In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including data centres, subsea cables, AI, start-ups and partnerships.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
Gotspace Data Partners plans data centres across Connecticut
New company Gotspace Data Partners is planning to build several data centres across the state of Connecticut, with the first planned in Wallingford.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2Smz4iG
Air India cyber-attack: Data of millions of customers compromised
India's national airline Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers around the world.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3c7rjEH
Tuesday:
Volvo, Ericsson Test Vehicular Handover Between Two National 5G Networks
Ericsson and Volvo Cars on Monday announced that they have carried out the first successful test handover of connected cars between two national mobile 5G networks.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3yB08LL
Charlie Bit My Finger video to be taken off YouTube after selling for £500,000
The much-loved clip of baby Charlie gnawing on his brother Harry's finger will be taken off YouTube after it was sold for $760,999 (£538,000).
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3yE5eHa
WEDNESDAY:
Yondr goes West in $2bn data centre building spree across the Americas
Yondr Group has announced a $2 billion expansion plan to open up data centres across the US, Canada and Central and South America.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bU0iV2
Bitcoin Mining Council to report renewable energy usage
A new Bitcoin Mining Council has been created to improve the crypto-currency's sustainability, following a meeting of "leading" Bitcoin miners and Elon Musk.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3yCCMWj
Thursday:
amazon buys hollywood studio mgm for $8.45bm
Amazon has agreed to buy the historic MGM studios for $8.45bn (£5.97bn). MGM is one of Hollywood's most famous studios, having produced classic films such as Some Like It Hot and Singin' In The Rain.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3yQeicn
German cyber security chief fears hackers could target hospitals
German hospitals may be at increased risk from hackers, the head of the country's cyber security agency, following two high-profile digital attacks this month on the Irish health service and a U.S. fuel pipeline.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/34oJqBr
friday:
NatWest launches 'urgent' cryptocurrency scam alert
NatWest mobile app users are being directed to a warning screen advising them to beware of cryptocurrency scams. The bank said it had received a "record number" of reports about such scams between January and March 2021.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3yGGIoW
Ericsson partners with Leonardo for 5G security solutions
The partners say they will collaborate to develop 5G products for industrial settings, as well as for public safety and critical infrastructure.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uuQ3wA
