(Telecompaper) The European Commission confirmed that Microsoft has agreed to fully disable a targeted advertising tool on its jobs-focused LinkedIn social media… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/linkedin-agrees-to-remove-targeted-ad-tool-in-eu–1503039

(Telecompaper) The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs has provided free Wi-Fi service for pilgrims at the Al-Tanaim and Al-Hal mosques in the Al-Ji’ranah area, as… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/saudi-govt-provides-wi-fi-service-for-pilgrims-in-al-jiranah–1502947

(Telecompaper) Microsoft has announced plans to provide rural hospitals in the US with better cybersecurity tools in partnership with The White House and national healthcare bodies… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/microsoft-joins-white-house-to-pledge-cybersecurity-support-to-rural-us-health-providers–1503030

(Telecompaper) Danish energy, utility and telecoms group Norlys has announced an agreement to buy fellow utility EWII’s fibre network, serving approximately 135,000 addresses in Denmark’s Triangle region… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/norlys-agrees-to-buy-ewii-fibre-network-serving-135000-addresses–1503023

(Telecompaper) South Korean users spent a combined 389 million hours on Instagram, making it the third-most used app in the country in May, beating the country’s… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/instagram-gap-over-naver-grows-as-the-most-used-app-in-south-korea–1502941

(Telecompaper) Georgia’s fixed internet user base totaled 1.115 million at the end of 2023, up by 39,100 year-on-year, reports Apsny.ge, citing a statement from national telecom regulator GNCC… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/georgian-fixed-internet-user-base-passes-1-mln–1502935

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has expanded its fibre-optical network in the Kirov region… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-expands-network-in-kirov-region-2–1502930

(Telecompaper) Russian internet company VK plans to build a new data centre in the city of St Petersburg. The data centre is expected to become part of a new… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/vk-to-build-data-centre-in-st-petersburg–1502929

(Telecompaper) About 42 schools based in the Karaganda region, including some in remote locations, have started using satellite internet services from Starlink, reports Profit.kz… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/karaganda-region-schools-start-using-internet-from-starlink–1502927

(Telecompaper) Russian data centre operator Selectel’s new Vscale unit has launched IT infrastructure services. The unit delivers leased servers, cloud servers and Managed Kubernetes… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/vscale-launches-with-it-infrastructure-services–1502924