NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back. The company reported Thursday that its NBCUniversal TV, film and theme park divisions, as well as its Sky unit in Europe, all suffered steep drops in revenue […]
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On July 3, 2020, Indian mobile network Bharti Global Ltd. and the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have teamed up to place a winning bid of more than $1 million to purchase OneWeb- a broadband startup that was filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 27. Everything is back on track […]
On July 14, 2020, the UK government has published a press release announcing that Huawei will be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027. This move comes after new advice produced by the National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) on the impact of US sanctions against the Chinese telecom giant. According to the press release, the […]
The current pandemic has caused substantial disruption, and it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Some countries are still in the midst of the battle against the pandemic, some have managed to contain the situation, yet all countries fear a second wave. Health experts in the UK are warning ministers to prepare for […]
A new Google data cable running along the Atlantic sea bed is to be launched connecting New York to the seaside town of Bude England and the city of Bilbao in northern Spain, which is set to be completed in 2022. Named the ‘Grace Hopper’ cable after the computer scientist and US Navy rear admiral. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony before a congressional committee by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Democratic chairman of a House antitrust panel says Facebook is making money off dangerous lies that could have deadly consequences. Rep. David Cicilline lodged the accusation at the tech company’s […]
The European Union Commission has announced it is considering creating a European innovation hub for internal security, according to the strategy for EU security published on July 24, 2020. The hub will be based at Europol aiming to develop technologies with both a security and an economic benefit. “The project is still in its inception […]
Finding a vaccine is only half the battle; global supply chains and pharmaceutical logistics face many unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic. A logistical supply system capable of overcoming distribution pitfalls needs to be robust, sturdy, innovative, smart, interconnected, and transparent. In regard to the global supply networks, The World Economic Forum said, “Governments, businesses and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are set to answer for their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry. The four command corporations with gold-plated brands, […]
Prysmian Group files legal proceedings for patents’ infringements against competitor. Prysmian Group, one of world’s leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announced the filing of two legal proceedings against a competitor company in the field of telecom cables. As an industry leader committed to the supply and promotion of innovative products as […]