UK Telecos Need To Remove Huawei Parts From 5G Networks By 2027

In a reversal of sorts, the United Kingdom has directed all telecom companies of the country to remove all components and equipment from the Chinese telecom equipment making giant Huawei from their 5G networks by 2027. This has renewed a clash between London and Beijing. Additionally, after the end of the current year, UK telecom…

Google purchases 7.7% stake in Reliance Industries’ Jio platform for $4.5 billion

On Wednesday, India’s Reliance Industries stated, Alphabet Inc’s Google has decided to purchase a 7.7% stake in its digital business for $4.5 billion. The development marks yet another U.S. tech giant backing Reliance Industries’ digital business following Facebook Inc doing so in April 2020. In a webcast at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, Reliance Industries’…

Britain to decide today on banning Huawei from 5G networks

In a momentous decision British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban China’s Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday. The development comes at a time when the Chinese company is facing heightened scrutiny over allegations that it can hand over sensitive data to Chinese intelligence following Beijing’s enacting a National Intelligence Law which…

Video Sharing App TikTok First Banned And Then Unbanned From Mobiles Of Amazon’s Employees

The Chinese video sharing app TikTok was first banned and then unbanned within hours from the mobile phones of its employees by Amazon last week. The largest e-copmmerce company of the world said that the move was done by mistake. There was widespread attention for the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok by the move by…

Blockchain-based payments network ready for commercial deployment: Singapore

On Monday, in a significant development, authorities in Singapore stated, a blockchain-based payments network that could enable faster and cheaper international settlements has been developed and will soon be ready for a commercial rollout. During the final phase of the years-long ‘Project Ubin’, the Monetary Authority of Singapore teamed up with J.P. Morgan and state…

Volkswagen to replace Christian Senger as head of its software division

Volkswagen plans on replacing the head of its software development, reported German newspaper Handelsblatt. The development comes at a time when the German automaker is wrestling with the transition to electric vehicles. According to the report, Christian Senger, a former BMW manager who runs the recently founded Car.Software.Org unit, will be replaced. The development follows…