According to Accenture , “ Building on data collected by IoT and edge devices and processed at 5G speeds , digital twins are a core constituent of this layer .”

The Irish-American professional services company adds that : “ These digital models of the physical world give businesses real-time insight into their environments and operations . The global digital twin market , valued at US $ 3.2bn in 2020 , is expected to reach US $ 184.5bn by 2030 ,” while remarking that “ another noteworthy component of the experiential layer is AR . Even in this early phase , the value of combining AR glasses and digital twins is clear : with them , any environment can be made digital or overlaid with a digital experience ”.

In summary , they added : “ The final layer of the programmable world is material . On-demand and hyper-customised products are a reality . For instance , 3D printers can now print a much wider variety of objects .”

� META Meta has claimed a breakthrough in ' superpower ' AI translation as it interprets 204 languages , twice as many as ever before attempted , at a higher quality than previously achieved .

� NHS Drones are to be used to courier drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines , the NHS has announced .

� THERANOS Silicon Valley executive Ramesh " Sunny " Balwani has been found guilty of deceiving investors , falsely claiming that his company , Theranos , had a device that could detect hundreds of diseases with a few drops of blood .

� KLARNA In 2021 , the Swedish fintech was Europe ’ s most valuable private startup with a valuation of US $ 45.6bn . Now , just one year later , they could drop as low as US $ 6bn .

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