5G+ Dish Network North America July 18, 2024 EchoStar resets Boost Mobile brand EchoStar combined its prepaid and post-paid Boost brands under the single umbrella of Boost Mobile, as it attempts to woo subscribers away from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile US. By Mike Robuck
Big Tech North America Regulation July 17, 2024 Trump backs TikTok as good for US competition The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested he would not push ahead with a ban on ByteDance-owned social platform TikTok if elected, telling Bloomberg the app helps maintain competition with other technology companies in the country. By Hana Anandira
AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Digital Industries North America Operators July 17, 2024 SKT pumps $200M into US AI infrastructure player SK Telecom advanced its play in the enterprise segment with an agreement to invest in US-based SMART Global Holdings, a $200 million commitment primarily focused on AI infrastructure. By Michael Carroll
AI & Cloud North America Regulation July 17, 2024 Amazon draws FTC scrutiny over hiring of Adept AI staff The Federal Trade Commission reportedly started an informal inquiry into Amazon’s hiring of senior executives from start-up Adept AI Labs. By Mike Robuck
5G+ North America Operators July 16, 2024 Mediacom becomes latest US cable player to launch MVNO Mediacom Communications rolled out mobile services through an MVNO agreement with Verizon, the latest addition to a growing list of US cable operators offering mobile tariffs. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud North America Operators July 15, 2024 SK Telecom AI pet health diagnosis enters Canada South Korean operator SK Telecom (SKT) extended availability of its AI veterinary diagnosis technology to North America, launching the service in Canada with plans to deploy the tool in more than 100 pet hospitals across the country. By Hana Anandira
AI & Cloud North America July 11, 2024 OpenAI, Los Alamos National Laboratory partner to test AI OpenAI partnered with US-based Los Alamos National Laboratory to study how biological capabilities associated with AI could be used by non-experts to create threats. By Mike Robuck