Technology

Qualcomm chipsets will drive affordable 5G phones

Qualcomm is one of the leading telecom chipset makers in the world.

23 Dec

Outages on the internet increasingly used to quell unrest

Outages on the internet are becoming a political tool of oppression.

20 Dec

Cobalt sourcing provokes legal case against tech giants

A recent legal case launched against tech giants has renewed concerns over cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

9 Dec

Twitter round-up: AI trends in November 2019

Verdict lists ten of the most popular tweets on artificial intelligence (AI) in November 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.

28 Nov

Orange Neva Jet preps customers for new generation of mobile services

Neva Jet prices will be standalone by region.

Orange Group recently launched its own-branded 5G smartphone – the Orange Neva Jet.

25 Oct

Comment wire Streaming

Fixed broadband boost is predicted for Brazil

A fixed broadband boost is on the way for Brazil.

30 Apr

Top ten ICT sector M&A financial and legal advisers for Q1 2019 revealed

JP Morgan was the leading financial adviser globally for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Q1 2019 in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, according to GlobalData.

16 Apr

Automation Comment wire

Fresh Alexa privacy concerns prompted by revelations about human intervention

Alexa is listening for your commands, and so, reportedly are thousands of Amazon staff and contractors who are amassing speech data to improve the smart speaker’s responsiveness. This latest news about Alexa’s human assistants has raised by Alexa privacy concerns.

12 Dec

Crypto

Kanye West, Pentagon and Nutella among worst password offenders 2018

Kanye West topped the list of ‘worst password offenders 2018’ for revealing his phone password to the world live on TV during his White House meeting with Donald Trump.

11 Dec

24 hours, 7,000 bots: How Twitter amplification bots are faking popularity

Research carried out by cybersecurity firm Duo Security have found more proof that Twitter bots are being used to inflate the popularity of content, finding evidence for 7,000 potential Twitter amplification bots in just 24 hours.

30 Nov

Going green

Thousands of commercial electric vehicles to trial in UK next year

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has given the green light to a trial of up to 3,000 commercial electric vehicles (EVs) to begin in 2019, as part of the biggest push yet to prepare the country for the EV revolution.

28 Nov

FBI and Google take down $30m botnet ad fraud operation

The FBI, Google and a host of cybersecurity companies have combined to take down a botnet ad fraud operation that made nearly $30m in illegal online advertisement activities.

1 Nov

Fukushima has to have food delivered by drone due to the 2011 nuclear disaster

Drones are delivering food to a Japanese town devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster where residents still struggle to source household basics.

1 Nov

business

Who gains if Sprint and T-Mobile US don’t merge?

The reported collapse of the Sprint T-Mobile merger has pushed down the shares in both of them but it is good news for others.

31 Oct

Startups

Thousands of people are going on a treasure hunt in France

Any day now, thousands of people in Toulouse, France will wake up to an email that could lead them to €10,000.

31 Oct

Why do tech giants comply with removal requests from autocratic regimes?

Tech giants like Twitter, Facebook and Google claim to be champions of freedom of expression and other democratic values, but when faced with requests from autocratic regimes to remove content, they often comply.

30 Oct

The video game industry is a dark horse in the driverless car race

The driverless car market is awash with unexpected challengers.

30 Oct

Google, Facebook, and Twitter to face uncomfortable questions in Washington

US tech giants will try to present a united front in Washington today as questions bubble around the role of tech companies in alleged Russian election interference last year.

27 Oct

Retail revolution

Do retailers even realise how much telcos could improve their business?

Would you consider your fixed line operator a digital leader or a disruptor?

27 Oct

business

Here’s just how powerful the hotel booking sites have become

The UK’s competition watchdog is going to open an investigation into online hotel booking platforms amid concerns surrounding the “clarity, accuracy and presentation of information” on their websites.

27 Oct

Retail revolution

Supermarkets need to start using dark stores and quickly

In ten years’ time, the vast majority of online delivered groceries will come from dark stores.

27 Oct

Twitter manager: “We are the news platform”

Twitter conceded it’s a news platform at a digital news summit in London last week, amid an on-going debate over whether social media platforms should be considered news publishers.

27 Oct

Startups

These are the seven new startups to watch from Samsung’s C-Lab program

When searching for new product ideas, tech companies often turn to their employees for inspiration.

27 Oct

The much-anticipated Apple iPhone X is here (if you can get your hands on one)

Nearly two months after the phone was revealed, the Apple iPhone X (pronounced iPhone 10) is now available to pre-order from Apple’s website.

26 Oct

The race for the driverless car is on but there’s going to be a lot of consolidation first

Major companies are increasingly bullish on the driverless car sector and are unveiling massive investments and acquisitions as the car industry adjusts to the new reality.

26 Oct

Uber is launching its own credit card and you can get one from next week

Ride-sharing startup Uber is launching its own credit card.

26 Oct