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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0910 GMT – Baidu's shares closed at the highest level in over two years in Hong Kong, likely…
Telecom Stocks To Watch Today - January 20th
Short Squeeze Season: Is Super Micro Ready to Fly? AT&T, TELUS, Dycom Industries, America Movil, and Vodafone Group are the five Telecom stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Telecom stocks are shares of companies…
Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones
Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the Federal Communications Commission waived a requirement that Verizon unlock handsets 60 days after they are activated on its…
AI Data Centers In Space? Implications For Business Leaders
The idea of placing AI data centers in space is slowly edging from science fiction towards reality. In late 2025, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Google announced plans to launch the servers that train and run LLMS into orbit. The science fiction-like…
Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover
Netflix agreed to pay all cash for Warner Bros. Discovery, amending its $72 billion deal in an attempt to fight off Paramount's hostile takeover bid. Netflix originally agreed to buy the company with a mix of cash and stock. To sweeten the offer…
Ted Cruz Pats Himself On The Back At Senate Hearing For Screwing Over Rural School Children
Ted Cruz last week chaired a Senate hearing dubbed “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth.” The hearing spent a lot of time doubling down on the scary-sounding, often-baseless stories lawmakers tell…
EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure
Relations between Brussels and Beijing are strained as the European Union has taken an increasingly tough line on trade issues with China. The EU in particular takes umbrage at what it describes as unfair competition with China, but there are also…
Inside information: Preliminary information on Aspocomp's 2025 net sales and operating result
Aspocomp Group Plc, Inside Information, January 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Aspocomp Group Plc discloses preliminary information on its financial development in the financial year 2025. Based on preliminary and unaudited information, Aspocomp Group…
'Shocked at how easy it is:' Snapchat failing to stop teen users
Snapchat is proving to be a problem for the government's landmark teen social media ban with families saying it is too easy to bypass its age restrictions, as Australia's eSafety Commissioner said parents needed to play a role in making the changes…
Nigerians to feel impacts of new spectrums opening before end of 2026, says NCC - The Nation Newspaper
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has provided further insights on the opening of two spectrum bands to deepen operations in the telecommunications industry and boost the digital economy. Speaking with reporters shortly after the…
Palantir Seems Boring Now - Buy This Under-the-Radar AI Stock for 2026
Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) is not off to a wonderful start this year. The stock looks stuck in the $170 range and may even decline from here if investors continue focusing on value. Sure, the business is top-notch, and management has been highly…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Could Increase Both Economic Growth and Unemployment
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NCC opens spectrum bands to boost digital economy - The Nation Newspaper
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced consultative engagements with critical stakeholders to open up new spectrum bands in support of President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda for a trillion dollars digital economy. The NCC's…
Kill switch, insurance as tools to fight digital arrest
“The idea is, can a user's payments application, like the UPI app or bank app, have a kill switch, and the moment the user presses that button, no bank transaction will be possible,” a senior government official said, requesting…
AI's $16tn promise hinges on closing critical learning gap
Artificial intelligence is a key topic at the World Economic Forum this week. (Image: Nicola Mawson | Freepik.) Artificial intelligence (AI) could add up to $6.6 trillion (R108 trillion) to the US economy by 2034 – but only if organisations…
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