The UK's Virgin Media O2 launches Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service, powered by Starlink and initially available for £3/month on select Samsung devices
Sources: Telefónica and Liberty Global, the owners of Virgin Media O2, are set to lead a ~£2B acquisition of the UK's fourth-largest broadband network, Netomnia
UK banks face losses on billions of pounds in loans to dozens of alternative broadband network providers that have tried to challenge BT and O2's dominance
NatWest and Lloyds among lenders exposed as ‘altnets’ buckle under strain of rising costs and fierce fibre competition
Researcher: a Virgin Media O2 network security flaw exposed the locations of tens of million of users for up to two years; Virgin says it has fixed the issue
Company has reported issue to watchdogs and fixed the problem — Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bluesky: @jjaron and @duncanrobertson . Masto...
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025
12 Days of OpenAI: Day 12 Naomi Li Gan / Tech in Asia : OpenAI unveils AI model for advanced reasoning Bojan Stojkovski / Interesting Engineering : OpenAI unveils o3 reasoning AI model to tackle compl...
OpenAI says safety researchers can sign up for o3 preview today and that it decided not to name the new model o2 “out of respect” for the UK telecom company
here's why these ‘reasoning’ models are a giant leap Jaspreet Singh / Reuters : OpenAI unveils ‘o3’ reasoning AI models in test phase Bluesky: Glenn White / @justicar.xyz : “Out of respect” for not ge...
Telefónica, one of the world's largest carriers, plans to preinstall the Epic Games Store on every new compatible Android phone it sells, including Samsung's
Telefónica, one of the largest carriers in the world serving the UK, Spain, Germany, and Latin America with the O2 …
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time
In an ingenious move to combat the UK's growing fraud epidemic, O2 has unveiled their newest team member - an AI-powered “Head of Scammer Relations” named Daisy. … Seth Ruden : One of the running them...
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time
After a survey found that 71% of Brits want revenge on scammers, mobile operator O2 deploys Daisy, an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line to waste their time.
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 10, with a thinner design, a bigger screen, smaller bezels, a Jet Black finish, faster charging, more, coming Sept. 20 for $399+
similar to the Series 9 — but they are in other regions. Apple, however, is not advertising the O2 sensor on any page in any region. … Victoria Song / @vicmsong : Fast charging def takes the sting ou...