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Undersea Cable Cut: NCC Says 90% Of Voice, Internet Services Restored
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that voice and data services are 90 percent restored following remediative efforts after disruptions caused by undersea cable cuts.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the…
US Investigating Meta For Role In Illicit Drug Sales, WSJ Reports
U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta's social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing documents and people familiar with…
Nigeria, Other African Countries Affected, As Undersea Cable Damages Crash Telcos, Banks’…
A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria,…
US House Passes Bill To Force ByteDance To Divest TikTok Or Face Ban
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app…
Biotech Trade Association To Split With China’s WuXi AppTec
A Washington-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies is taking steps to "separate" from Chinese member Wuxi AppTec , according to a letter from its new CEO on Wednesday.
The Biotechnology Innovation…
Intel Survived Bid To Halt Millions In Sales To China’s Huawei, Sources Say
Intel has survived an effort to halt hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of chip sales to Huawei, two people familiar with the matter said, giving one of the world's largest chipmakers more time to sell to the heavily sanctioned Chinese…
Nvidia Is Sued By Authors Over AI Use Of Copyrighted Works
Nvidia, whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its AI platform.
Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O'Nan said their works were…
Apple Retreats In Epic Feud, Allows Fortnite Return In EU
Under pressure from European regulators, Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic to put its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe.
Earlier this week, Apple…
US House To Vote Next Week On TikTok Crackdown Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives will fast-track a vote next week on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban after a committee unanimously approved the measure…
South Korea Regulator May Sanction Meta Over Marketplace, Say Media Reports
South Korea's antitrust agency will consider imposing sanctions on Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab for allegedly failing to protect some users of online marketplaces operated by Facebook and Instagram against fraudulent transactions,…