This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Personal Data, Cloud, Cyber Security, Google, X, Fibre, Xfinity, Toyota, Blackberry, AI and HSBC.
Here are our highlights:
Two-thirds (66%) of UK consumers hear from brands digitally six or more times per day, yet 88% claim that half or less of the content they receive is relevant to them.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Nt7nyw
The European Commission has adopted the amendment of the Digital Europe work programmes for 2024, assigning €762.7 million in funding for digital solutions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3TtyfT1
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The tech giant was accused of stifling competition when it came to in-app payments for Android devices, where it was making up to 30% commission. - it will now be forced to offer alternative payment options to developers and consumers. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tyvlBA
The investigation into X comes after Elon Musk clashed with an EU chief who warned the billionaire to do more to tackle disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is the first to be probed under the bloc's Digital Services Act. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3RxMOST
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Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report, which provides progress update on the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK has been released today
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While IT spending has dwindled over the past year, cybersecurity-related expenditure has remained stable as businesses and governments scramble to beef up their systems against hackers. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3vbgQEw
HSBC UK has increased the size of its tech scaleup investment vehicle, the Growth Lending Fund, by £100m to meet the growing demand. The Growth Lending Fund was launched last year with £250m as a response to government calls for greater investment into UK tech.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3vh2NwW
India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/47YSDQd