This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Greenhouse Gases, T-Mobile Acquiring Lumos, London Drugs Cybersecurity, SES & Intelsat Merger, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Thailand, BT, Electric Vehicles, DeepKeep, AI, Expedia and Israeli Spyware.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees
The material is made up of hollow cage-like molecules that have high storage capabilities for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3UjJ48P
T-Mobile to acquire FTTH platform, Lumos
Following the acquisition it will pivot to a wholesale fibre provider, with T-Mobile acting as the anchor tenant on its network, which covers 7,500 route miles.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3JEt9Nv
tuesday___________________________
London Drugs closes all of its pharmacies following 'cybersecurity incident'
Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs closed all of its stores over the weekend until further notice following a "cybersecurity incident."
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44CsLJf
Satellite company SES to buy Intelsat for $3.1 billion
Satellite company SES has agreed to buy all the shares of Intelsat Holdings for $3.1 billion in a deal that would create a European giant in the industry.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/3JEfNRm
wednesday___________________________
Tens of millions secretly use WhatsApp despite bans
"Tens of millions" of people are using technical workarounds to secretly access WhatsApp in countries where it is banned, the messaging platform's boss has said.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3UJfjjq
Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand
Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it looks to boost availability of cloud services.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/4dk0tqI
thursday____________________________
BT finally gets its EV charger trial underway
Months later than expected, UK operator group BT has announced the first conversion of one of its green street cabinets into a charge point for electric vehicles.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3UwHktc
DeepKeep Secures $10M in Seed Funding to Bolster GenAI Protection Effort
DeepKeep revealed its platform, which enables large corporations that rely on AI, GenAI, and LLM to manage risk and protect growth.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Urs9kZ
friday____________________________
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Expedia lowers 2024 growth forecast on vacation rental unit drag
Expedia cut its full-year revenue growth forecast due to a slump in its vacation rental platform and weak business-to-consumer performance.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/3ULmDel
Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia
An international investigation has found that at least four Israeli-linked firms have been selling invasive spyware and cyber surveillance technology to Indonesia
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/44nwj1L
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