This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover AI, Streaming, BT, Space, Drones, AWS, Smartphones, Scam Calls and Twitter.
Here are our highlights:
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Singtel, SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and e& team up on AI
Global operators have formed the global telco AI alliance for collaboration and innovation in AI. Singtel, SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and e& have announced the formation of the Global Telco AI Alliance at a signing ceremony held today in Seoul.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/43Iox0o
NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year
NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+.
Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/3OyqMyW
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BT pins shift on first female CEO Kirkby
BT has appointed Allison Kirkby as its new CEO, taking over from Philip Jansen. Kirkby has been president and CEO of Telia Company since early 2020. The Swedish firm is the leading digital communications and telecoms provider to 25 million customers across the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rZB3LC
Space telescope Euclid captures glittering galaxies and stars in first images
The telescope is on a six-year mission to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries. The fully calibrated Euclid will create the "biggest ever 3D map of the sky".
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3DHBnRO
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UK's first drone mail service begins in Orkney
Orkney has become the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone. The Orkney I-Port operation has been launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports to distribute letters and parcels between the islands. Mail will be transported from Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3KjXIZp
AWS launches infrastructure cloud region in Israel
Through this newly added cloud region users can run their applications and serve end their end customers from data centres located in Israel. AWS announced that the company is planning to invest an estimated $7.2 billion in Israel through to 2037 via the new AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) region.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3OBZesu
E& in €2.5 billion Eastern Europe entry
E& has brokered a deal worth up to €2.5 billion that will see it take control of PPF Group’s telecoms operations in four markets in Eastern Europe. The United Arab Emirates-based company revealed a month ago that it was in talks with PPF Group regarding a possible strategic collaboration.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3qloTMH
Tech shares fall as China mulls child smartphone limits
Chinese technology shares fell after the country's cyberspace regulator recommended limiting smartphone usage of children under 18. Shares of firms like Alibaba and video-sharing site Bilibili fell on Wednesday and saw more losses early on Thursday.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3Oibn4t
FCC fines robocaller a record $300M after blocking billions of their scam calls
The FCC’s robocaller penalties are growing as the agency tracks down and terminates their operations — this time resulting in a record $300 million forfeiture.
X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research
The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. X has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), of "unlawful acts" to "improperly gain access" to its data.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3qgZaVU ________________________________________________________________________________________
