A few days following the massive Facebook data leak, LinkedIn becomes the second social networking platform hit with a data leak encompassing millions of accounts, CyberNews reported on Thursday. The leak’s huge scope was discovered by CyberNews when an individual selling the data on a hacker forum claims it was scraped from 500 million LinkedIn […]
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Twitter might be interested in buying Clubhouse, according to Bloomberg, adding that “The social media platform held talks in recent months to buy Clubhouse, the buzzy, audio-based, social network, for $4 billion.” The talks between the two social media platforms have reportedly stopped, and it is unclear why. It is also unclear whether Twitter or […]
Head of Virgin Media Lutz Schuler will head a merger between both VM and O2 UK, making it the UK’s largest mobile network operator, as it seeks regulatory approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for the $42.67 billion tie-up, both companies said on Wednesday. Schuler’s appointment, who joined Virgin Media in 2018 as […]
In a MedTech first for the Mediterranean country of Lebanon, a team from the American University of Beirut (AUB) has established a biotech corporation in the U.S. devoted research on biomarkers for cardiovascular disease. The school told Inside Telecom that team physicians and scientists from AUB have founded the first US-based biotech S-Corporation, Teucer Biotech […]
Bharti Airtel, one of India’s top telcos, announced late last week the commissioning of a 14 MWp captive solar power plant to meet the energy requirements of its core and edge data centers in Uttar Pradesh. The facility, located in the city of Tilhar east of East of New Delhi, is the first of the […]
London-based FinTech company Celsius has been awarded the Best Cryptocurrency Wallet award in the fifth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program which recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global FinTech market today. Celsius generates yield on crypto through its robust crypto-lending business and diversified deployment channels. Celsius manages over $10 billion in cryptocurrencies […]
MTN Nigeria’s access to banking platforms has been restored earlier this week following a dispute between the telco and most lenders across the country over commission percentages. Bloomberg had initially reported that the spat ignited when MTN cut the commission it pays to banks per airtime transaction from 4.5 percent to 2.5 percent. The move […]
The KSA’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) was officially recognized by Guinness World Records for setting its record-setting reduction in energy consumption for water desalination to 2.271 kWh per cubic meter. For the company this represents achieving a pioneer position in promoting environmental sustainability, and that “SWCC achieved this milestone by adopting innovative technologies that […]
U.S. technology employment continued to expand in March, contributing to the strongest month for hiring the country has experienced since last August, according to an analysis by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. Tech sector companies added 9,700 jobs in March, a combination of technical and non-technical positions, data […]
New York City announced earlier this week the deployment of a new COVID-19 passport built on IBM’s blockchain-based health pass technology, as businesses in the U.S. are starting to request proof of vaccination or negative PCR for entry. The COVID-19 passport app, called Excelsior Pass, is a free and voluntary platform developed in partnership with […]