Taiwan will join moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system and has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine to show support for the international “democratic camp”, the government said on Tuesday. Taiwan has joined with Western-led allies in putting sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and expressed cross-party sympathy […]
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Video-focused short video platform, TikTok, announced on Monday its latest alteration to its video length, with an update increasing the video length upload from three minutes to ten minutes, as it the platform enters a media battle with Russian state media in EU. The ByteDance owned company told Gizmodo in a statement that this alteration will deliver […]
From Deutsche Telekom to AT&T to Vodafone, more than a dozen telecoms providers on both sides of the Atlantic are either providing free international calls to Ukraine or are scrapping roaming charges with the country. European telecoms lobbying group ETNO said an internal survey showed at least 13 of its members have taken measures to […]
Meta Platforms Inc, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company’s head of global affairs said on Monday. Nick Clegg said in a Twitter post that the social media company received requests from a number of governments and the […]
ABU DHABI, 28 February 2022: Etisalat UAE part of e& today announced the successful testing of Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR) solution. The FTTR solution is a revolutionary technology for intelligent home networks providing a solid bedrock for enhanced digital capabilities for millions of consumers in the UAE. The FTTR solution also effectively eliminates challenges restricting speed limits […]
Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc is hoping to ride the fast-moving coattails of Sonic the Hedgehog as the character enjoys a renaissance amid a global scramble for entertainment content. This year sees the release of a sequel to a record-breaking Hollywood movie and a Netflix series, along with a title that Sega hopes will revive […]
The gaming industry has reached a singularity. Whereas previously players would pay to play, now players, especially in old countries, can earn real money playing in virtual spaces. If this isn’t the epitome of the Metaverse, then nothing is. Here are the top-most popular and most promising play-to-earn decentralized finance (Defi) games of 2022. Axie […]
eSIM as a Service provider Mobilise has partnered with communications solution provider OV to deliver a world leading embedded SIM (eSIM) only offering to a global customer base. OV, which is a division of mobile network operator (MNO) Manx Telecom, has developed its eSIM product for the traveler segment, with the aim of disrupting current industry standards and […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine. Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” Google’s YouTube unit said it was “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on […]
The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the conflict zone as airlines, lessors and manufacturers face up to growing risks of doing business with Russia. Alaska’s Anchorage Airport, a popular refueling hub for long-haul flights when Western airlines were unable to access Russian […]