Global Coverage Could Be Provided Around September By Spacex’s Starlink

The president of Starlink, Gwynne Shotwel said on Tuesday that it expects that will be able to provide continuous internet coverage globally by September this year but the company will then require to obtain regulatory approvals to continue to offer its services. Starlink is the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. “We’ve successfully deployed…

Final Hurdle Cleared For Adevinta- eBay $13 Bln Advertising Deal

The final regulatory approval for a partnership of the global classified ads businesses of Norway’s Adevinta and the United States based e-commerce group eBay have been granted to the two companies, the Norwegian firm said in a statement on Friday. This deal between the two companies was struck last year and it encompasses Adevinta acquiring…

TikTok Owner ByteDance Posted 1115 Revenue Growth In 2020 And Record Users Of 1.9 Billion

The revenue for 2020 amassed by the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance, more than doubled, said reports quoting sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the reports, the senior management at the company told employees in a company-wide meeting that it had generated revenue of $34.3 billion in 2020 which marked a growth of…

Top EU Court Ruling Supports National Privacy Watchdogs To Pursue Cases Against Big Tech

The top court of the European Union supported the national privacy watchdogsof thebloc to push ahead with more scrutiny and potential sanctions against Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants even when such watchdogs are not the lead regulators. Citing enforcement bottlenecks, the right of national agencies to act was backed by the EU Court of…