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UK greenlights $7.3B merger between satellite rivals Viasat and Inmarsat
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially greenlighted the proposed $7.3 billion merger between Viasat and Inmarsat. London-based Inmarsat and its U.S. rival Viasat offer var
UK provisionally greenlights Viasat and Inmarsat’s $7.3B merger, pointing to competition from Starlink
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared the proposed $7.3 billion merger between London-based satellite company Inmarsat and its U.S. rival Viasat. The two c
UK to probe Inmarsat and Viasat’s $7.3B merger on competition grounds, says it could lead to pricier in-flight Wi-Fi
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that the proposed merger between London-based satellite communications company Inmarsat and its U.S. rival Viasat raises potentia
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US, UK and EU blame Russia for ‘unacceptable’ Viasat cyberattack
The U.S., U.K. and EU have formally blamed the Russian government for the February cyberattack against satellite communications provider Viasat, which triggered outages across central and eastern Euro
US offers bounty for Sandworm, the Russian hackers blamed for destructive cyberattacks
The U.S. government has stepped up its hunt for six Russian intelligence officers, best known as the state-backed hacking group dubbed “Sandworm,” by offering a $10 million bounty for info
Microsoft seizes domains used by Russian spies to target Ukraine
Microsoft has successfully seized domains used by APT28, a state-sponsored group operated by Russian military intelligence, to target institutions in Ukraine. The tech giant said in a blog post on Thu
FBI operation aims to take down massive Russian GRU botnet
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has disclosed it carried out an operation in March to target a massive botnet controlled by Russian intelligence. The operation was authorized by courts in Califor
Daily Crunch: Intel will reportedly buy cloud-optimization startup Granulate for $650M
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Viasat cyberattack blamed on Russian wiper malware
The recent cyberattack on U.S. satellite communications provider Viasat, an incident that triggered satellite service outages across central and eastern Europe, was likely the result of destructive wi
CISA, FBI warn of threats to US satellite networks after Viasat cyberattack
The U.S. government is warning of “possible threats” to satellite communication networks amid fears that recent attacks on satellite networks in Europe, sparked by the war in Ukraine, coul
Walmart acquires design tool Botmock as its invests in shopping by voice and text
With its latest acquisition Walmart is further investing in technology that will enable shopping via voice and chat. The retail giant announced it’s acquiring “select technology assetsR
AI-driven voice assistant PolyAI raises $14M round led by Khosla Ventures
“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point7
This Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with
Microsoft launches Azure Orbital to connect satellites to its cloud
At its (virtual) Ignite conference, Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Orbital, a new service that is meant to give satellite operators a complete platform to communicate with their satelli
American Airlines now offers satellite-based Wi-Fi access across its mainline fleet
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline by fleet size and passenger traffic, has finished rolling out satellite-based broadband Wi-Fi to its entire mainline narrowbody fleet of more than
American Airlines strikes a deal with ViaSat to bring satellite WiFi to 100 planes
American Airlines has gone non-Gogo, striking a deal with Southern Californian communications company ViaSat to bring satellite-powered WiFi to 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts by September of next year.