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Government Funding Bill to Bolster U.S. Antitrust Regulators

A $1.7 trillion government funding bill approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday will bolster U.S. regulators and make it easier for states to bring antitrust lawsuits. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has a number of major technology investigations underway, will get $430 million in funding, $53.5 million over last year’s levels “to bolster antitrust, […]

Composable Enterprise: Not Just a Question of Technology for Telcos

Although it is frequently considered just a technical and infrastructure initiative, transforming it into a composable enterprise affects the entire company. People need to remember how important the human factor is for the success of such digitalization initiatives. Only if employees actively support and use the new technologies can they fully exploit their advantages. Ensuring […]

Buyout Funds Rethink Deal Financing amid Shortage of Debt

Private equity funds are rethinking how they pull off large deals after a 40.4 percent contraction in global buyout activity amid a shortage of debt financing caused by rising interest rates and banks’ reluctance to open their money taps. Blackstone’s acquisition of Emerson’s Climate Technologies business in the United States and KKR’s purchase of French […]

Video Gamers Sue Microsoft in U.S. Court to Stop Activision Takeover

Microsoft Corp was hit on Tuesday in U.S. court with a private consumer lawsuit claiming the technology company’s $69 billion bid to purchase “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc will unlawfully squelch competition in the video game industry. The complaint filed in federal court in California comes about two weeks after the U.S. Federal […]

Intel Splits Graphic Chips Unit into Two

Intel Corp is splitting its graphic chips unit into two, the company said on Wednesday, as it realigns the business to better compete with Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices. The consumer graphics unit will be combined with Intel’s client computing group, which makes chips for personal computers, while accelerated computing teams will join its […]

SDN Applications: VoIP Edition

In a previous article, our writers dived into the software defined networking (SDN) world and explored how it reshaped the Telecoms industry. Simply put, SDN allows operators to modify one or more devices through software instead of accessing a router or switch command line to enter traditional Cisco IOS commands. This innovation then played a […]

Exclusive-Tiktok Steps up Efforts to Clinch U.S. Security Deal

Popular short-video app TikTok is offering to operate more of its business at arm’s length and subject it to outside scrutiny as it tries to convince the U.S. government to allow it to remain under the ownership of Chinese technology company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter. TikTok has been seeking to assure […]

India Panel Recommends Digital Competition Act to Rein in Big Tech

An Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended the government enact a digital competition act to regulate anti-competitive business practices by Big Tech companies on its platforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has had strained relations with many large technology companies, and New Delhi has been tightening the regulation of firms such as Facebook, YouTube and […]

A Year in Smartphones: The Top Mobile Devices Launches from 2022

2022 has been full of new mobile devices with never-before-seen features for Apple stans and Android fans alike. If you’re thinking of upgrading your business comms set up, but not sure on what’s best for your needs, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of business mobile provider Crystaline, recaps the latest devices to hit the shelves in the past […]