US Senators start snapping Trump’s China olive branch
The President’s opponents have promised to be difficult and now they have begun the process of making it official.
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Switzerland surprised to hear it will be regulating Facebook’s cryptocurrency
In a testimony before the US Senate Facebook indicated its Libra cryptocurrency will run from Switzerland, but it forgot to ask the Swiss if that was OK.
Amazon becomes the latest giant to face Europe’s antitrust wrath
The European Commission has formally opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon’s dual role as a retailer and marketplace and how it uses data derived from independent retailers.
Sprint customers victim of another hack
Sprint is the latest telco to become the victim of cybercrime as an unknown number of customers have had their personal data eyed over by nefarious parties.
S&P prepares to downgrade Vodafone after spending spree
Standard & Poor’s has suggested it will downgrade Vodafone from its current ‘BBB+’ credit rating should the European Commission approve its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.
Ericsson happy to remain on track with Q2 numbers
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson is determined to make life difficult for journalists these days by delivering solid but unspectacular quarterly numbers.
Arm shakes up the IP game
Arm has announced the launch of its flexible licensing model to allow customers to access to its IP without breaking their bank accounts.
Another Trump tweet paints an uncomfortable picture for Google
Twitter is the battlefield and an iPhone his weapon; the hawkish President Trump has seemingly declared war on the hipsters and IT geeks of Google.
T-Mobile US combines phones and tacos for some reason
Ever the disruptor, TMUS CEO John Legere has identified a combination so obvious that everyone else missed it: fusing mobile phones with tacos.
Three UK claims 5G-ready cloud core first ahead of August launch
Even though it won’t be flicking the 5G switch until next month, Three UK has decided to bang on about its new virtualized core once more.
Vodafone UK enters the 5G FWA fracas
Vodafone UK has debuted its 5G Gigacube to further expand its connectivity portfolio, perhaps gaining more of a foothold in the broadband market.
Swisscom, SK Telecom, Elisa and BICS claim world’s first 5G roaming services
The very small number of people who are capable and inclined can now roam between the 5G networks of Swisscom and either SK Telecom or Elisa.
Vodafone Australia admits to misleading carrier billing service
After an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation, Vodafone Australia has admitted misleading consumers through its third-party Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) service.
DT gets slap on wrist for net neutrality naughtiness
Deutsche Telekom has found itself on the wrong side of right after its ‘Stream On’ offering was found to break European net neutrality rules.
Qualcomm makes its flagship chip a bit better
Just when you thought the Snapdragon 855 was as good as it gets, Qualcomm has only gone and put a plus on the end of it.
Huawei reshuffles its global deck
Chinese vendor Huawei is reportedly doubling down on Italy while scaling back what little presence it has in the US even further.
Israel takes the ‘Vickrey’ approach to 5G auctions
The Israeli telcos have taken a bit of a battering over the last 12-18 months and it seems the Government has a sympathetic ear with its new approach to auctioning 5G spectrum.
‘No technical grounds’ to ban Huawei says UK Parliament committee
Chair of the Science and Technology Committee in the UK, Norman Lamb, has stated there is not enough technical evidence to ban Huawei and is demanding a final decision by the end of August.
Facebook investors brush off leaked $5 billion fine
It has been widely reported that Facebook will receive a record fine for privacy violations, but investors seems strangely pleased about it.
Google is a social media addict and it has fallen off the wagon again
Googlers just don’t know when to give up when it comes to social media as the internet giant attempts to crack the market once again with Shoelace.
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