Asia Pacific Big Tech Google Regulation X October 16, 2023 Australia fines X for anti-child-abuse failures Australia’s eSafety Commissioner fined social media platform X, formerly Twitter, AUD610,500 ($386,000) and issued a formal warning to Google for failing to provide details on their anti-child-abuse practices and for… By Joseph Waring
Big Tech Microsoft October 13, 2023 Microsoft set to pull trigger on gaming buy after UK nod The UK’s competition regulator finally cleared Microsoft’s big money buy of gaming peer Activision Blizzard after the tech giant restructured the deal to appease its concerns. By Chris Donkin
Big Tech North America October 10, 2023 Analyst advocates 3GPP standards for Kuiper Amazon’s Project Kuiper finally achieved lift-off for its LEO satellites after several delays, but an analyst proposed the satellite broadband service missed an opportunity to rise above its rivals. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Big Tech Google North America October 10, 2023 Google Cloud injects healthcare with generative AI Google Cloud boosted its generative AI search capabilities for the healthcare sector with a service designed to rapidly source a wide-range of critical data for doctors and other clinical employees. By Mike Robuck
Big Tech Regulation October 10, 2023 Amazon applies for satellite comms licence in India Amazon reportedly started to seek regulatory approval in India for its satellite broadband service Project Kuiper, joining a widening field of players, including SpaceX's Starlink, Bharti-backed OneWeb and Reliance Industries' Jio Satellite. By Joseph Waring
Big Tech September 28, 2023 Meta Platforms unleashes Quest 3, AI assistant Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) unveiled its latest headset Quest 3, smart glasses and detailed a big push around AI through new tools for its Instagram, Facebook and… By Hana Anandira
Big Tech September 27, 2023 Snap shuts down AR enterprise division Social media company Snap called time on an AR enterprise unit just months launching, as CEO Evan Spiegel conceded in a note to staff it was not able to make… By Kavit Majithia
