This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Koo, UK Healthcare cybersecurity, Microsoft, 4IG & PR-Telecom acquisition, EE scam fighting service, Global cloud infrastructure spending, Global InterXchange, India's telecom market, Graphcore and AI generated content.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
India's X alternative Koo to shut down services
Millions of social media users in India are stranded after homegrown microblogging platform Koo, announced it was shutting services.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3XWCo3U
Fix N
HS gaps or face more attacks - ex cyber chief
A leading cybersecurity expert has warned that the NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks unless it updates its computer systems.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/4cthrC4
tuesday___________________________
Microsoft staff told to use iPhones in China amid security fears
Microsoft has ordered staff in China to swap their Android devices for iPhones amid mounting security concerns.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zMN8HW
4iG Group Acquires 100% Stake in Hungarian Operator PR-telecom
4iG Group has acquired 100% stake in PR-Telecom Távközlési Zrt (PR-Telecom), a regional fixed line telecommunication operator
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xNA5pl
wednesday___________________________
EE Introduces UK's First Scam Fighting Service 'Scam Guard
EE has unveiled its UK first scam fighting service, Scam Guard, which aims to provide protection against scams and online threats.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3LjyoTw
Global cloud infrastructure spending reached $33bn in Q1 2024
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments increased 36.9 percent in Q1 2024
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4ddajKj
thursday____________________________
GIX lights up first carrier-neutral Hudson River crossing in two decades
Global InterXchange, (GIX), has announced its dark fibre route crossing the Hudson River marking the first privately owned, carrier-neutral installation crossing in two decades.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Y05i3c
Indian telecoms equipment market now worth $6bn
India’s Ministry of Communication (MoC) has revealed that sales of telecoms equipment made in the country have risen to Rs 50,000 crore ($5.99 billion).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Lhhd54
friday____________________________
Pioneering British AI chip designer bought by Japanese firm
British AI chip firm Graphcore - once considered a potential rival to Nvidia - has been bought by a Japanese conglomerate.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3xU3UEy
Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs
A web advertising company has re-created some defunct, classic tech blogs like The Unofficial Apple Weblog and iLounge by mimicking the bylines of the websites' former writers and publishing AI-generated content
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3WgpEnA
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