Mobile World Congress news and trends

AI Continues Journey From Lab to Lifestyle at Mobile World Congress
Artificial Intelligence // February 27, 2024

Day Two at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, saw more evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from the lab to the connected economy. Specifically, the event highlighted on Tuesday (Feb. 27) a range of new AI solutions, merging software and hardware to extend the use...

Google to Relaunch AI Image Generation Tool After Pausing It
Artificial Intelligence // February 26, 2024

Google’s artificial intelligence image generation tool offered through Gemini is set to be relaunched in the next few weeks after being paused due to inaccuracies in historical depictions. The CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, announced the news at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,...

Deutsche Telekom Previews ‘App-Free’ AI-Powered Smartphone
Technology // February 26, 2024

“There’s an app for that.” Fifteen years ago, that was Apple’s tagline for its iPhone, letting customers know that whatever they wanted a smartphone to do, they had an application that could do it. Now, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is introducing a phone that doesn’t have...

Artificial Intelligence Set to Take Center Stage at Mobile World Congress
Artificial Intelligence // February 23, 2024

The world’s largest mobile phone fair will kick off on Monday (Feb. 26), with the industry turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to kickstart sales and excite users.  The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, is expecting 95,000 attendees and 2,400 exhibitors worldwide for an...

Interviews & Exclusives
Visa Expands Visa Everywhere Initiative

February 28, 2018
Before Visa’s Everywhere Initiative was both an initiative and everywhere, it wasn’t even a project. At best—its originator and Visa’s SVP and global head of innovation and go-to-market, Shiv Singh, told Karen Webster—back in 2015, it was a mini project, a toe in the water to engage an entirely new audience for Visa: the developer. Today, that […]

Quick Reads
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch: Open Source Enables Cost-Effective, Powerful AI

March 07, 2025
Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI, reportedly said Friday (March 7) that DeepSeek’s AI model contributed to the open-source realm that enables different companies to learn from one another and continually develop better versions. “The story with open source is that you have different companies that are building on […]

Google to Relaunch AI Image Generation Tool After Pausing It

February 26, 2024
Google’s artificial intelligence image generation tool offered through Gemini is set to be relaunched in the next few weeks after being paused due to inaccuracies in historical depictions. The CEO...

Deutsche Telekom Previews ‘App-Free’ AI-Powered Smartphone

February 26, 2024
“There’s an app for that.” Fifteen years ago, that was Apple’s tagline for its iPhone, letting customers know that whatever they wanted a smartphone to do, they had an application...

Mobile World Congress Canceled Due To Coronavirus

February 14, 2020
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), one of the world’s largest tech shows that features over 100,000 participants each year, has been canceled due to fears over the Coronavirus. Organizers are...