This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Meta, Satellites, OpenAI, Data Centres, Brain Implants, Hackers, AI and Virgin Galactic.
Here are our highlights:
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Meta expected to face record fine over transfer of European data to US servers
The dispute centres on Facebook's transfer of EU user data to the US, something that has sparked privacy concerns in Europe.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3odQ9f
Satellite operator, Inmarsat, to launch I-8 satellites to deliver safety services
Launching in 2026, the new satellites will provide additional network resilience and support advances in emergency tracking.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3BNBevo
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Telstra Wholesale launches 400Gbps services on inter-capital routes
Telstra Wholesale confirms the availability of 400Gbps wavelength services on intercapital routes in Australia.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3opK2EK
OpenAI leaders propose AI international regulatory body
AI is developing rapidly enough and the dangers it may pose are clear enough that OpenAI’s leadership believes that the world needs an international regulatory body.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/431MBM3
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Africa Data Centres and LINX Form Partnership to Explore Digital Growth in Africa
The London Internet Exchange has formed a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3IDmJ14
Meta loses millions as made to sell Giphy to Shutterstock
Meta has sold animated-gif search engine Giphy to Shutterstock for $53m (£42m), despite paying $400m for it just three years ago.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ODampw
Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again
A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants, a medical first he says has changed his life. Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutch man, was paralysed in a cycling accident 12 years ago.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3WNPU7D
China hits back after Microsoft says state-sponsored group hacked critical US infrastructure
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3OMxyS6
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Artificial intelligence helping scientists in fight against superbug and breast cancer
Artificial intelligence has been used to identify a new antibiotic capable of killing a type of bacteria responsible for many drug-resistant infections.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/45yHvJa
Virgin Galactic targeting June for first commercial spaceflight
Following a successful flight to the edge of space on Thursday, space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it is ready to enter commercial service in June.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/437zLw1
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