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Explainer-Will Big Tech Cloud Companies Cut Off Russia?

Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow’s invasion. Here’s what’s at stake. WHAT IS UKRAINE DEMANDING? The Ukrainian ministry of digital transformation wants North American and European technology companies to completely pause any dealings with Russian clients, potentially disrupting Russia’s economy and […]

TikTok Extends Video Length, Blocks Russian State Media in EU

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 […]

Facebook Owner Meta Will Block Access to Russia's RT, Sputnik in EU

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 […]

Payment Card Technology Revenue to Exceed $11.7 Billion Globally in 2026, with Metal & Biometric Cards Driving Change

Hampshire, UK – 28th February 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has found that global payment card shipment revenue for technology companies will reach $11.7 billion in 2026, from $9.7 billion in 2022. This 20 percent increase reflects new innovations emerging in the payment cards space while the contactless cards roll-out is reaching its latter stages. The […]

Huawei Commits to Consumer Markets with 'Smart Office' Launch

China’s Huawei launched seven new “Smart Office” products, including a top-end laptop and its first printer and e-ink tablet, on Sunday, underlining its commitment to consumers after U.S. trade restrictions severely hit its mobile business. Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu, speaking in a video presentation ahead of the Mobile World Congress, said the products […]

Telecoms Partners Launch World-leading eSIM-only Service: Mobilise’s Software and OV’s Infrastructure Make the Perfect Pair

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 […]

Spotify's Joe Rogan Saga Spotlights Podcast Moderation Challenges

At an ad industry conference in New York this month, one of the key architects of Spotify’s podcasting strategy outlined what she saw as the biggest challenge facing platforms: how to moderate content. Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff, the television veteran who had helped bring U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan and other top […]

Can IoT Devices be Hacked?  

It is estimated that the number of active Internet of Things (IoT) devices will surpass 75 billion in 2025, according to Statista, and the market size of IoT is estimated to reach over $2 trillion by 2027, according to Business Insider.   That is a staggering number, and no doubt, connected devices and the internet of […]

Foreign Tech Firms without Russian Offices Face Advertising Ban Within Weeks

Russia warned on Wednesday it would begin imposing advertising bans on large foreign technology companies that do not have official representation in the country by March, as Moscow advances efforts to exert greater control over the internet. Russian legislation has obliged foreign social media giants with more than 500,000 daily users to open offices in […]