November 2021

Facebook ordered to sell Giphy by UK competition regulator

November 30, 2021 News Centre 0

UK competition regulator tells Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy, ruling the acquisition harms social media users and UK advertisers. Read more…

Twitter CTO Agrawal takes helm as Dorsey departs

November 30, 2021 News Centre 0

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down, and CTO Parag Agrawal will take his place, suggesting the company will make engineering a top priority. Read more…

If enterprises trust CSPs, why are we not seeing more innovation?

November 30, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

For decades enterprises have trusted CSPs to provide connectivity. Why haven’t CSPs been able to capitalize on this beyond the pipes? Read more…

The metaverse doesn’t have to be a dystopia – but it probably will be

November 30, 2021 John C. Tanner 0

Whether the metaverse is good or bad depends on how far we blur the lines between physical and digital, and who controls/shapes that process. Read more…

DoT warns Indian customers to quit pre-ordering Starlink services

November 30, 2021 Staff Writer 0

DoT advises citizens not to preorder Starlink’s satellite-based service, and warns the company it must get a license before selling anything. Read more…

Henan commissions high-tech surveillance system to track journalists

November 30, 2021 News Centre 0

Security officials in Henan commissions a surveillance system to track journalists, international students and other “suspicious people”. Read more…

Russia to keep throttling mobile Twitter until it deletes banned content

November 29, 2021 News Centre 0

Russia will continue slowing down the speed of Twitter on mobile devices until all content deemed illegal is deleted, says Roskomnadzor. Read more…

Telco CEOs want Big Tech to help cover the cost of network upgrades

November 29, 2021 News Centre 0

US Big Tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing telecoms networks because they use them so heavily, say 13 European telco CEOs Read more…