dan called it the “smart alarm clock to get.” But I think I might move mine to the kitchen, right next to the garbage can. That’s partly because Amazon has just added the ability for the Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8’s camera to scan barcodes, and automatically add those items to your shopping list (via VentureBeat ). I might do that when I’ve got an empty package I’m about to toss in the trash. You start by saying “Alexa, scan this to my shopping list.” Up pops this screen: Image by Sean Hollister / The Verge I just tried it with a milk carton, orange juice, and a New Balance shoebox, and it seems to work fine in each case, adding each to my Alexa shopping list.... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2Uf3emV via IFTTT

This is a preview of the AI in Telecommunications research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. 14-Day Risk Free Trial: Get full access to this and all Connectivity & Tech research reports. In the face of rising demand for data, increasingly saturated mobile markets, and stiff opposition from legacy players, tech entrants, and startups, global telecoms are locked in a battle for market share. These market pressures have led to vicious price wars for mobile services and, as a result, declining average revenue per user (ARPU). Making matters worse, improvements in infrastructure and technology have made telecoms largely comparable in terms of coverage, connection speeds, and service pricing, meaning companies must transform their businesses if they hope to compete. For many global telecoms, shoring up market share under today's pressures while also future-proofing operations means having to invest in AI. The telecom industry is expected to invest $36...