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The UK government has opened a consultation into potentially allowing copyright materials to be used by developers building AI models as training materials — a move that could have massive ramifications for both innovators and creatives.
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The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has unveiled Falcon 3, a powerful open-source AI model poised to rival Meta’s Llama 3 series.
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Verizon revealed it has developed a new AI-powered private 5G platform with Nvidia, aimed at helping businesses securely deploy AI at the edge.
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The EU has signed off on IRIS², a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites aimed at taking on Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Google has appointed Debbie Weinstein as its new president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Telecom Egypt has penned an EGP 30 billion ($609.5 million) multi-year deal to provide infrastructure service to Vodafone Egypt.
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Last month, Capacity Europe took over the InterContinental London with a conference that brought together key leaders from the global telecom and digital infrastructure sectors to discuss transformative technologies.
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Ben Wodecki explores how cliches in images and marketing materials for AI products and services have the power to perpetuate biases
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European mobile phone operator, Cellnex, has reported a 6.1% increase in adjusted core earnings for the first nine months of the year.
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EE is preparing to open its new Experience store format at The Bullring in Birmingham, later this month.
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Orange Centrafrique has announced that it is now the first mobile operator in the Central African Republic (CAR) to secure a 4G license from the Ministry of Digital Economy, Posts and Telecommunications.
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The mobile industry’s contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP is projected to reach $170 billion by 2030, provided that challenges such as connectivity gaps and energy costs are resolved, according to a new GSMA report.
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Satellite direct-to-device provider Lynk Global has replaced Dan Dooley as CEO just two months after he was appointed, with Ramu Potarazu taking up the leadership position.
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BT has announced an additional 2,000 job cuts as part of its ongoing cost-cutting plan while revising its annual sales forecast.
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Donald J. Trump has secured a returned to the White House to become the 47th US President.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued provisional approval for Vodafone and Three’s planned merger, indicating that the proposed £15 billion joint venture could proceed if certain conditions to protect competition and consumers are met.
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Apple will invest US$1.5 billion in Globalstar, the satellite operator enabling its iPhones' emergency SOS and messaging capabilities when cellular coverage is unavailable.
