Alphabet to remain 'significant minority shareholder' Alphabet is spinning out its US Google Fiber business and combining it with Astound Broadband as part of a joint venture with private equity investor Stonepeak.…
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US spy-tech biz and platform provider retorts that this would be against the current law and a breach of its contract Medical and legal rights campaigners are warning that the Palantir data platform, designed to be at the heart of England's health system, risks enabling UK immigration and policing departments to access confidential patient information.…
Some account holders see names, salaries, and child benefit payments… just not their own Updated Customers of three major UK banks woke on Thursday to find incorrect transactions appearing in their apps, a problem later attributed to a technical glitch.…
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Apple's long-awaited foray into the foldable segment gathered pace as speculation ramped about its expected design, in addition to a reported potential price point of roughly $2,000 to take the fight to rival offerings from Samsung and Google. The post Apple targets competitive price for iPad mini-like foldable appeared first on Mobile World Live.
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China’s OpenClaw craze has taken an ironic turn, with social media platforms now flooded with paid services offering to uninstall the artificial intelligence (AI) agent after users initially paid to have it installed. On Xianyu, the second-hand marketplace under Alibaba, the keyword “uninstall OpenClaw” was trending on Thursday, based on a search by the South China Morning Post. Records showed that a Shanghai-based seller named “mojito lime water” charged 299 yuan ($43.55) to uninstall the agent...
All aboard the elevator where only Microsoft knows where you're going Bork!Bork!Bork! Smart mirrors are all the rage. However, rather than a list of headlines and tasks to do today, an unhappy Windows installation can make a smart mirror seem very dumb indeed.…
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DSTL bets £350K the UK can cook up its own exotic materials Britain has taken the first steps towards producing its own ultrahigh temperature materials, regarded as vital for applications including hypersonic vehicles, space, and advanced propulsion systems.…
Out of the Copilot and into the fire Organizations that rely on consumer-grade PCs or allow staff to bring their own devices to work have something new to worry about: a virtual Xbox lurking inside Windows 11.…
Telefonica Spain acquired Madrid-based enterprise digital transformation specialist Altim for a reported €30 million, a move which bolsters the operator’s B2B offering. The post Telefonica boosts B2B play with Altim buy appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Custa has delivered over 500,000 customised products in Malaysia and Singapore.
Plan to fast-track bit barn connections leaves housing developers fuming and billpayers on the hook The British government is consulting on reforms to prioritize "strategically important" grid connections – including datacenters – amid reports of delays stretching more than a decade on some projects.…
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China’s central bank has called for heightened cybersecurity awareness and caution in the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, adding to a chorus of warnings over security risks amid the nationwide buzz surrounding the OpenClaw AI agent. At its annual technology conference in Beijing on Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China called for further efforts to “enhance the resilience of cybersecurity and data security”, according to a readout of the meeting posted on its website. The...
Singapore-based Bridge Data Centres allocated SGD5 billion to develop AI technologies in the city state, covering advanced power architectures and cooling systems, Bloomberg reported. The post Bridge Data earmarks up to $3.9B for Singapore AI R&D appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The India government is preparing to expand incentives to attract investment in smartphone manufacturing, with benefits tied directly to exports and use of domestic components, Bloomberg reported. The post India looks to boost smartphone export subsidies appeared first on Mobile World Live.
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Honda's CEO and executives will forgo part of their compensation amid restructuring.
OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant that recently went viral in China.
War is exposing risks in the Gulf’s AI infrastructure push, while Singapore’s Stryv expands into home appliances with a buyout.
Government offers £100K to support software forecasting how travelers choose departure hubs The UK's Department for Transport is offering up to £100,000 over three years for access to a C++ programmer who can keep a module of its airport usage model up in the air.…
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr took exception to a recent petition filed by Amazon criticising a SpaceX plan to use low Earth orbit satellites to enable data centres in space, telling the company to focus on its own business. The post FCC chair brings Amazon Leo down to earth appeared first on Mobile World Live.
LG CNS completed a proof-of-concept using Palantir's Foundry and AIP for quality management.
Ben Weiss / Fortune: Crypto accounting startup Cryptio raised a $45M Series B led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global and reports having 450+ clients, including Circle — As large enterprises invest in blockchain technology, they quickly discover the need for accounting software that can help them track a growing hoard of digital assets.
Hong Kong's IPO market raised about US$5.5 billion in January from IPOs and second listings, data from HKEX and LSEG show.
SoftBank Corp developed a multi-AI agent platform within its large telecom model to autonomously carry out a range of processes, from analysis and decision-making to execution. The post SoftBank eyes operations gains from multi-agent platform appeared first on Mobile World Live.
More than 100 enterprise customers have contacted Anthropic about its Pentagon designation.
Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: Microsoft launches Copilot Health, which integrates medical records, biometric data from wearables, and lab results to give personalized advice, in the US — A new feature within the Copilot app will offer personalized healthcare advice and make it easy to upload test results, fitness data and more
China has issued public guidance on using OpenClaw, and reportedly restricted its use in government agencies, as regulators push back against surging use of the artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Best practices include minimising internet exposure and regularly checking for security updates, China’s top software regulator said on Wednesday. The notice followed two earlier official warnings about OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent used for tasks such as stock picking, sorting emails and creating...
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HSBC and a joint venture led by Standard Chartered are expected to be among the first companies to obtain Hong Kong’s stablecoin licences within two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The number of licences and timetable had yet to be finalised and remained subject to change, but sources said a possible date was March 24. The two banks declined to comment. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) last month revealed that a small number of stablecoin licences would be granted...
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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Google launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature for iOS and Android in the US and India that lets users ask “complex, real-world questions” — 'Where's the closest public bathroom that's not completely disgusting' is going to get asked a lot in my household.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Microsoft and Meta each committed nearly $50B in additional data center leases in their most recent quarters, pushing major cloud companies' total to $700B+ — Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. each committed nearly $50 billion in additional data center leases in their most recent quarters …
Gestala plans to grow its team from 15 to 35 employees by the end of the year.
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Meir Orbach / CTech: Israeli startup Onyx Security, which helps secure and manage AI agents' operational risks, raised a $35M Series A led by Conviction, after a $5M seed in 2024 — The Israeli startup develops a platform to secure and manage AI systems as they become integral to business operations.
GENIUS-compliant stablecoins must be fully backed and cannot lend or rehypothecate reserves.
Sofia Chierchio / Forbes: Sources: after Google's $32B deal, each of Wiz's four co-founders is set to get $2B in post-tax cash; Index is set to net $4B, Insight $2.7B, and Sequoia $3B — Two years after rejecting a $23 billion offer, Israel-based Wiz secured the largest acquisition in Google's history …
A wave of caution is sweeping through China’s financial and state institutions over OpenClaw, the open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent that has recently gone viral. Several brokerages, banks and government bodies have moved to restrict staff access. At one of China’s leading brokerages, an employee, who asked not to be named, said the firm had issued an explicit risk warning earlier this week, banning OpenClaw from company computers. Staff who had already installed it were told to...
Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: Israeli-Dutch startup Wonderful AI, which offers AI agents that can handle customer conversations across voice, chat, and more, raised $150M at a $2B valuation — Israeli startup Wonderful has raised $150 million in funding that will accelerate its deployment of artificial intelligence-powered customer support agents.
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