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Will AI mean that the game is up for telecoms fraudsters?

Will AI mean that the game is up for telecoms fraudsters?

Written by on November 22, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

Unfortunately, fraud is a fact of life in telecoms, and a growing problem when it comes to international voice services which generally enjoy higher termination rates. Of course, the frequent and routine transfers of significant sums of money between operators is another key reason and the pressure on margins throughout the industry has persuaded less […]

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With TV, are you a connoisseur, binger or digitally detached?

With TV, are you a connoisseur, binger or digitally detached?

Written by on November 21, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

A new survey of consumer behavior reveals five types of “television tribes,” with each tribe displaying very different patterns in the way they consume and pay for content, which has serious implications of how pay-TV operators can unlock new revenue opportunities by catering to their complex needs with relevant content, experiences and technology. The study, […]

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Tesla launches new Semi but range of new products confusing

Tesla launches new Semi but range of new products confusing

Written by on November 17, 2017 in Features, News with 0 Comments

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever. The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts’ […]

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Digital tools getting into every corner of the workplace: study

Digital tools getting into every corner of the workplace: study

Written by on November 15, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Forget robots. The real transformation taking place in nearly every workplace is the invasion of digital tools. The use of digital tools has increased, often dramatically, in 517 of 545 occupations since 2002, with a striking uptick in many lower-skilled occupations, according to a study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington […]

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In Sydney’s CBD the tech giants are pushing out the banks

In Sydney’s CBD the tech giants are pushing out the banks

Written by on November 14, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global technology titans including Amazon.com, LinkedIn and Expedia are moving into Sydney‘s central business district, providing a commercial property fillip just as Australia’s record housing boom starts to tire. The tech invasion – with locals now dubbing Martin Place, once the heartland of the finance sector, ‘Silicon Place’ – has tightened the […]

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Rupert Murdoch has been discussing CNN with AT&T: sources

Rupert Murdoch has been discussing CNN with AT&T: sources

Written by on November 13, 2017 in Features, News with 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch telephoned AT&T Inc Chief Executive Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months and talked about cable network CNN, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday. According to one of the sources, the 86-year-old executive chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc offered to buy CNN in both […]

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Robots on the rise as deliverymen in China from JD.com

Robots on the rise as deliverymen in China from JD.com

Written by on November 10, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – At Beijing’s sprawling Renmin University of China, two shiny new couriers dart through throngs of students to deliver parcels throughout the day. But they’re not typical Chinese deliverymen. Bright red, gray and black, they are the robot postmen of the future, and are controlled from a command center 40 kms (25 miles) […]

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Time is running out for GDPR compliance, wherever you are

Time is running out for GDPR compliance, wherever you are

Written by on November 9, 2017 in Features, Guest Blog with 0 Comments

The European Union, via the EU Commission, has enacted two key regulations relating to data processing; the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Network and Information Security Directive (NISD). While both came into force in April 2016, they will replace the Data Protection Directive on May 25, 2018. Here I will briefly summarize a few […]

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Question: which significant asset will AT&T sell in Time Warner deal?

Question: which significant asset will AT&T sell in Time Warner deal?

Written by on November 9, 2017 in Features, News with 0 Comments

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. antitrust regulators and AT&T Inc sparred on Wednesday over whether the wireless carrier would be required to sell Time Warner Inc’s CNN cable network as a condition of approval of its deal to buy the media company. The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded significant asset sales in order to […]

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Snap goes back to the drawing board as Wall Street frowns

Snap goes back to the drawing board as Wall Street frowns

Written by on November 8, 2017 in Features, News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Snap Inc is redesigning its disappearing-message app Snapchat in an attempt to reach a broader audience, going back to the drawing board as Wall Street clobbered it for another quarter of slowing user growth. The Venice, California-based firm, whose March stock market debut was the hottest of any tech stock in years, reported […]

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