SKT forced to suspend customer sign-ups

SK Telecom (SKT) reportedly moved to freeze new subscriber sign-ups at retail stores starting on 5 May, as the fallout from a major cyberattack which compromised SIM-related information continues. The Korea Herald reported the company held a press briefing in Seoul in which CEO Ryu Young-sang announced 2,600 stores run by partner T World would … Leer más

TikTok fined €530M for EU data breach

TikTok has been hit with a €530 million penalty by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating EU privacy laws following a probe into the platform’s transfer of European user data to China. The watchdog found that the company breached the bloc’s data protection rules through unlawful transfers of European user data to China, … Leer más

NTT Data charts rise of genAI on factory floor

NTT Data asserted generative AI (genAI) was already having a positive impact for manufacturers’ bottom lines in a report into the technology’s adoption, though the study also revealed ongoing challenges related to workforces, infrastructure and ethical governance. Its Feet on the Floor, Eyes on AI study compiled the opinions of 500 decision makers in the … Leer más

Siemens inks deal for engineering web platform Wevolver

Siemens Digital Industries Software agreed to acquire engineering content platform Wevolver for an undisclosed sum to bolster its Supplyframe unit, a division which provides intelligence and recommendations on technology design. Wevolver runs a platform and social media channels for the engineering and technology development communities featuring posts from companies, educational institutions and other experts on … Leer más

NEC CTO insists AI can speed regulatory process

INTERVIEW: NEC CTO Motoo Nishihara argued technology is evolving so fast guidelines and regulations cannot keep up with the pace of change, requiring governments to start making use of AI to speed up time-consuming processes. He told Mobile World Live such a move is necessary for industries to make full use of the rapidly emerging … Leer más

BT inks connectivity deal for rural devices

BT Group won a contract with a UK government agency to supply 34,000 connections for IoT sensors and worker devices in remote and rural areas, a deal positioned as supporting real time identification of critical events. The deal with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) runs for up to five years and … Leer más

IBM y la Scuderia Ferrari HP presentan una aplicación móvil renovada para mejorar la experiencia global de los aficionados de la Fórmula 1

IBM y la Scuderia Ferrari HP presentan una aplicación móvil renovada para mejorar la experiencia global de los aficionados de la Fórmula 1 – IBM lleva la IA generativa a la aplicación por primera vez a través de nuevas funciones como resúmenes de carreras, estadísticas históricas, información posterior a la carrera, encuestas interactivas, mensajes de … Leer más

Huawei eyes data opportunity from global AI push

Peter Zhou, president of Huawei’s data storage product line (pictured), expressed confidence his unit could capitalise on the need to support ever growing AI deployments during an event hosted by the vendor in Munich, Germany this week. At its Innovative Data Infrastructure Forum 2025 event, Zhou and other Huawei representatives highlighted AI’s requirement for reliable … Leer más

SES in talks to supplement Starlink in EU

European satellite operator SES reportedly expanded talks with the European Union (EU) and various governments over plans to complement services offered by Starlink, as the bloc seeks to reduce reliance on foreign satellite networks. The EU first approached operators including SES and Eutelsat in March following rising tensions with the US, and the former’s CEO … Leer más

AT&T beefs up mobile security app with more capabilities

AT&T added new features to its mobile security app, including the ability to scan social media accounts for signs of unauthorised activity, scams and malicious links, or content that could damage a customer’s reputation. The ActiveArmor mobile security app’s upgraded capabilities also include lost wallet recovery to help customers recover credit cards, debit cards, check … Leer más