U.S. State Attorneys Examine Instagram Effect on Kids
A coalition of bipartisan state attorneys general recently launched an investigation on Meta Platforms, better known as Facebook, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children amid allegations that it causes mental health and self-image problems in children.
Deutsche Telekom ‘Open for Industrial Partners’ for Towers
Tim Hoettges, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom, said he was open to finding an industry partner for its tower infrastructure, days after Vodafone said it was considering partnerships for its recently-listed towers business.
New Platform Uses ‘Revolutionary’ Crypto Tech Issuing Bonds
SDX CEO David Newns proudly stated last Thursday that the Swiss Digital Exchange (SDX) shall be the first fully regulated market infrastructure equipped to issue a digital bond and use the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for settlement.
Microsoft Now Has One of World’s Fastest Supercomputers
Voyager-EUS2, a Microsoft Azure supercomputer, has made it onto the list of the world’s 10 fastest machines.
Workday Reports Robust Q3, To Acquire VNDLY
Enterprise cloud management company Workday will acquire VNDLY, a cloud provider and vendor management provider, for $510 million.
AWS Unveils Quartet of Cloud Education Drives
Amazon Web Services recently launched four new initiatives as part of its ongoing goal of educating 29 million people on its cloud service platform by the end of 2025.
Boon For IT Channel Firms to be Expected
A recent report from CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2022 shows that about 80% of IT channel companies are optimistic about their business prospects and feel similarly robust about their jobs and careers.
U.K. and U.S. Join Forces Against Cybercriminals
The U.S. and the U.K. are joining forces to impose sanctions on their common adversaries who engage in malicious and harmful activities in the cyber world.
Amazon to Roll Out Alexa’s Conversation Mode
Amazon will begin rolling out its revamped voice assistant, Alexa, in Conversation Mode, the latest innovation unveiled at its Autumn 2020 hardware event that will allow a group of people to communicate back-and-forth with Alexa without having to repeat the wake word repetitively.
Using Bitcoin Bonds, El Salvador Plans First Bitcoin City
El Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele recently announced plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City” initially financed by bitcoin-backed bonds, as his government steps up efforts to generate investment in his country through cryptocurrencies.
