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Google To Spend $1 Billion On Two Subsea Cables To Japan
US and Japan to be connected by two new subsea Google cables, amid possible AUKUS alliance expansion to include Japan
Google Unveils ARM-based AI CPU, Google Axion
Google announced first ARM-based CPU Google Axion, as well as upgraded TPU AI chips, but it won't be selling them to customers
Intel Unveils Latest AI Chip To Counter Nvidia
Nvidia AI chip challenger? Intel takes wraps off its latest artificial intelligence chip, called the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator
US Tightens AI Chip Export Restrictions To China
New restrictions online. Export rules of AI chips to China, announced last October, went into force late last week
McDonald’s International Outage Caused By Third Party
McDonald's says outage affecting thousands of locations across world caused by third-party tech provider carrying out 'configuration change'
Meta Sues Former VP, After Move To AI Startup
Former data centre VP is sued by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which alleged “brazenly disloyal and dishonest conduct”
Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets
US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms
Amazon Web Services Plans Saudi Arabia Infrastructure Region
Amazon Web Services plans new infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia as country pitches itself as prospective hub for AI cloud apps
MWC 2024: Huawei Cloud Seeks Overseas Expansion Despite Sanctions
Huawei Cloud opens new availability zones, grows European business, focuses on AI as it adapts to US sanctions
Nvidia Nears $2 Trillion Value, As AI Boosts Profits, Sales
Financial results surpass Wall Street expectations and drive Nvidia's market value close to the $ 2 trillion mark
The State of M-Commerce 2024
Exploring the evolving landscape of mobile commerce in 2024: From emerging trends to technological advancements, understand the current state of M-Commerce and its profound impact on consumer behaviour, business strategies, and the fut ...
Microsoft To Invest €3.2 billion In Germany, Mirroring UK Investment
Microsoft confirms it will invest 3.2 billion euros in Germany for AI and data centres, in welcome move amid a slumping economy
Huawei ‘Faces Production Bottleneck’ Amidst AI, 5G Chip Success
Huawei prioritising production of AI chips as it sees twin success of 5G smartphones and Nvidia alternatives, in spite of US sanctions
Elevating Small Businesses with Next-Generation Cloud Services
Choosing the right cloud services for your business is a critical decision to make correctly. As the cloud has become a foundation on which agile businesses can innovate at speed, choosing a cloud service provider that understands your ...
Google Signs Major Offshore Wind Deal
Largest offshore wind agreement signed by Google to utilise two new wind farms off coast of the Netherlands
Third Of European Businesses Have Adopted AI, Says AWS
AWS finds AI already adopted at sizeable number of European businesses, resulting in increased revenues, productivity
Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors
Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss
Microsoft Profit Rises 33 Percent Thanks To AI, Cloud
Strong AI adoption and cloud helps Microsoft deliver another strong quarterly performance, amid $3 trillion valuation
Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre
New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services
GCHQ Releases Unseen Photos Of WW2 Colossus Computer
Unseen pictures of Colossus, considered the world's first digital computer, released to public by UK intelligence agency
Microsoft To Allow Cloud Users To Store Personal Data In Europe
In effort to resolve privacy worries, Microsoft is to allow its cloud customers to store all personal data within EU
Hewlett Packard Enterprise To Acquire Juniper Networks For $14 Billion
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion in cash, in a move to bolster its AI networking credentials
Nvidia Finds Reduced China Demand For Slower Chips
Nvidia sees significantly reduced demand in China for slowed-down chips as it prepares latest line-up to comply with US export controls
Intel Spins Out AI Firm Articul8, With DigitalBridge Backing
AI software developed at Intel is being spun off into independent firm Articul8 AI, with investment firm backing
Outage Resolved At Elon Musk’s X
Social media platform X (aka Twitter) is back up and running, after thousands of users in US, UK and Europe suffer outage
Superconductor Claim Labelled ‘Baseless’ By South Korea Experts
'Breakthrough' claim by South Korean researchers of a room-temperature superconductor dismissed by reviewing experts
Oracle Shares Sink On Disappointing Cloud Results
Oracle shares trade lower on disappointing cloud results and sluggish forecast, as company cites capacity crunch in monetising AI boom
Bank Of England, FCA Propose Rules To Regulate Bank’s Tech Reliance
Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England publish proposals to bolster tech resistance of the financial sector
IBM Unveils Heron Quantum Chip, Plus Quantum System Two
Next generation quantum processor dubbed 'Heron', and the modular IBM Quantum System Two unveiled by Big Blue