This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover YouTube, Instagram, 5G, Data Centre, Messaging, Investment, Tech, Navigation, Crypto, and RAN.
Here are our highlights:
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after nine years
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down after nine years in the role. In a blog post, she said she had "decided to start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I'm passionate about." YouTube's chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will take over as head of the Google-owned video platform.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3KGHTNN
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users. It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3IGNQIW
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Nokia and Tele2 team up for private 5G in Sweden
Nokia and Tele2 have announced that they have entered a collaboration in Sweden. Enterprises will be able to leverage robust, reliable, 5G private wireless to connect assets and unlock valuable operational data, to realize cost, efficiency, and sustainability goals.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3lQhsdW
PDG reveals plans for Indonesian data centre
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has unveiled plans for a 96MW data centre campus in Batam. PDG’s SG+ strategy will allow customers to expand their infrastructure from Singapore to highly scalable data centre campuses in Singapore, Batam (Indonesia) and Johor (Malaysia).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3KrtV28
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Vodafone expands messaging partnership with Google
Vodafone will expand its European collaboration with Google in mobile messaging services, Pixel devices and its own TV platform. The agreement between the two will enable Vodafone customers to enjoy new messaging experiences through the adoption of Google Jibe Cloud to power Vodafone’s use of Rich Communication Services (RCS).
Read full story here: https://bit.ly/3II8W9V
Quantums in motion with £42m of new investment
Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing scale-up led by academics from UCL and Oxford University, has raised over £42 million in equity funding. The funders, described as some of the world’s leading quantum and technology investors, include Robert Bosch Venture Capital and joined by Porsche SE and British Patient Capital.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Iq4oDN
Smartwatches and fitness trackers could trigger heart attacks in vulnerable patients
Wearable fitness devices such as Samsung Galaxy Watch4, Fitbit smart scales and many others have been pointed out as a potential risk for vulnerable people, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah has found.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XTKMgX
Mercedes partners with Google to bring Maps and YouTube into its vehicles
Mercedes-Benz and Google have struck a long-term partnership designed to give the German automaker control over its IP and marketplace while offering drivers navigation, maps and YouTube provided by the tech giant.
Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/3SnSNJS
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Sam Bankman-Fried hit with four new criminal charges
The former boss of collapsed crypto exchange FTX has been hit with four new criminal charges accusing him of conspiring to make illegal political donations and to commit bank fraud. Sam Bankman-Fried has already pleaded not guilty to defrauding customers and investors.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3IQdOtr
Juniper, Vodafone deliver Open RAN RIC trial on network
Juniper and Vodafone along with Parallel Wireless has achieved a successful field trial, delivering Open RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) on a network. The trial validates both admission control and traffic steering applications running on top of the open and interoperable Juniper RIC platform.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3KucDBo
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