This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Subsea Cables, Video Games, AI, Messaging, Robots, Netflix, Hackers, Cyber Security, ChatGPT and Google.
Here are our highlights:
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Far North Fiber commences cable route study
Far North Fiber, the project which aims to build the first pan-Arctic subsea cable system connecting Europe and Asia via North America, has started its cable route study.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/43v9JTU
Angry Birds: Sega agrees to buy video game maker Rovio
The maker of Angry Birds video games has agreed to be bought by the Japanese gaming giant behind the Sonic the Hedgehog character. Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m (£625m) for Finland-based Rovio Entertainment.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3GOn9AW
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Sony World Photography Award 2023: Winner refuses award after revealing AI creation
The winner of a major photography award has refused his prize after revealing his work was in fact an AI creation.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/41iuKzF
WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose 'surveillance'
WhatsApp, Signal and other messaging services have urged the government to rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB). They are concerned that the bill could undermine end-to-end encryption - which means the message can only be read on the sender and the recipient's app and nowhere else.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/43Hp3wH
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T-Mobile to Provide IoT Solutions for Clevon’s Latest Autonomous Robot Carriers
Clevon named T-Mobile as the connectivity provider for its fleet of Autonomous Robot Carriers in the United States.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3KN4c2r
Netflix announces when delayed password sharing crackdown will finally be rolled out
Netflix has announced its long-threatened crack down on password sharing is to begin imminently.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3N0FH4R
Growth of 'hackers for hire' will lead to more attacks and unpredictable threats
A proliferation of hostile cyber capabilities has already enabled more states, gangs and individuals to develop the ability to hack and spy online.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3GUt5bC
Global Cloud Xchange unveils new cyber division for network security
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has launched a new cyber division in response to growing concerns from customers and the enterprise market around network security.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/40qyoq6
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ChatGPT will make marking coursework 'virtually impossible'
ChatGPT is posing new plagiarism challenges for teachers, and some schools and universities in other countries have already banned it.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3mPGCKw
Google consolidates AI research divisions into Google DeepMind
As Google looks to maintain pace in AI with the rest of the tech giants, it’s consolidating its AI research divisions.
Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/3oqPiY9 ________________________________________________________________________________________
