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Indonesian telecoms giant PT XL Axiata has acquired a two thirds majority stake in internet and cable TV operator PT Link Net for IDR8,720 billion (€544 million). PT XL Axiata, the country's number two mobile player, will acquire a 66.03% stake in the operator. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Axiata Investments (Indonesia) Sdn Bhd, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiata, and XL Axiata will acquire 46.03% and 20.00% respectively from the combined equity interest in Link Net held by Asia Lind Dewa and First Media. Axiat Investments will then be obliged to undertake a mandatory tender offer to acquire the remaining 33.97% of shares pursuant to regulatory requirements in Indonesia. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year, subject to regulatory and other approvals. Link Net has a subscriber base of about 860,000 within a footprint of 2.8 million homes across 23 cities. Broadband penetration in Indonesia i...

BBC America Are you into British crime dramas? Then, you've probably watched (not to mention thoroughly enjoyed) the series Broadchurch . And you probably also know that shows like Broadchurch don't come around every day. As with many crime dramas, the show is about the murder of a boy who lived in a small town — an event that, expectedly, threatened to change his entire community. The show, which aired between 2013 and 2017, is named for the town where the aforementioned boy, Daniel Latimer, lived. The drama intensifies when neighbors (and even family members) start to turn on each other as secrets continue to surface. It's quite realistic in that one tragic event can reveal the cracks in any community. As a parent, it's a heartwrenching reminder to hold your kids close and do everything in your power to make them feel safe, loved, and protected. While the scripts for the first season were written back in 2011, the idea for the show a...

As I've been testing enterprise laptops, one of the things l like to do is see how well they work in a multiple monitor setup. This isn't what you need on the road, but more and more I see office workers being given laptops that they can use both in the office and at home, where having multiple monitors is often a nice way of increasing productivity. In an earlier story, I looked at some of the wide variety of docks that exist for connecting modern laptops. Where in years past, each vendor often had a proprietary connector for docks, today laptops use the USB-C connector and in many cases, if you're using a laptop with an Intel chip, Thunderbolt to provide connectivity. All of the major laptop vendors now offer USB-C or Thunderbolt docks. I previously looked at Dell's WD19TB Thunderbolt 3 dock, and Lenovo's ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock Gen 2. Since then I've worked with a couple of newer docks, including HP's USB-C Dock G5 and&n...

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Three contestants try to find love on "Single's Inferno." (Netflix) Ahead of the release of its final episodes later this week, Korean reality dating show "Single's Inferno," first released on Dec. 18, 2021, notched the 10th spot on Netflix's global TV list as of Monday. The series became the first Korean reality show to be listed on the service's global top 10 chart. While the streaming service had previously showcased a number of Korean reality shows -- "Busted!" (2018), travel documentary "Twogether" (2020), food show "Paik's Spirit" (2021), variety show "New World" (2021) and a road trip program "The Hungry and the Hairy" (2021) -- with star-studded casts, including top comedian Yoo Jae-suk, singer and actor Rain and others, it was a dating show without celebrities that made the biggest impact. Meanwhile, Netflix's sci-fi mystery "The Silent Sea" also ranked fifth in the Netflix ...

Introducing the Fractal Design Core 1000 Extreme budget enclosures are interesting creatures. While the best balancing acts usually show up around the $100 price point, and going north of $150 will generally get you the best of everything, hanging out at $60 or lower means having to make a lot of sacrifices and lose a lot of niceties. For some users that's not a big deal; they just want a box to put their computer in. Fractal Design has been making a lot of waves with their lineup of minimalistic but effective enclosures, but most of those kits have been $80 or more. Today we have their Core 1000, a fascinating-looking case that retails for just $39.99. Does it bring the same magic to this end of the market that Fractal Design has brought with their other efforts, or has too much been left on the cutting room floor? The Core 1000 has been out for a little while, but I first had a chance to lay eyes and hands on it back at CES 2012 and I definitely came away...

BOSTON (CBS) – Blockbuster. Blizzard. Historic. It's all on the table. We may be closing in on one of the biggest nor'easters in recent memory. Confidence continues to increase that a monster, multifaceted coastal storm is about to unleash its full fury on New England. We are forecasting snow in feet, winds over 70 miles per hour and several hours of white-out, blizzard conditions. Read: Snow Emergencies And Parking Bans The National Weather Service has officially placed eastern Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island in a Blizzard Warning until early Sunday morning. Blizzard conditions are not associated with snow totals but are in fact due to wind and visibility. Those by the water will likely have a "white out" scenario as gusts reach 60+mph. So even if the accumulation is slightly lower than other areas of the state, this warning is something we need to take seriously. The last time there was a Blizzard Warning in Massachusetts was March 14, 2018. That was 1,...

Table of Contents Photo: 'Anxious People' Netflix seems to be on an absolute roll this year with their releases of international shows. With their premieres of now-beloved series such as ' Squid Game ', ' Young Royals ', and (most recently) ' The Silent Sea ', it's becoming seemingly apparent that Netflix is certainly getting their foot in the door of giving a broader audience a chance to see wonderful shows that come from a multitude of different countries. This brings a lot of opportunities for us to experience a whole look into how we in the USA are similar (and different) to other countries in how they create their shows and all the stories that they tell.  Related article: EXCLUSIVE: 'Dune' Full Commentary, Reactions, Making Of – Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac Related article: 'No Time...