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The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has appointed InterDigital to lead a coalition researching advanced mid-band spectrum coexistence technologies, aiming to enable radar systems and commercial 5G networks to share frequencies more effectively. The project raises questions about technical risk, commercial incentives and oversight.

British-headquartered AI infrastructure firm Nscale has secured $1.1 billion in a new funding round led by Aker ASA, with support from Nvidia, Dell, Nokia and others, marking one of Europe’s biggest ever Series B rounds. The capital will fuel Nscale’s expansion of GPU-driven data centres across Europe, the US and Middle East — but questions linger around its nationality and strategy.

South Korean telco SKT has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost in-house adoption of artificial intelligence, including launching AI CIC, a dedicated company-within-a-company. With new tools like Adot Biz and targets reaching tens of thousands of employees, SKT is pushing to embed AI into daily operations — but what challenges might lie ahead?

Meta is expanding its AI model Llama to democratic allies like France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, as well as organizations like NATO and the EU, after it was approved for federal use in the United States. This move indicates a larger strategy to align AI development with geopolitical interests, but it also raises concerns about oversight, regulatory compatibility, and true openness.