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Global Institutional Trends
Meta Content Policy Chief Monika Bickert to Leave for Harvard
Longtime Meta executive Monika Bickert departs for Harvard, marking a leadership shift amid rising global scrutiny of social media.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Chinese Universities with Military Links Bought Super Micro Servers
Chinese universities with military links reportedly acquired Super Micro servers, raising supply chain concerns.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Huawei AI Chips Gain Traction as Orders Grow
Huawei’s AI chips gain traction as ByteDance and Alibaba plan orders, boosting China’s semiconductor ambitions.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Vodafone Ireland Moves Closer to Direct-to-Device Satellite Launch
Vodafone Ireland advances direct-to-device satellite service, signaling progress towards mobile connectivity without terrestrial networks.

Global Institutional Trends
Bickert to Leave for Harvard Law School After 12 Years
Meta’s content policy chief Monika Bickert will leave after 12 years to join Harvard Law School, marking a key leadership change.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Geotab Report Finds Fleets Cut Fuel Waste with Data-Driven Strategies
Geotab report shows fleets cutting idling by up to 30% using data-driven telematics to reduce fuel costs and improve efficiency.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
UK Issues Guidance to Limit Childrens Screen Time
UK introduces guidance to limit children’s screen time, reflecting global concern over digital wellbeing and youth mental health.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Austria Moves to Restrict Under-14s Social Media Use
Austria plans social media ban for under-14s, reflecting Europe’s growing push to protect children from online harms and risks.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple Hires Ex-Google AI Executive for Siri Push
Apple hires ex-Google executive Lilian Rincon as VP of AI marketing to strengthen Siri and Apple Intelligence strategy amid AI competition.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Mobile network spending set to fall sharply through 2031, says ABI
Mobile network spending is set to fall by 29% by 2031, as operators shift from 5G rollout to cost control and network optimization.

North America Cloud Services Trends
AWS Bahrain Cloud Disrupted After Drone Activity
Amazon confirmed that its Bahrain cloud region was disrupted amid drone activity and later said the region was damaged by the conflict and unavailable, testing the resilience of regional cloud architecture.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Swisscom says INWIT tower charges are above market
Fastweb+Vodafone has terminated its INWIT tower agreement, alleging above-market charges; INWIT disputes the move and both sides are pursuing legal action.

Global Datacenter Trends
Meta boosts West Texas AI data centre investment to $10bn
Meta raises West Texas AI data centre investment to $10bn, intensifying global competition in AI infrastructure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
WBA trials point to improved uplink speeds in Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 trials show improved uplink performance, highlighting benefits for enterprise networks, cloud applications, and IoT connectivity.

Global Datacenter Trends
AI growth puts data centre sustainability under strain
Dame Dawn Childs says AI infrastructure is scaling faster than the power systems that support it, making grid capacity, cooling and credible sustainability plans central constraints.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Sparkle signs Anthropic reseller agreement for Claude on Amazon Bedrock
Sparkle will resell Anthropic’s Claude models through Amazon Bedrock to institutions and enterprises across Europe, alongside its cloud and connectivity services.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Noxtua brings legal AI to Deutsche Telekom’s sovereign cloud
Berlin-based Noxtua will use Deutsche Telekom’s Industrial AI Cloud for legal AI workloads, highlighting European demand for secure, data-sovereign computing.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Pony.ai targets 3,000 robotaxis as Zagreb service takes shape
Pony.ai said it would more than double its robotaxi fleet in 2026 while using a partnership with Verne and Uber to enter Zagreb; the service began commercially two weeks later.

Global Regional ISP Trends
VMO2 co-owner links fibre investment to Netomnia merger approval
Liberty Global chief Mike Fries said VMO2 and Nexfibre could halt further fibre building if the proposed £2bn Netomnia acquisition is not approved.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Coinbase and Better test crypto-backed mortgage down payments
Homebuyers will be able to pledge Bitcoin or USDC for a separate loan funding the cash down payment on a Fannie Mae-backed mortgage without selling their assets.
