Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (29/06/26-03/07/26)
This week’s roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including software supply chain Security, AI investments, AI quality, supercomputers, telecom licensing, privacy, new digital twin tool, transformation strategy, satellites, and technical services.
Here are our highlights:
monday
Deloitte, IBM & Red Hat Partner to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Security Against AI Threats
Deloitte, IBM, and Red Hat announced a collaboration to help protect the software supply chain against increasingly automated cyber threats.
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SK Telecom to invest $480M in US AI
Korean operator SK Telecom plans a $480 million investment in SK Hynix's US subsidiary, and already has a $2.5 billion Anthropic holding ahead of the AI firm's IPO.
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tuesday
Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks
Ford says it has hired back some human engineers after AI failed to match their skills and experience.
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Government Starts Work on Building UK's Most Powerful Supercomputer
Construction on the site of the UK’s most powerful computer has begun, which experts are hailing as a milestone moment as the country moves a step closer to turbo-charging its capacity for research and innovation.
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Wednesday
Zain Wins $747 mn Syria Telecom License, Plans $800 Million 5G and AI Network Investment
Zain Group has secured a 25-year mobile telecommunications license in the Syrian Arab Republic, marking a major expansion into the Levant region.
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WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbers
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number - by exchanging unique usernames instead.
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thursday
Tech Mahindra and Microsoft integrate AI with digital twins for 5G networks
Tech Mahindra has partnered with Microsoft to deliver AI capabilities with a new digital twin tool for faster 5G monetisation and better network service performance.
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Danske Bank extends AWS agreement for next phase of transformation
Danish multinational bank and cloud service giant will work together on GenAI initiatives as part of the bank’s transformation strategy
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Friday
Amazon Leo says its latest launch gives it enough satellites to start broadband internet service
Amazon says the overnight launch of 29 satellites should clear the way for its Amazon Leo network to start offering commercial high-speed internet service from space this year, in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink network.
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Future connections secures five-year nationwide technical services contract with kpn
Future Connections, the innovative agentic-first telco solutions provider, and KPN, the leading provider of fixed and mobile networks for telephony, data and television in the Netherlands, announced the signing of a new five-year contract for the provision of technical services to customers across the Netherlands.
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