In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including cybersecurity, CES, quantum network, driverless cars, mobile apps, stakeholders, AR, SD-WAN and cyberattacks.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
swiss army bans whatsapp, signal and telegram for soldiers on duty
The Swiss Army prefer them to use the Swiss-made app Threema. The rules will mean that Switzerland's conscripts doing military service and people returning for refresher courses do not inadvertently expose military information to foreign parties.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zGenjB
ces 2022: colour changing cars and remotes that eat wifi
One of the tech calendar's biggest annual events, CES, has been taking place in Las Vegas this week. BMW showed off how a car's exterior could effectively become ePaper which, when charged with a small electric current, changes colour or creates a pattern.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3qW9UVW
tuesday:
lg electronics joins ibm quantum network
LG Electronics will gain access to IBM's quantum computing systems including IBM's open-source quantum information software development kit. Through this collaboration, LG Electronics aims to explore the applications of quantum computing in industry to support big data, AI, connected cars, digital transformation, IoT and robotics applications.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3qfTXef
tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes
The setting will follow other cars more closely, change lanes more frequently, not leave the overtaking lane, and perform rolling stops. Such driver behaviour by humans is often discouraged by safety groups.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3JZZ36c
wednesday:
people devote third of waking time to mobile apps
People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm App Annie. In 2020, UK regulator Ofcom found similar amounts of time spent, although its research included watching TV. App Annie's report indicates that apps were downloaded 230 billion times in 2021, while £125bn was spent.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3ri1QPm
indian government to become vodafone idea's largest stakeholder
Vodafone Idea has announced that it has agreed for the Indian government to become its largest stakeholder, handing over a 35.8% stake as part of an emergency bailout plan.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zUsj9I
thursday:
ericsson and ee partner for 5G powered the green planet ar experience
Inspired by the series 'The Green Planet', the immersive experience will take guests on a journey into the world of plants. The AR experience is powered by edge computing and a 5G standalone private network trial.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3HZvn77
zayo group acquires qos networks
Zayo Group has acquired QOS Networks to bolster its edge and SD-WAN capabilities. The deal bolsters Zayo's position as a 'premier provider' of secure edge networking services, enabling the company to support enterprise customers deploy, manage, and monitor their mission-critical SD-WAN and edge network environments.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3GoccDS
FRIday:
ukraine: 'massive cyber attack' shuts down government websites
"As a result of a massive cyber attack, the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other government agencies are temporarily down," the spokesman for the foreign ministry said. The government said the content of the sites had not been changed, and no personal data was leaked.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ts7wZJ
meta faces billion-pound class-action case
Up to 44 million UK Facebook users could share £2.3bn in damages, according to a competition expert intending to sue parent company Meta. Dr Liza Gormsen alleges Meta "abused its market dominance" to set an "unfair price" for free use of Facebook - UK users' personal data.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/33t071v
