2024)

Written by Ilex Community Manager | 12-Jul-2024 08:49:59

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 NHS 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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