The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has selected its second portfolio of 27 research, innovation, and trial projects aimed at promoting research in the field of 6G technology in Europe.

The European Commission has initiated a third round of calls for proposals, amounting to over €240M, under the CEF Digital programme, which aims to fortify the establishment of ultra-fast, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructures.

SpaceX’s Starlink division brings news that users will be able to send texts via its satellite broadband from 2024. Voice and data services as well as IoT services should come on board in 2025.

The UK’s competition regulator CMA has finally given Microsoft the green light to complete its $68.7 billion deal to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard.

With this investment, Optix Infrastructure will bring ultra-fast internet to more than 200,000 currently underserved households, the company confirmed to Lider Media.

With a new UI and simpler ways to find applications, Microsoft has completely overhauled its web edition of the Microsoft Store.

Finland’s HMD has become the first major smartphone company to bring manufacturing to European soil by launching a made-in-Hungary Nokia 5G model.

The social network has inaugurated its first European data center in Ireland to allay fears of potential privacy breaches and surveillance from China by moving European users’ data to the Old Continent.

In addition to the new VR headset, the latest developments in AI were also presented, including an AI image generator for Instagram and a range of AI bots for messaging and social media.

OpenAI confirmed in a September 27 Twitter (X) post that its chatbot can now browse the web and integrate up-to-date information into its responses.