Riyadh-based Etidal, Telegram Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Riyadh-based Etidal, Telegram Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The Riyadh-based Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) and Telegram have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance their existing cooperation in the prevention and combating of terrorism and violent extremism (Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, or PCVE). This agreement builds on their prior collaboration to address extremist content.
The MoU, signed by Etidal Secretary General Dr. Mansour Al-Shammari and Telegram Chief Operating Officer Mike Ravdonikas, aims to create new opportunities for continued joint efforts in countering extremist and terrorist propaganda, building capacities, and launching initiatives to achieve shared objectives, according to SPA.
This development reflects the strong relationship and productive collaboration between the two sides, which has been consistently advancing since their initial joint cooperation announcement on February 21, 2022, and remains active to this day.



Nokia Picks Intel's AI and data Center Leader Hotard as New CEO

FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress" in Barcelona. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress" in Barcelona. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
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Nokia Picks Intel's AI and data Center Leader Hotard as New CEO

FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress" in Barcelona. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress" in Barcelona. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa

Finland's Nokia on Monday said Pekka Lundmark would step down as CEO, and that it has appointed Justin Hotard to take over his role.
Hotard, who will take up the position on April 1, is currently the executive vice president and general manager of Data Center & AI Group at Intel, according to the chipmaker's website. Telecom gear makers, struggling with lower sales of 5G equipment, have been looking for ways to diversify their markets and break into growing areas such as artificial intelligence.
"He has a strong track record of accelerating growth in technology companies along with vast expertise in AI and data center markets, which are critical areas for Nokia’s future growth," Reuters quoted Nokia's Chair Sari Baldauf as saying in a statement.
Lundmark, who was appointed as Nokia's CEO in 2020, will stay on as an advisor to Hotard until the end of the year, the company said. In September, Nokia declined media reports saying the company was looking for a new chief executive.
"The planning for this leadership transition was initiated when Pekka indicated to the Board that he would like to consider moving on from executive roles when the repositioning of the business was in a more advanced stage, and when the right successor had been identified," Baldauf said.