In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including mobile, malware, networks, VR, data centres and AI.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
Amber acquires iseek data centre business
Investment manager Amber Infrastructure Group has acquired a majority stake in Australian data centre firm iseek, it's first Australian digital infrastructure investment.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zHE7vC
Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets
Facebook has begun displaying ads in its Oculus virtual reality headsets, despite the founder of the platform saying it would never do so.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3vILfEJ
tuesday:
AI-driven robot Mayflower sails back after fault develops
A crewless ship designed to recreate the Mayflower's historic journey across the Atlantic 400 years ago is returning to the UK after developing a fault.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2UhBb8u
Snapchat removes controversial speed filter
Snapchat is removing a feature that displays how fast a user is travelling when taking a picture or video footage. Parent company Snap said it was because the speed filter was "barely used".
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3zFHH9v
wednesday:
BSO upgrades Frankfurt network routes
BSO has completed the upgrade of direct connectivity routes between Frankfurt and Istanbul, Frankfurt and Moscow and Frankfurt and Hong Kong.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/35Mkwws
Trust in news has grown in the UK during pandemic, research shows
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report, conducted in January this year, found that 36% of people in the UK "trust most news most of the time".
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3vJZJUQ
thursday:
deepmind uses ai to tackle neglected deadly diseases
Artificial intelligence is to be used to tackle the most deadly parasitic diseases in the developing world, tech company DeepMind has announced.The London-based Alphabet-owned lab will work with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDI) to treat Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3vU7E1I
Gtr to build largest data centre campus in uk hotspot of slough
SEGRO has reached an agreement with European build-to-suit data centre firm Global Technical Realty (GTR) to develop its first UK-based facility - the largest data centre campus in the UK hotspot of Slough, just outside London.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3d9b8ag
friday:
Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich
Gamers are being duped into helping hackers become rich, after downloading games laced with hidden malware.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2TX3FnY
EE to reintroduce Europe roaming charges in January
Mobile operator EE will charge new UK customers extra to use their mobile phones in Europe from January. Those joining or upgrading from 7 July 2021 will be charged £2 a day to use their allowances in 47 European destinations from January 2022.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/365mZCt
