Orange France gives access to AI chatbots in new app for non-subscribers, launches EUR 10/month super-app tier for own customers
Orange France said it will launch a selection of free services for non-subscribers who download a new app dubbed 'IAs Decouverte' (AIs Discovery). The app will combine access to different chatbots, including Claude, Gemini, Mistral and ChatGPT, subject to daily usage limits. Alongside this development, Orange also announced the introduction on 19 November of new super-apps dedicated to its Orange and Sosh customers. These replace the current 'Orange et moi' and 'MySosh' apps, while giving users the option t
Orange France gives access to AI chatbots in new app for non-subscribers, launches EUR 10/month super-app tier for own customers
Orange France said it will launch a selection of free services for non-subscribers who download a new app dubbed 'IAs Decouverte' (AIs Discovery). The app will combine access to different chatbots, including Claude, Gemini, Mistral and ChatGPT, subject to daily usage limits. Alongside this development, Orange also announced the introduction on 19 November of new super-apps dedicated to its Orange and Sosh customers. These replace the current 'Orange et moi' and 'MySosh' apps, while giving users the option t
Anthropic starts IPO roadshow, targets trillion-dollar market cap
Anthropic launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). It expects to offer 825 million shares of class A common stock at a price between USD 70.00 and USD 78.00 per share. That means at the midpoint of the expected price range, it would raise more than USD 61 billion. A concurrent share sale to key partners increases the direct proceeds to Anthropic to some USD 85 billion.
Anthropic starts IPO roadshow, targets trillion-dollar market cap
Anthropic launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). It expects to offer 825 million shares of class A common stock at a price between USD 70.00 and USD 78.00 per share. That means at the midpoint of the expected price range, it would raise more than USD 61 billion. A concurrent share sale to key partners increases the direct proceeds to Anthropic to some USD 85 billion.
Skydance to launch Paramount+, HBO Max bundle in early 2027
Skydance will launch a new streaming subscription in early 2027 bringing together Paramount+ and HBO Max, the company announced at its first quarterly report since completing the takeover of Warner Bros Discovery. The single bundle will provide subscribers with "even greater value", the company said, without providing further details on the price or content. More details will be provided in the coming months.
Skydance to launch Paramount+, HBO Max bundle in early 2027
Vodafone raises FY targets after double-digit growth in H1
Vodafone reported double-digit growth in revenues and adjusted EBITDAaL in the first half of its fiscal year, supported by the acquisitions of the rest of VodafoneThree in the UK and a higher stake in Safaricom. The operator said it also performed well in the B2B market and achieved higher service revenue in all its markets. As a result, the company upgraded its forecasts for full-year results.
Vodafone raises FY targets after double-digit growth in H1
Australia plans AI safety regulator and mandatory incident reporting
The Australian government plans to introduce mandatory safety and security requirements for frontier AI developers operating in Australia, including rapid reporting of incidents, independent model evaluations and security controls throughout development and deployment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the proposed measures on 10 November as part of the government's Australian AI Standards legislation. The framework would apply to companies developing and operating frontier AI models, defined as the
Australia plans AI safety regulator and mandatory incident reporting
Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile form joint venture for satellite-to-mobile network
Rakuten Group and AST SpaceMobile have agreed to establish a joint venture to develop and operate a direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications network in Japan, backed by up to JPY 148bn (around USD 1bln) in government funding. The new company, Rakuten AST, will deploy a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites using mid-band spectrum to provide broadband connectivity directly to commercially available smartphones, without requiring specialised user equipment.
Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile form joint venture for satellite-to-mobile network
T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls
Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, introduced a new voice assistant called Lina. The assistant is based on a generative language model capable of handling incoming calls, regardless of their subject matter. Unlike traditional script-based bots, Lina does not rely on pre-written phrases; instead, it engages in a natural, meaningful dialogue with the caller. When a subscriber is busy, unavailable, or offline, Lina steps in to take the call and can grasp the context of a conversation, ask
T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls
Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud
Russian internet company Yandex said that, following attacks on its data centres by the Ukrainian military, Yandex engineers have successfully restored access to 97.16 percent of client data within the Yandex Cloud platform. The remaining 2.84 percent cannot be recovered due to critical hardware damage and the absence of client-side backups on the platform.
Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud
Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3
Lithuania's telecommunications market continued to grow in the third quarter of this year, reaching total revenue of EUR 246.9 million, an increase of 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures from the sector regulator RRT. The largest share of the sector's revenue, EUR 163.7 million or 66.3 percent, came from data connectivity, while the total volume of data transmitted over mobile networks reached 621.06 PB, an increase of 22.8 percent.
Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3
Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites
Russia has submitted applications to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the registration of the Rassvet-4 satellite network, which entails the deployment of 374 satellites in space, reports TVP.info. This is part of a system intended to compete with Starlink and serve primarily military purposes.
Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites
Telia Lithuania blocks over 8 mln scam calls this year
Telia Lithuania announced that, since the beginning of this year, 8.27 million calls in which scammers used alternate phone numbers have been blocked on its network. Although several spikes in scammer activity were recorded throughout the year, the overall trend shows a significant decline in such calls.
