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Microsoft Teams rolled out across Barclays' global workforce


By Alexandra Leonards

Microsoft has announced that Barclays has rolled out its business communication platform across the bank's global workforce of more than 120,000 employees and service partners.


BT and Nokia claim 5G infrastructure breakthrough in 'European first'

BT says it has become the first operator in Europe to aggregate four carrier components in a 5G standalone live network.

Facebook cuts live shopping to focus on TikTok-style videos

Facebook has announced it is removing live shopping to focus on 'Reels', its short-form video product.

Apple's Taiwan suppliers must label goods 'made in Taiwan, China'

Apple has told its Taiwanese suppliers that China has begun strictly enforcing a longstanding rule that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labelled as being made in either “Taiwan, China”, or “Chinese Taipei”, according to Nikkei Asia. The tech giant urged suppliers to treat the matter with urgency to avoid possible disruptions caused by goods and components being held for scrutiny, people familiar with the matter told Nikkei Asia.

SoftBank records $23bn loss

SoftBank's first quarter results of 2022 have revealed losses of $23.4 billion. Falling listed investments for the Japanese conglomerate included robotics firm AutoStore Holdings and artificial intelligence firm SenseTime Group.

Apple to 'drive hike' in SoftPOS usage

New research suggests that SoftPOS technology will experience a 475 per cent hike in usage over the next five years.

EV charge point mapping service concludes £9m funding round

Zap-Map, a UK-based electric vehicle (EV) charge point mapping service, has concluded a £9 million Series A funding round. The round included a further £3.7 million investment from energy company Good Energy and a £5.3 million investment from fuel card and payment provider Fleetcor – bringing Zap-Map’s post money equity value to £26.3 million.

Meta launches AI chatbot that can ‘talk about almost any topic’

Meta has announced the launch of its AI research project ‘BlenderBot 3’, a chatbot which the company says can search the internet to talk about “nearly any topic”.
Deliveroo announces new partnership with Asda

Deliveroo has announced a new partnership with Asda which will see the company provide on-demand grocery delivery across 15 of the supermarket's UK stores.

Amazon announces plans to buy iRobot

Amazon is buying consumer robot company iRobot for $1.7 billion.

Average UK household spends '£41 on subscriptions every month': Barclaycard

The average UK household spends £41.70 per month on subscription services, compared with an average of £51.65 in 2021, and £45.50 in 2020, according to research by Barclaycard Payments. The bank’s third annual study on the ‘subscription economy’ looked into how demand for sign-up products and services had evolved following growth throughout the pandemic and the impact of consumer spending in light of the cost-of-living crisis.

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