Global economic turmoil has permeated many different industries and of course, telecoms has not been the exception. One way governments try to mediate reality is by providing social tariffs, which offer qualifying customers discounted deals for broadband access, acting as a safety net for those who may be struggling to afford it. However, cheaper tariffs […]
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Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance had secret access to a bank account belonging to its purportedly independent U.S. partner and transferred large sums of money from the account to a trading firm managed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, banking records and company messages show. Over the first three months of 2021, more than $400 million flowed […]
In 2021, a California state court threw out a feminist blogger’s lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of unlawfully barring as “hateful conduct” posts criticizing transgender people. In 2022, a federal court in California tossed a lawsuit by LGBT plaintiffs accusing YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc, of restricting content posted by gay and transgender people. These lawsuits […]
The telecom sector is renowned for constantly evolving. Fixed landlines were the essential Telco product in the early days of the industry. But with the introduction of the mobile phone, this changed to mobile subscriptions and the enormous cash cow that is SMS. Thanks to Blockchain. The telecom industry has a lot of potentials to […]
Unfortunately, much of today’s world was built to cater to non-disabled people. Nevertheless, society has become more aware of this solemn fact in recent decades. As a result, communities worldwide have been making places in their spaces for people with health conditions and impairments. With that said, what constitutes a disability is still stigmatized and […]
In the digital age, telcos have become the natural partner of many industries, including the metaverse. Our interest in this article lies in the fintech sector. In a previous article, we stated why telecom companies are attractive to the fintech industries. Through such a partnership, these two industries hope to expand their services to the […]
This week, TikTok gave journalists a tour of what it refers to as its Transparency and Accountability Center. As part of its effort to show authorities in the United States that it is ready to dialogue. Screens outlined how TikTok selects and suggests the short films on its app in an office park in this […]
Alphabet Inc and rival Microsoft are once again locked in a race to rule the internet zeitgeist after the Google owner launched “Bard” in answer to AI chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Just minutes after Google announced the launch of Bard on Monday, Microsoft said it would hold an event at its Redmond headquarters to reveal its […]
Google owner Alphabet Inc on Monday said it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, an answer to Microsoft Corp in their rivalry to lead a new wave of computing. Microsoft, meanwhile, said it planned its own AI reveal for Tuesday. The cascade of news […]
Investors are just about coming to terms with the eye-popping payrolls number from Friday, but with Fed Chair Jerome Powell due to speak later in the day, the market will ponder which Powell will turn up (the hawk or the dove). Perhaps ChatGPT has the answer. Google owner Alphabet unveiled a rival to super popular […]