Apple TV+ makes history
Apple TV+ made history by first streaming service to win a best picture Oscar for “CODA,” a heartwarming drama about the daughter of deaf parents who pursues her passion for music. The streaming service purchased “CODA” for a record $25 million following its debut in 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival. It has gathered momentum throughout […]
3D ads come to Facebook, Instagram
Meta Platforms Inc will make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional ads on Facebook and Instagram. This is through a new partnership with an ecommerce technology firm. The integration with VNTANA will allow brands to upload the 3D models of their products. This is to the social media platforms and easily convert them into ads, […]
Apple, WiLan sign patent licensing agreement settling disputes
WiLAN Inc said that it had signed a patent license agreement with Apple Inc and settled all pending litigations. This is weeks after the iPhone maker won a patent dispute over wireless technology with the company. Apple convinced a U.S. appeals court, in February to dismiss a jury’s $85 million award to Canadian patent-licensing company WiLAN. […]
Australia to make Big tech hand over misinformation data
Australia’s media regulator will be able to force internet companies to share data. This is about how they have handled misinformation and disinformation under new laws that will bolster government efforts to rein in Big Tech. The government said that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will also be able to enforce an internet […]
Brazil’s supreme court suspends Telegram
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram. They said that it had repeatedly refused to adhere to judicial orders to freeze accounts spreading disinformation. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov apologized for the company’s negligence, and asked the court to delay its ruling for a few days as […]
SpaceX see significant inflation risks
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said that the U.S. electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. He asked via tweet about inflation rate outlook and said his companies are not alone. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been ramping up the prices of metals used […]
Rental car giants embark on electric
The $100 billion Western rental car industry, flush with cash from a profitable pandemic. It is gradually getting its electric show on the road. The Chinese-made vehicles are poised to play a starring role. The electric transition could see car fleets, which is long dominated by famed marques from the United States and Europe. Olivier […]
Tesla’s Musk seeks to end SEC muzzle
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk asked a federal judge to terminate his 2018 agreement with the top U.S. securities regulator. Musk also asked the judge to block a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoena requesting records of pre-approval of a Twitter poll he conducted in November. Musk’s lawyers wrote to U.S. District Judge Alison […]
South Korea approves rules on app store law targeting Apple, Google
South Korea approved detailed rules for a law banning dominant app store operators such as Apple Inc and Alphabet’s Google. This is from forcing software developers to use their payments systems. South Korea passed the law last year, an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act. It was the first such curb by a major economy on Apple […]
The role of cloud in the datacentre revolution
The datacentre industry has been undergoing transformation. The global pandemic has delivered a whole new wave of disruption. Organisations are under increasing pressure to cut costs. Also, the ongoing hardware supply chain issues are impacting both existing datacentres and new builds. The global semiconductor shortage could stretch to 2023. Gartner predicts that, 80% of enterprises will shut down their […]