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Inside Telecom Reveals The 2023 Finalists For 'Tech Person of The Year'

2023 has been a tumultuous year full of fluctuations in the tech world and for leaders in technology yet many have made a big difference in their companies and in our lives. Based on a formula of revenue growth, employee-satisfaction surveys and stringent environmental standards, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet (Google‘s parent company), and Meta Platforms (Facebook, […]

WhatsApp Is Digging Its Own Grave

Meta Platforms Inc. has Initiated a new operation, giving it absolute power over Mobile Network Operators’ (MNO) revenue by introducing WhatsApp as a key channel to share one-time passwords (OTP), putting the SMS’ role and revenue generation in this process at an uncertain halt. And by default, that of telcos and their local and international […]

Snap Hires Google Ad Executive to Help Improve Ad Performance

Snap Inc, owner of photo messaging app Snapchat, said on Wednesday it has hired a former Google executive to help the tech company improve the performance of its digital ads. Darshan Kantak, who previously led product management for search ads at Alphabet Inc’s Google, joins Snap as senior vice president of revenue product. Before Google, […]

Futures Edge Higher as Tech and Growth Stocks Gain; Focus on Jobs Data

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as some technology and growth stocks rebounded from a selloff in the previous session, while investors awaited key economic data that could determine the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening path. Tesla Inc rose 1.6% in premarket trading, bouncing back from 6% declines on Monday after disclosing March-quarter deliveries, […]

TikTok Attacked for China Ties as Us Lawmakers Push for Ban

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok’s CEO about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children’s mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the app’s power over Americans. CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress did little to assuage U.S. worries over TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance and added fresh […]