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In a bid to expand their focus on augmented reality, Apple have acquired Akonia—a startup focused on making lenses for AR glasses. The deal is thought to have been signed in the first half of 2018, and was revealed publicly by Reuters on Thursday.

California-based networking company Netgear have acquired Meural, a company that creates gesture-controlled digital frames to display art and photography.

High quality internet access is no longer a luxury for most and is increasingly becoming one of life’s non-negotiables – that’s the business case for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP).

In the latest of a string of acquisitions aimed at building the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities, Intel is buying deep-learning startup Vertex A.I.. This follows the purchase of Mighty A.I., DataRobot, Lumiata, AEye, Nervana, Mobileye, and Movidius amongst others.

Social media giant Facebook have acquired Redkix, an email and messaging software that will now form part of Workplace, Facebook’s subscription-based social network for businesses.

“I am delighted that Worcester-based Airband, one of rural Britain’s leading independent wireless and fibre ISPs, has raised £8.5m to fund its ongoing network build”