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ICANN approves .COM agreement renewal with Verisign

Dec 6, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

ICANN renews the .COM Registry Agreement with Verisign, aligning it with modern domain management standardsThe updated agreement introduces DNS abuse mitigation, multilingual support, and a shift to the RDAP protocol for secure data accessThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the renewal of its .COM Registry Agreement (RA) with Verisign on November 27.
AWS pledges $100M in cloud credits to boost education

Dec 5, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

AWS commits $100 million in cloud credits to support global education organizationsInitiative aims to foster the development of innovative digital learning tools. Amazon cloud computing division AWS announced the Education Equity Initiative on December 4. This aims to provide “education organizations with technologies to build digital learning innovations for underrepresented communities.” AWS is committing $100 million in cloud credits to this effort over the next five years.
Europe reclaims space ambitions

Dec 5, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Arianespace’s Vega C is set to make a return to flight, almost two years to the day after a second-stage failure doomed its previous launchThe rocket will carry vital payloads for Italy’s Space Agency and EU’s Earth Observation programESA’s Vega-C rocket is complete on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport and ready for liftoff.
Bridging oceans: Google’s Fiji cable ambition

Dec 4, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Google begins construction of a Fiji cable station to enhance Pacific digital connectivityThe project supports regional growth, disaster resilience, and internet reliabilityGoogle announced on November 30 that it will break ground on a new cable landing station in Fiji. The station will serve as a hub for an international undersea cable connecting the island nation to the wider Pacific Ocean. The facility will be based in Natadola on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu.
Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of antitrust violations

Dec 3, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Elon Musk claimed OpenAI’s funding round terms violated antitrust laws, alleging exclusivity clauses that prevented investors from supporting competitors Musk urged regulatory bodies to investigate OpenAI’s funding practices, highlighting the risk of stifling competition and innovation in the AI sector Lawyers for tech billionaire Elon Musk filed a preliminary injunction on November 29 against OpenAI, several of its co-founders, and Microsoft, its investor and close partner, to prevent OpenAI...
MyFatoorah joins Mastercard to redefine digital payments

Dec 2, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

MyFatoorah and Mastercard team up to enhance digital payments in the Middle EastThe new platform aims to improve payment processing for over 75,000 merchants across the regionMyFatoorah and Mastercard announced on November 29 that they will collaborate to launch the Middle East Digital Payment Gateway platform.
Explosion shatters Japan’s rocket test, halting ambitious plans

Nov 29, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Japan’s JAXA suspends Epsilon S rocket engine test after an explosion during the trial at the Tanegashima Space Center The cause of the explosion remains under investigation as the space agency works to ensure the safety of its future launches Japan’s space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday (November 26) after it exploded and caught fire, a repeated failure that will likely push the rocket’s debut launch beyond the March-end target and delay the national space...
UK invests $4.34M in satellite comms for remote areas

Nov 29, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

The UK government invests £3.5 million to enhance satellite communications for remote regionsFunding aims to boost connectivity and support emergency services in rural and isolated areasTo boost the trend in the satellite telecommunications industry, the UK Space Agency announced a funding package of up to £3.5 million($4.34 million) on November 27. This will be used to test innovative hybrid connectivity solutions in some very difficult to reach locations in the UK.
Denmark faces major telecom service outage

Nov 29, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Denmark’s major telecom operator TDC experienced a core network failure, resulting in widespread service outages across the countryThe disruption affected TDC and its subsidiary Telia’s phone and internet services, with repairs still underwayDanish telecoms operator TDC Net has suffered a major telecoms outage. The telco, which is Denmark’s largest network provider, has blamed the outage on a software update it implemented on November 27.
2024: The year smartphones break free from decline

Nov 28, 2024 | btw.media | Nikita Jiang

Smartphone shipments are forecast to grow by 4% in 2024 after two years of declineThe recovery is driven by Android devices and increased 5G adoption, especially in emerging markets. According to IDC‘s worldwide quarterly mobile phone Tracker report released on November 26, 2024, total shipments will reach 1.24 billion units this year after two years of “significant declines”. Pent-up demand for device upgrades is a key driver of the forecasted growth.