BT buys TalkTalk for £400M, India rebuffs Musk on Starlink, DT bets on sovereign AI

BT Group agreed a £400 million deal to acquire TalkTalk's consumer and wholesale businesses, adding 2.5 million customers and around 900 employees. India's Ministry of Communications rejected Elon Musk's claims that oligarchs were blocking Starlink, saying all operators face the same regulatory stage. Deutsche Telekom targets about €250 million in sovereign AI revenue this year and roughly €800 million by 2030.

• BT acquires TalkTalk for £400M, adding 2.5M customers and 900 staff
• India says Starlink, Reliance Jio and Airtel are at the same approval stage
• DT targets €250M sovereign AI revenue in 2026, €800M by 2030
• TalkTalk posted £1.2B revenue but was loss-making after failed sale