Month: January 2020
TalkTalk sells fibre network to CityFibre
CityFibre has snapped up TalkTalk‘s fibre network as it looks to bring ultra-fast connections to users across the country. The company has acquired the high-speed FibreNation network in a £200 million deal, making CityFibre as the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform. The deal will allow CityFibre to reach up…
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 with WiFi 6 and NavIC navigation system support
Qualcomm has announced three new chipsets in India– Snapdragon 720G, 662, and 460, with improved connectivity, entertainment, and gaming features. The new chipsets deliver faster 4G internet speeds with new WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 features and are the first SoC to adopt Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) positioning system.…
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The Iranian Woman In The #IraniansDetestSoleimani Viral Video Was Also A Lobbyist For A Militia In Libya
A viral video titled “Truth From an Iranian,” which has amassed more than 10 million views across Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, was created by a registered lobbyist who previously worked for a militia group fighting in a bitter civil war in Libya. At no point during the five-minute video, in…
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Stasher, the luggage storage app for travellers, raises $2.5M additional funding
Stasher, the luggage storage app for travellers, has raised $2.5 million in additional funding. Leading the round is Venture Friends, along with various angels including Johan Svanstrom, former president of Expedia-owned Hotels.com. Launched in 2015, and now calling itself a “sharing economy solution” to luggage storage, the Stasher marketplace and…
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Disney+ is launching a week early in the UK and parts of Europe
Disney+ will now launch in the UK and other markets in Western Europe on March 24th, one week earlier than the March 31st release date that was originally announced. Pricing has also been officially confirmed as £5.99/€6.99 a month or £59.99/€69.99 a year. The service’s initial European roll out will…
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Berlin’s Home pulls in €11M Series A for its landlord and tenant solution
Home, the Berlin-based startup that set out offering an app to help landlords manage rentals but has since pivoted to solve the landlord-tenant problem more directly, has raised €11 million in Series A funding. Backing the round is Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs and Redalpine, whilst the new capital will…
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