Apple in talks to bring Google AI to iPhones
Apple reportedly entered into discussions with Alphabet-owned Google to licence its Gemini generative AI (GenAI) models for iPhones, an agreement which could prove transformative for the AI industry.
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Altice France offloads media unit for €1.6B
Altice France agreed a €1.6 billion deal to sell its media business to billionaire and shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade, as Patrick Drahi’s telecoms group continues a push to reduce its debt load.
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Vodafone agrees €8B Italy sale to Swisscom
Vodafone Group struck a deal worth €8 billion to sell its Italy business to Swisscom, in a move CEO Margherita Della Valle described as the third and final step towards reshaping its European operations.
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Singtel distances itself from Optus sale speculation
Singtel denied an Australian Financial Review report it was in advanced discussions to sell Optus to private equity company Brookfield Asset Management for AUD16 billion ($12 billion), stating the subsidiary remains an integral part of its group.
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Chipmakers halt old kit sales over US retaliation fears
South Korean companies Samsung and SK Hynix halted sales of second-hand equipment used for chipmaking, a move taken to ensure they do not breach US export controls, Financial Times (FT) reported.
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Podcast: Our MWC24 Ramblas
The Mobile World Live (MWL) team reviews MWC Barcelona 2024, delving into the big topics: AI, devices, regulation and APIs, as well as personal highlights including make-up, singing keynoters, MWL-branded dressing gowns, a Barbie-themed phone and interviewing a President.
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Huawei strikes patent deals with Amazon, Vivo
Huawei struck separate global patent cross-licensing agreements with Amazon and Chinese handset company Vivo, deals the vendor believes represents mutual recognition of the value of IP between companies.
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Aramco Digital boss plays down mobile ambitions
INTERVIEW: Tareq Amin, CEO of Aramco Digital (pictured), insisted the Saudi oil giant’s recently created technology unit is not interested in entering the consumer mobile segment in a traditional way, with its focus set firmly on software, platforms and private 5G.
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Nokia accelerates net-zero target by a decade
Nokia committed to reducing its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2040, accelerating its previous target by ten years and putting it ahead of wider global goals set by Paris Agreement.
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Honor bullish on AI as Magic6 Pro goes global
Device maker Honor used an event on the eve of MWC24 to introduce a new AI strategy it claims will Read more...
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