This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover LinkedIn, Apple Lawsuit, T-Mobile, CISCO, Africa Data Centres, Google AI, Viasat, McDonald's, NHS Cyber Attack and Booking.com.
Here are our highlights:
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LinkedIn unveils AI-driven features to enhance job hunting and recruitment
LinkedIn is using AI to streamline the job hunting process, The features designed to match job seekers with opportunities more efficiently
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3VjHZhG
Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law
Brussels is set to charge Apple over allegedly stifling competition on its app store, the first time EU regulators have used new digital rules to target a Big Tech group.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xk6oMh
Tuesday_____________________________
T-Mobile selected for decade-long $2.67 billion US Navy contract
T-Mobile has been selected for a $2.67 billion defence contract that will make them a wireless solutions provider for the U.S. Navy for the next decade.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xoSCbg
Cisco to establish cybersecurity centre in Taiwan
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/4bo1snL
Wednesday___________________________
Africa Data Centres raises $110m to invest in South Africa
Cassava Technologies subsidiary Africa Data Centres agreed a financing solution with South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank that sees 20MW of additional capacity.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4cpBd0N
Google's latest AI tech can generate soundtracks for videos
Google has announced an update to its video-to-audio technology. The software is now capable of "synchronised audiovisual generation."
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4c3VSYH
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Viasat Unveils Enhanced Hybrid Network Service for the Energy Industry
Bacon ice cream and nugget overload sees misfiring McDonald's AI withdrawn
McDonald's is removing artificial intelligence (AI) powered ordering technology from its drive-through restaurants in the US, after customers shared its comical mishaps online.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3RBbOt0
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Data from NHS cyber attack ‘published online by criminal group’
Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams
Booking.com is warning artificial intelligence (AI) is driving an explosion in travel scams, particularly a marked increase in phishing.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3xCWBAZ
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