Musk Twitter Deal on Hold
Elon Musk announced Friday he has temporarily put on hold his $44 billion bid on Twitter amid claims of spam or fake accounts. In a Tweet linking to a Reuters article, Musk said that the Twitter deal had been put …
Telecommunications Industry
Amazon, SpaceX Win $279M In NASA Contracts
Amazon’s satellite venture, SpaceX, and other satellite firms have won a combined $278.5 million in contracts from NASA to develop communications in space in a move to privatize the space agency’s current satellite network. Amazon’s Project Kuiper won $67 million …
Philippines’ PLDT Sells Telecom Towers to Malaysian Firms for $1.5B
PLDT, the Philippines’ largest telecom company, announced on Tuesday that it sold thousands of its telecoms towers to two Malaysian firms for 77 billion pesos ($1.47 billion). Smart Communications and Digitel Mobile Philippines, both PLDT subsidiaries, have signed deals to …
Nokia Reportedly Leaves Cybersurveillance Tools in Russian Hands
Nokia has reportedly developed Russia’s “most powerful tool for digital surveillance.” According to a report from the New York Times, Nokia helped connect the System for Operative Investigative Activities (SORM) to Russian telco MTS which was under Federal Security Service …
Large Scale Hacking Attack Downs Ukrainian Telecommunications Network
Ukrainian state-owned telecommunications company Ukrtelecom reported that it experienced a 15-hour outage after being hit by an alleged cyberattack. According to NetBlocks, Ukretelecom’s connectivity collapsed to 13% of pre-war levels on the morning of Thursday 24 February 2022. “Today, the …
Prominent Ukrainian Telecom Provider Suffers Large-Scale Cyberattack
Ukrtelecom, a prominent Ukrainian telecommunication provider, suffered a large-scale cyberattack on March 28, but services have begun to recover, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Today, the enemy launched a powerful cyberattack against Ukrtelecom’s [Information Technology]-infrastructure,” Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications …
U.S. Senators to Introduce ‘Kids Online Safety Act’
Bipartisan U.S. senators are set to introduce a bill that would require social media platforms to provide tools that will keep children and minors safe online. The “Kids Online Safety Act” — co-sponsored by Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from …
Vodafone Portugal Hacked
Vodafone Portugal reported that its customer data services went offline overnight following a cyberattack. “We have already recovered mobile voice services and mobile data services are available exclusively on the 3G network in almost the entire country but, unfortunately, the …
Apple Loses Key Chip Architect to Microsoft
A veteran semiconductor designer from Apple has joined Microsoft as the software giant seeks to expand its own server chip production. Mike Filippo, a chip industry expert who worked for Apple for over two years, will work on in-house processors …
‘SNL’ to Re-Air Episode Hosted by Betty White Following Actress’ Death
Saturday Night Live has released a 2010 episode Betty White hosted following her death to pay tribute to her. White, who died in her sleep overnight Thursday into Friday at the age of 99, just a few weeks shy of …