Ericsson
Ericsson and Apple have reached a multi-year, global patent license agreement between the two companies. The agreement includes a cross-license relating to patented cellular standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights.
Netflix
Netflix is currently in the process of rolling out a new version of its website. Built with mobile devices in mind, the website has been reworked to make it easier to navigate and discover new content, says the company.
Freename
Web3 TLDs and Domains platform Freename has launched a Web3 Browser Extension, for Google Chrome, Mozilla and Brave, where users can now navigate the internet with Web3 domains.
Competition and Markets Authority
Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to sell the gif creation website Giphy
A U.S. Lenovo customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese technology manufacturing company and its Superfish adware, charging both with having invaded customers’ privacy and made money off of analyzing their web browsing habits.
Facebook
UK privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has issued its second judgment on challenges to the lawfulness of (i) the UK’s bulk interception powers and (ii) the intelligence-sharing arrangements between the UK and the US National Security Agency (NSA).
DEWA Metaverse
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its ‘DEWAVerse’ platform on the Metaverse, becoming the 1st local government organisation to launch on the Metaverse to provide services to customers, employees, and the general public.
Zoonies
New alien-themed ecosystem Zoonies is to launch 8,888 NFTs on the Solana blockchain via OpenSea launchpad on July 20, 2022. Zoonies is partnering with OpenSea, as the very first project to debut their new launchpad experience. 
Money
Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement today, Tania Bowers, Legal Counsel and Head of Public Policy for the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), said
NordVPN
NordVPN now includes a new and easy file sharing functionality through Meshnet as well as an open source Linux application. It also makes Meshnet free of charge for anyone.
O2 has unveiled a new experimental store format in partnership with retailer, NEXT. The pilot, known by O2 as Shop-in-Shop, will see four new O2 stores opened within NEXT stores across the country, with ambitions to roll out more widely in the coming months.
Mobile security research firm, Check Point, has revealed a new bug in messaging service, WhatsApp. The bug appears to affect only WhatsApp Web has the potential to allow ransomware and malicious apps on your device.