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• Silicon Valley reckons it can give AI a conscience

  11-01-2017 17:31
  
  LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is one of a host of investors bank-rolling a new initiative to develop ethics and governance standards for artificial intelligence.
  The $27 million Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund, which also features Omidyar Network as a founder, will be built around not only engineers and corporations, but also social scientists, ethicists, philosophers, faith leaders, economists, lawyers and policymakers, with the intention of defining standards for AI both
  
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• US and Spain the main originators of mobile fraud – Syniverse

  11-01-2017 14:58
  
  A lot of mobile fraud exploits roaming vulnerabilities and two countries in particular seem to facilitate it.
  This is one of the key findings in a new mobile fraud report from global transaction processor Syniverse, drawing on data from its risk management work with mobile operators globally. It turns out that the major originators of fraudulent mobile calls are the US and Spain. In the US national roaming seems to be a significant factor in facilitating fraud, while the number of visitors from
  
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• Telefónica looks to e-gaming to fill debt hole

  11-01-2017 14:53
  
  Telefónica has announced a strategic partnership with ESL to build its presence in the e-Sports arena in another move to diversify its business and address its debt issues.
  Movistar, Telefónica’s commercial brand in Spain, will create a dedicated platform with exclusive content for Movistar+, as well as additional social networks built around various games and upcoming competitions.
  “This will create an electronic gaming ecosystem in the country which, in addition to th
  
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• Ericsson and China Mobile join hands over ‘fruitifications’ and ‘evolvement’

  11-01-2017 13:36
  
  Ericsson and China Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development of Cloud RAN and apparently celebrated the event long and hard.
  With the continued rollout of 4G and the advancement of 5G, cloud RAN is perceived by some in the industry as a technology which can the network evolution from 4G towards 5G. The partnership itself will focus on a number of different areas including standardizing the current understanding and use-cases surrounding cloud RAN, develo
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note7 moves one place down the US aviation sh*t-list

  11-01-2017 12:58
  
  One small part of Samsung’s humiliation over the incendiary Note7 has elapsed with the US government no longer requiring US airlines to make shrill announcements about the device.
  It’s a small victory, however, as the devices are still banned from all aircraft and even mention of them draws the kind of opprobrium from airline staff and passengers usually reserved for frothing religious extremists and the chronically flatulent. The only difference is that airlines don’t have to
  
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• AT&T & Verizon herald the end for unlimited data plans

  11-01-2017 12:46
  
  New policies from Verizon and AT&T may indicate the days of unlimited data plans are reaching an end in the US market which is approaching a price convergence crisis.
  From a Verizon perspective, the latest move is part of an on-going journey to limit its most data-hungry customers. According to Ars Technica, customers who use more than 200GB a month will be given a choice from next month; move across to a specific limited data plan, or be disconnected.
  Over in the AT&T camp, the team has
  
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• Zylpha Signals SOS Partnership

  11-01-2017 11:42
  
  Leading UK legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has signed a strategic partnership with SOS (Solicitors Own Software) Ltd. (www.soslegal.co.uk), the widely acclaimed developers of legal software for law firms and alternative business structures. Under the terms of the partnership, SOS will promote Zylpha’s bundling technology along with its Adobe Sign integration. Combined, the systems represent an ideal solution for law firms seeking to innovate and drive efficiency across thei
  
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• FTTH Council Asia-Pacific Workshop progresses Makati smart city project

  11-01-2017 11:32
  
  Optical fiber infrastructure planned as foundation of projectMakati, The Philippines. January 11, 2017 – The city of Makati in the Philippines took the first steps towards becoming a smart city at FTTH Council Asia-Pacific's Philippines Workshop.Senior representatives from the Makati mayor's office were joined by the Philippines National Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba at the workshop, which discussed the implementation of an optical fiber infrastructure as the basis of a
  
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• Telefonica taps into growing popularity of eSports

  11-01-2017 01:00
  Telefonica on Wednesday detailed plans to tap into the growing popularity of eSports by partnering with tournament organiser ESL, providing coverage of events, and even establishing an eSports club.Millions of fans worldwide now watch competitive video gaming…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Syniverse singles out Cuba as mobile fraud hotspot

  11-01-2017 01:00
  Thanks to its high termination rates, Cuba is the top country for terminating fraudulent mobile calls, according to new research published by Syniverse on Wednesday.Data analysed by the company between 1 November 2015 and 31 October 2016 revealed that a large amount of the fraudulent traffic coming into Cuba originates from Mexican SIM cards being used in the U…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liberty Global's John Malone floats possibility of T-Mobile US takeover

  11-01-2017 01:00
  Liberty Global chairman John Malone late on Tuesday posited the idea of U.S. cablecos joining together to acquire T-Mobile US in a bid to head off competition from AT&T.Bloomberg reports that his comments were made during an investor event hosted by Lions Gate Entertainment &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EC lays out tough new privacy rules for OTTs

  11-01-2017 01:00
  The European Commission this week took its first concrete steps to subjecting OTT service providers to the same privacy regulations as traditional telcos.Issued on Tuesday, a proposed revision to the ePrivacy Directive would require the likes of WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype, and Gmail to apply the same principles of confidentiality to emails…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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