In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including technology, bitcoin, 5G, social media, data centres, computer chips, legislation, cryptocurrency, mobile and subsea cables.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
tesla: hundereds locked out of cars after server outage
Around 500 Tesla car owners were unable to connect to their vehicles due to an app server outage. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said on Friday that the company's mobile application was coming back online after the outage.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3oOKdpl
el salvador bitcoin city planned at base of conchagua volcano
El Salvador plans to build a Bitcoin city at the base of a volcano, with the cryptocurrency used to fund the project, its president has announced. The site would take advantage of the Conchagua volcano's geothermal energy to power Bitcoin mining, he added.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3xdaVvG
indosat ooredoo expands 5g services to makassar with huawei
Indosat Ooredoo, Indonesia’s leading digital telco, announced the launch of 5G commercial services in Makassar. This launch is a continuation to power Indonesia’s 5G revolution, following the previous launch of 5G commercial services in Solo, Jakarta, and Surabaya.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3CNjcr4
Lush to stop its social media until it's 'safer'
wednesday:
Samsung chooses Texas as site of new $17bn chip plant
Samsung has chosen a site close to the city of Taylor in Texas for its new $17bn (£12.7bn) computer chip plant, amid a global shortage of semiconductors. The plant is expected to create 2,000 technology industry jobs, with construction starting early next year.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3E07xGI
regulators put the brakes on Ireland's $2.3bn data centre market
Informed by recommendations put forward by EirGrid, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published its decision on data centre connection policy on 23 November, stating how connection applications will now include assessment criteria encompassing location and the ability to contribute to security of supply.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3nOrIlE
thursday:
huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new uk law
The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people's homes from being hacked. Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be banned, and firms which do not comply will face huge fines.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3r9q4wH
indian government set to ban cryptocurrencies
India is set to go ahead with its plan to ban most cryptocurrencies in the country under a long-awaited bill. Expectations had grown in recent months that the government may soften its view on digital currencies. The ban would relate to all private cryptocurrencies with certain exceptions to allow the promotion of the underlying technology and its uses.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3HPONfv
friday:
vodafone to launch self-powered mobile towers
Vodafone has developed self-powered mobile towers that it will deploy across the UK, in support of the company’s goal of reaching net zero for its UK operations by 2027.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3FIWP86
ellalink lands subsea cable at Equinix data centres
EllaLink confirms that the EllaLink subsea cable system between Europe and Latin America is now operational at Equinix data centres in the region.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3I6yLhJ
