Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to introduce satellite-powered cellular service in the war-torn country in a bid to place telecoms infrastructure beyond the reach of Russian attacks. The deal will allow Kyivstar customers to use space-based connectivity when the terrestrial network is unable to service an area, the … Read more
Skydance Media may finally win regulatory approval for its $8 billion deal to merge with Paramount Global — but the process could look like something out of “Mission: Impossible.” That’s the word from sources close to the megadeal, who tell me that under terms of a merger approval being discussed by the incoming Trump administration’s … Read more
Paramount Global’s $8 billion merger with Skydance Media faces a slew of fresh hurdles as it looks to gain US regulatory approval — from controversy over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris to objections from the Teamsters union, sources told The Post. The outlook for the mega-deal has grown murkier since Donald Trump won … Read more
Donald Trump isn’t even in the Oval Office but the people he has selected to run his regulatory apparatus are promising big changes for deal-making, some good — on balance more approved mergers than what was allowed by the Biden peeps — and some not so good, On The Money has learned. One deal that’s … Read more
Joe Maring / Digital Trends The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new rule that could eliminate one of the most frustrating aspects of smartphone ownership: carrier locking. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants to require mobile providers to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation, making it easier for consumers to … Read more
New Hampshire voters received a barrage of robocalls in which a computer-generated imitation of President Biden discouraged them from voting in the January primary. While the admitted mastermind was slapped with felony charges and a proposed FCC fine, his deed is just one wound left by the cutting-edge technology law enforcement is struggling to catch … Read more
AT&T will credit customers a full day of service for the carrier’s more than 10-hour outage on Thursday that affected more than 70,000 users, saying it was the “right thing to do.” “I believe this approach is fully manageable while achieving the 2024 business objectives we have set for ourselves and our stated financial guidance,” … Read more
Iâm not one for conspiracy theories. In fact, I shoot them down all the time when Iâm bombarded with claims that sinister forces on Wall Street are conspiring to screw small investors. Such ârip-offsâ are easily explained away with logic and a modest understanding of how markets work. One such theory making the rounds deserves … Read more
Robocalls made with AI-powered voice-cloning technology have been banned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a bid to reduce fraud and election-related misinformation. The new ruling gives state attorneys general the relevant powers to take action against those behind calls using AI voice-cloning technology. In a release shared on Thursday, the FCC said the … Read more
