This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Google, AT&T hack, Deutsche Telekom AI solutions, Verizon, GSMA, UK Broadband, Samsung, Chips, Microsoft IT outage and Netflix
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
Google is reportedly planning its biggest startup acquisition ever
Google is considering spending $23 billion to buy Wiz, a cloud cybersecurity startup with partners that include Amazon and Oracle
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zKWEM4
AT&T data on ‘nearly all’ wireless customers accessed in hack
'Nearly all' AT&T customers' data was obtained by hackers in one of the biggest data breaches in US history.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3y8Xl0W
tuesday___________________________
Deutsche Telekom Unveils New AI-based SaaS Solution
Deutsche Telekom is offering a new software-as-a-service solution called 'Law Monitor'. The AI-based model supports corporate legal departments in quickly recognising changes to national and international laws.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zKwzN5
Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service
Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday, alleging that the Internet service provider violated copyright law
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Y32YZa
wednesday___________________________
GSMA report highlights AI’s potential for Africa’s growth
Emerging applications could boost Africa's economic growth by US$2.9 trillion by 2030 according to AI4D Africa.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4f6Pguy
UK broadband speeds fall further behind European neighbours
The average download speed in the UK is 110.99 Mbps, lagging Western Europe – which stands at 138.47 Mbps – by 27.48 Mbps.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4cKg9Tv
thursday____________________________
Samsung agrees to acquire British startup Oxford Semantic for AI
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it agreed to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/3YarMyI
Chip stocks drop on fears US to toughen China rules
Technology stocks around the world have slumped on fears about the global computer chip industry. In the US, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index closed 2.7% lower.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/468sdLO
friday____________________________
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
Major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported suffering a mass IT outage.Many of those impacted have linked it to Microsoft PC operating systems.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/4f6sBhV
Netflix is kicking US subscribers off its cheapest ad-free plan
Netflix confirmed publicly for the first time that it “will now start” to phase out the ad-free Basic plan in the US and France.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Sdkq9I
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