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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. 0819 GMT – SAP's slower-than-expected rollout of agentic AI is limiting monetization…
The US Wants to Get into Venezuelan Telecom (and Push China Out) | Caracas Chronicles
On August 21, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a couple of new general licences related to Venezuela's telecommunications sector. Both General Licenses 61 and 62 will now allow the Venezuelan Government (including…
COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand's Short-Form Drama Industry
COL Group and CP Group are teaming on a partnership aimed at building up Thailand's short-form drama business, linking creative training, local content production and distribution under a single initiative. The deal centers on a talent incubation…
Exclusive | Google Moves AI-Responsibility Team Out of DeepMind Lab in Latest Shake-Up
Google is moving a team focused on the risks and societal impact of artificial intelligence out of Google DeepMind, the research lab developing its frontier AI models, according to an internal email viewed by the Journal. The change in reporting…
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as 'peanuts'
Meta agreed to impose daily limits on children's social media use and pay nearly $18 billion in settlements with nearly every US state today, cutting short a trial in which Meta said several of the states were demanding over $1.4 trillion. The…
How cyber fraud became an industry
Many people, especially in urban areas, have realised the perils of picking up calls from strangers and giving them their bank account or other personal details after being lured by tempting offers or frightened by threats. Responding to this surge…
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What does it take to build India's future TV infrastructure?
For decades, television was a relatively simple proposition. Content creators made programmes, broadcasters put them on channels, distributors delivered those channels to homes, and advertisers bought access to the resulting audience. Whether a…
Five Factors For Effective AI-Enabled Enterprise Transformations
Igor Rikalo is President at o9 Solutions. For more than 60 years, industry experts, futurists and even science fiction authors have made predictions about the future of the workplace—and society at large. Some of the predictions from…
Court blocks Trump FCC order that could flood broadcast TV with more election ads
A federal appeals court yesterday blocked a Trump administration decision that could have resulted in even more political advertisements appearing on broadcast television during the upcoming elections. The Federal Communications Commission recently…
Motif challenges national AI model project after elimination
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Motif Technologies has filed an objection to its elimination from the second stage of evaluations for the government's project to develop a national AI foundation model, calling for the disclosure of detailed…
Industrial outdoor storage developer buys Framingham site for $12.3M
A Pennsylvania-based firm specializing in the development of outdoor storage sites has purchased a Framingham property containing a 68,000-square-foot warehouse for $12.25 million. An entity associated with Alterra Industrial Outdoor Storage…
US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate
The Justice Department and the FBI said on Wednesday that they seized two Chinese state-sponsored online platforms that targeted US critical infrastructure and other critical networks, including Nasa, the Federal Reserve and the US Senate.
How AI Will Rewrite Enterprise Strategy In The Coming Years
Mohan Subrahmanya, Country Leader & Executive Director, India at Insight Enterprises. AI is fast transitioning from a supplementary productivity tool to the core infrastructure driving modern enterprises. By integrating AI into the heart of their…
Updates: China ramps up rescue efforts after deadly mudslide in Xizang, deploys Y-20, Wing Loong drone as barrier lake raises risks
Police officers carry disaster relief supplies in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide-stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused…
US grid equipment ban a 'political show,' contradicts real industrial needs: experts
An aerial view of a solar panel array at a solar farm on June 17, 2026 near Rosamond, California, US. Photo: VCG The US latest executive order banning certain foreign-made equipment from the US power grid has been dismissed by Chinese experts as a…
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