This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover 5G, AgriTech, Vaccine Technology, Streaming Services, 6G, Reddit, Chatbots, Fake News, Cloud Computing and PSTN.
Here are our highlights:
Monday _____________________________
The Netherlands delays 5G spectrum auction
The Netherlands has delayed its 5G spectrum auction yet again, much to the frustration of local telecoms firms.“An auction this year is no longer a possibility,” a spokesperson for the National Digital Infrastructure Service (RDI) reportedly told NU.nl.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/465peTl
Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate
Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX.
He says that the company has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/46lN5xY
Tuesday_____________________________
‘Future-proof’ vaccine technology could protect us from new Covid variants
A new ‘future-proof’ vaccine has shown promise in providing immunity against new Covid-19 variants. The vaccine is based on modifying just one antigen.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3LE69Qe
Amazon to introduce ads to its Prime Video streaming service
Amazon will begin including ‘limited’ adverts with to shows and movies on its Prime Video SVoD service – but for an additional charge you’ll be able to keep them off your screen. Amazon said that it is introducing the ads in order to continue investing in content.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/48rshqG
Wednesday___________________________
NGMN outlines the path towards operator 6G networks
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has published its 6G Position Statement: An Operator View report.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rsCy5g
Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts
Reddit has unveiled plans to pay its top contributors cash for popular posts, starting in the US on Tuesday.
The social media site will split revenue with people who are awarded "gold" by other users, who pay a fee.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3tisT1y
Thursday____________________________
Meta announces AI chatbots with 'personality'
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service. The chatbots will have "personality" and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice. The chatbots are still a work in progress with "limitations", said boss Mark Zuckerberg.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/48zkNBS
X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers
Elon Musk's X has disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, researchers say. The feature had been removed in recent weeks, except in Europe.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/48wUHPV
friday____________________________
Nvidia's French offices raided in cloud-computing competition inquiry -WSJ
France's competition authority raided Nvidia's local offices this week on suspicion the chipmaker engaged in anticompetitive practices.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/46lo3iy
BT outlines timetable for analogue landline switch-off
The UK’s Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), which supports analog landline services, is planned for closure by 2025. This week, BT has shared more details about the way in which it will gradually shut down the nation’s PSTN and rollout its replacement Internet Protocol (IP)-based Digital Voice service.
Read the fall story here: https://bit.ly/48rTidH
