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Tokyo Electron cuts China-linked executive ties
Tokyo Electron cuts ties with China-linked executive over investment links to rival chip tool startups.
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Governance
IPv4 Scarcity and the RIR Poverty Penalty
Disclosure cadence and institutional reporting discipline continue to tighten.
Market
Clarifai deletes OkCupid data after FTC probe
Service-layer demand expands as IP infrastructure intelligence becomes an investment variable.
Risk
Amazon locks in $100bn Anthropic cloud deal with $25bn investment
Scenario mapping continues across regulation, concentration, and operational choke points.
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- LACNIC proposes update to ICP-2 principles for RIR governance
- What AFRINIC reveals about internet governance transparency
- New AFRINIC board elected, ending legal disputes and restoring trust
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- Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London
- Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Borealis Data Center
- Gergana Dimitrova on expansion strategy and long-term vision at NetIX
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History of the Internet
How Lito Ibarra Connected El Salvador and Shaped Global Governance
Lito Ibarra’s story reveals how the internet was built from scratch and why its governance now struggles at global scale
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Leadership Alliance
OpenAI commits $20bn to Cerebras chip deal in AI compute push
OpenAI agrees to spend over $20bn on Cerebras chips to secure AI compute capacity and deepen infrastructure ties.
Open Alliance Session