Ericsson report highlights 5G benefits in emerging markets

A new report commissioned by Ericsson highlights the economic benefits of 5G in emerging markets. The report was conducted by Analysys Mason and examines the potential impact of 5G across 15 emerging markets: Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. With appropriate government and regulatory…

Two Falls aims to tell an authentic Indigenous story

While several video games include Indigenous characters and themes, few have been made with creative control and design choices in the hands of people from whom these inspirations are drawn. That’s a big part of what makes Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina), the upcoming first-person narrative adventure game from Unreliable Narrators, so notable. Not only is the…

Bullitt and MediaTek will launch the first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone in Q1 next year

It turns out that the next connectivity frontier after 5G isn’t 6G but messaging over satellite. Apple already launched an SOS and location sharing system, T-Mobile and SpaceX are working on a more general communication system. Now British company Bullitt claims it will beat them to the punch by launching the “first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone”.…

UK confirms removal of Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ clause • TechCrunch

The UK government has completed a major revision to controversial but populist online safety legislation that’s been in the works for years — and was finally introduced to parliament earlier this year — but has been paused since this summer following turmoil in the governing Conservative Party. In September, new secretary of state for digital, Michelle Donelan,…