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Senior Three tech exec Phil Sheppard departs ahead of UK 5G launch
Three has confirmed its director of strategy and architecture Phil Sheppard has left the company. Sheppard joined Three from BT back in 2000 and was present for the operator’s launch of 3G, 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband. He assumed greater responsibility for Three’s technology strategy following the…
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DBP Donut takes a trip into short form storytelling with “The Ride”
DBP Donut, the advertising and short-form entertainment production company launched by Mark and Jay Duplass (darlings of independent film and TV) and their partners Charlie Leahy and Nigel Lopez-McBean, unveiled their new short-form production “The Ride” last week at the Sundance Film Festival. It’s the latest foray into the micro-narrative…
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Redmi K30 launched in India as the Poco X2
Pocophone ended its year-long hiatus and silence by unveiling the Poco X2 in India today. While there was no mention of the Poco F2’s existence, the X2 aims to replicate the same success in the sub Rs 20,000 segment. The Poco F1 was a runaway success when it came to…
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Organisations in Middle East spend more than global average on insider threats
Organisations in the Middle East spent more than the global average of $11.45m annually on overall insider threat remediation. The region spent $11.65m annually and took 77 days to contain each incident. According to cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint’s report, commissioned with The Ponemon Institute and co-sponsored by IBM, the…
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Dixa, the customer engagement platform, picks up $36M Series B
Dixa, the customer engagement platform, has closed $36 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Notion Capital, with participation from existing investors Project A Ventures and SEED Capital. The Copenhagen and now London-based startup says it will use the new capital to accelerate its product development. This will…
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PlayStation 4 sales are slowing as PS5 looms this year
Sony’s PlayStation 4 sales were down 25 percent year on year this holiday season, with the company shipping 6.1 million units for a total of 108.9 million as of the end of 2019. It’s the lowest holiday quarter for the PS4 since its launch period in 2013. Third-quarter revenue at…
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