Digital Economy Archives - Page 6 of 41

What happens in metaverse stays in metaverse – or does it?

Network connectivity provider Zen Internet felt compelled to ask the UK what it thought about metaverse dating ethics, with nearly half equating virtual flings to real life cheating.

Qualcomm invests in the European metaverse

US mobile chip giant Qualcomm reckons Europeans need a big dose of extended reality so it’s opening six new labs across the continent.

Apple’s new Tap to Pay turns iPhones into payment terminals

Businesses will soon be able to take contactless payments via iPhone thanks to a new feature Apple is rolling out to its smartphones.

Nvidia inevitably gives up trying to buy Arm

US semiconductor giant Nvidia has decided to stop wasting everyone’s time over its futile attempt to gain control of the world’s main source of chip designs.

Macquarie reportedly looking to drop £10 billion into UK infrastructure

Australian bank Macquarie is reportedly in talks with downing street to invest £10 billion into UK energy and digital infrastructure projects.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Nokia, X2 and Big Tech

The middle of quarterlies season gives the lads plenty of corporate arcana to bang on about in this week’s pod. They start by reviewing Nokia’s numbers and what they say about the progress the Finnish kit vendor is making in its strategic turnaround. Iain then takes things even deeper into the weeds by introducing a technology Scott had never heard of that could have a major impact on the OpenRAN movement, before they conclude with a look at the fortunes of US Big Tech companies and what they mean for the broader economy.

Australian court throws out Facebook claim that it doesn’t do business there

An Australian court has rejected an appeal by Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, allowing court action to proceed.

UK government seeks to significantly expand digital thoughtcrime laws

The UK Online Safety bill is seeking to criminalise a whole new raft of online activity and force platforms to censor more.

Amazon looks increasingly propped up by cloud services

Internet giant Amazon posted a mixed set of Q4 results, but its cloud division AWS clocked 40% growth.

US inches closer to breaking the mobile app store duopoly

A piece of legislation that seeks to limit the amount of control Apple and Google have over their app stores has been approved by the US Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta video about the metaverse

Facebook shares tank as it pivots towards unproven metaverse strategy

Despite a 20% Q4 revenue hike, stock in tech giant Meta/Facebook dropped 20% amid negative outlook for the next quarter.

Google makes ludicrous amounts of money from advertising and cloud sales

Alphabet, as it’s technically called, recorded a measly $75.3 billion in revenue for Q4 2021 – a 32% year on year jump.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, Sigfox and Spotify

No guest but a new studio for this week’s pod as the lads move down the road. Pausing only for customary reflections on the state of the rona, they start by dissecting Ericsson’s latest numbers and what they tell us about the company’s direction of travel. They move on to reflect on the apparent demise of IoT company Sigfox before concluding with a look at the latest attempt to censor podcaster Joe Rogan by attacking Spotify, which publishes him.