This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Global Smishing Attacks, Nike AI Shoes, Chinese Telcos, Tesla Layoffs, Wearable AI, EU Cybersecurity Vote, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix Profits, T-Mobile and SIM Swap Attacks.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
New data from international connectivity enabler BICS has revealed it blocked 507 million fraudulent spam calls and robocalls across its network in 2023.
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tuesday___________________________
Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks by 2027.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/49CAHee
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforceThe world's largest vehicle-maker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December.
Read the full story here: bbc.in/3U1pI8d
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A new AI-powered wearable device designed by two former Apple executives has been scorned by reviewers. The AI Pin is a small square brooch which can answer questions, take photos and videos, and send messages.
Read the full story here: bbc.in/4d5gSiv
National cybersecurity experts have shelved a vote on allowing Amazon, Google and Microsoft to bid for highly sensitive EU cloud computing contracts to May
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Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to push its cashierless shopping technology into more third-party stores this year.
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Netflix says its profits have soared in the first three months of this year, partly thanks to a crackdown on password sharing.The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million customers in the first quarter.
Read the full story here: bbc.in/3QwKlIP
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