Walmart-backed Indian payments services firm PhonePe is in advanced stages of talks to acquire Samsung-backed Indus OS, a startup that operates an eponymous third-party Android app store, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The deal values Noida-headquartered Indus OS at $60 million, the source said, requesting anonymity as the matter is private. The…
IoT connectivity company Wirepas is readying a new mesh-based industrial IoT technology in the license-free 1.9 GHz spectrum band to go up against cellular-based private 5G systems. Its new product, called Wirepas Private 5G, is based on the new DECT-2020 NR standard, set to be absorbed as the first non-cellular technology into the International Telecommunication…
In the early days of social media, all things seemed possible. Twitter was this weird reboot of blogs, with a social layer atop an RSS feed that gave authority to last in/first out musings by providing data not just about read or unread but shared by who. You could take that authority data and rank…
Latest research has demonstrated a new exploit that enables arbitrary data to be uploaded from devices that are not connected to the Internet by simply sending “Find My” Bluetooth broadcasts to nearby Apple devices. “It’s possible to upload arbitrary data from non-internet-connected devices by sending Find My [Bluetooth Low Energy] broadcasts to nearby Apple devices…
EE has boosted its mobile coverage across London’s rail network in preparation for the return of commuters and travellers. The UK’s largest mobile operator has built almost 70 new 4G mobile sites – with hundreds more planned – across London’s key rail routes. Connectivity has been improved on seven sections of the London Euston to…
EE has boosted its mobile coverage across London’s rail network in preparation for the return of commuters and travellers. The UK’s largest mobile operator has built almost 70 new 4G mobile sites – with hundreds more planned – across London’s key rail routes. Connectivity has been improved on seven sections of the London Euston to…
China Mobile is planning to list on the Shanghai stock exchange after being exiled from the NYSE. Last November, then-president Donald Trump signed an executive order to delist China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom from the New York Stock Exchange on national security grounds. The NYSE briefly backtracked on its plan to delist the…
Christian Auty, partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, and leader of BCLP’s U.S. Global Data Privacy and Security Team, joins Peggy to talk about data security and data privacy and looking to the future issues. He also explains the attack surface is vast and there are 50 different data breach laws in the United States—one for…
Warriors vs Lakers start time, channel The Warriors vs Lakers live stream begins Wednesday, May 19th at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT. It will be on ESPN. The Warriors vs Lakers live stream isn’t the typical LeBron vs Steph postseason match-up we’re used to but at least we’ll get to see these two…
After arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) in April 2021, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet was quick to grab the on-board cameras and start snapping photos of Earth some 250 miles below. The French astronaut’s efforts have so far been nothing short of stunning, highlighting the magnificent array of landscapes that make our…
