Chancellor Sunak pays timely visit to Honiton fibre builder
West-country broadband internet network developer Jurassic Fibre got a visit from the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of a crucial local by election.
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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.
Facebook ‘whistleblower’ did it a favour by breaking cover
The distinct possibility that the Facebook leaker has hidden agendas has weakened the effectiveness of her revelations.
Apple defends new device-scanning tech as criticisms grow
Apple has launched a defence of its controversial new system to scan users’ devices for child sexual material after over 5,000 people and organizations signed an open letter against it.
Jay Y. Lee out of jail, but Samsung still saddled with uncertainty
Samsung’s heir apparent has been granted a parole, but when and how he could take the reins at Korea’s biggest chaebol is still not clear.
Apple reportedly handed over metadata of US politicians to government
In the middle of the ‘Russiagate’ debacle, the Trump administration reportedly forced Apple to provide data from the accounts of Democrat politicians.
US bans investment in a bunch more Chinese companies
Apparently buying shares in a company materially helps it, so the US has extended its efforts to starve Chinese companies of investment.
Ericsson is increasingly pessimistic about its Chinese prospects
In the process of trying to raise half a billion euros, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson warned it’s increasingly unlikely it will get much more work in China.
China appears to make further Ericsson work conditional on Swedish 5G policy shift
Chinese government-controlled newspaper Global Times has published an ‘exclusive’ in which an anonymous source links Ericsson’s future work in the country with Sweden’s Huawei ban.
Amazon escalates hostilities between big tech and politicians – good
US politicians are increasingly grandstanding in opposition to technology giants and it looks like they’ve decided it’s time to fight back.
Biden follows Trump’s protectionist lead
The foreign policy of the Biden Presidency has a distinctly familiar feel to it, with a new executive order designed to boost domestic industry.
FCC Democrats silent on calls for US cable providers to censor right wing news
Two Democrat US Representatives have written to a bunch of cable and streaming providers calling on them to do something about claimed misinformation on TV news.
Corporate America vs China Inc: the constants and the variables
With the many different forces in play it’s very difficult to accurately project where the equilibrium of the US-China dynamic in the technology and telecoms sectors will go under the Biden administration, or if there will ever be an equilibrium at all.
Corporate America vs China Inc: a halfway house?
The most likely future relationship between the two superpowers will neither go back to the hyper-globalised world nor revert to the earlier model of business conducted on national level entirely insulated from one another.
Corporate America vs China Inc: good riddance?
Another extreme scenario, the opposite to that of going back to the romanticised good days of globalisation, would be a complete parting of ways between the US and China.
Ex Vodafone CEO becomes Italy’s digital minister
When Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi held the first meeting of his new Council of Ministers there was a very familiar name on the list of attendees.
Corporate America vs China Inc: what the Biden years will mean for telecoms
With the Biden administration keen to turn back the clock on many policy fronts, it is worth examining what this may mean for the next episode of the USA China rivalry, especially in the technology domains.
Silicon Valley might have a friend in the White House as Harris joins Biden ticket
Senator Kamala Harris has been selected as the running mate for Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, a decision which might pique the interest of Silicon Valley’s residents.
BT and Vodafone happy with Huawei removal timetable
Speaking to the House of Commons Defence Sub-Committee, both BT and Vodafone have suggested the 2027-end deadline to remove all Huawei 5G equipment is satisfactory.
‘Copy-acquire-kill’ to come under spotlight in US antitrust probe
This week will see the next step in the currently floundering mission to bring Silicon Valley to heel as US lawmakers examine the strategies which made the technology industry the force it is today.
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- 26-27 April 2023
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