Monday:

Bitcoin value drops by 50% since November peak

The value of Bitcoin continued to fall over the weekend as it dropped below $34,000 (£27,630), according to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.

The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value has now fallen by 50% since its peak in November last year.

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US govt delivers $77m in grants for tribal broadband

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded 19 grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Programme (TBCP)

 

 

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Tuesday:

Twitter: X marks the spot for Elon Musk's growth plans

Elon Musk aims to increase Twitter's revenue fivefold to $26.4bn (£21.4bn) by 2028, a presentation to prospective Twitter investors seen by The New York Times (NYT) suggests.

 

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/39JruaF 

Telefónica Tech Acquires German Tech Firm BE-terna

Telefónica Tech acquires BE-terna for up to €350million (including potential earnouts).

As one of the top five Cloud Microsoft Dynamics partners in Europe, BE-terna specialises in driving digital transformation based mainly on Microsoft to optimise business processes for different industries.

 

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Pa3IoB

 

Wednesday:

 

Apple to discontinue the ipod after 21 years

Apple has announced it is discontinuing its music player, the iPod Touch, bringing to an end a device widely praised for revolutionising how people listen to music.

 

 

 

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3w17EAj 

 

NASA to try SES’s O3b satellites to connect spacecraft

NASA has signed a US$29 million deal with European operator SES that might lead to O3b mPower satellites providing services to US space missions.

 

 

 

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Thursday:

Vodafone UK Inks 10-year Deal for Three New Solar Farms

Vodafone UK has signed a 10-year agreement for power generated from three new solar farms in Lincolnshire, Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire, securing clean energy and supporting its ambition to achieve net zero UK operations by 2027.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3PaTODj 

 

Royal Mail wants fleet of 500 drones to carry mail to remote UK communities

In the next three years it hopes up to 200 drones will help carry the mail on 50 new routes with the Isles of Scilly, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Hebrides the first to benefit.

 

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3Mcwymk 

 

Friday:

Three UK to switch off 3G mobile services by 2025

Three UK has revealed plans to end 3G mobile network services by the end of 2024, following similar announcements by competitors Vodafone and EE

Three UK has today confirmed its decision to switch off 3G mobile services by the end of 2024.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3w9Oloz 

 

Singtel steps into maritime digitalisation with satellite-based solution

Singtel has claimed an industry first with a new maritime solution it said can address the global supply chain disruption brought about by the pandemic.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3sAb5Mu