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Global Cloud Services Trends
Crazy Domains launches AI website builder to streamline online presence for SMBs
Crazy Domains’ new AI Website Builder enables SMBs to create professional websites quickly with tailored content and an intuitive process.
Companies
The International Telecommunication Union: What this unsung UN agency does
OUR TAKEThe ITU stands as a cornerstone in shaping the global landscape of telecommunications and information technologies. This United Nations specialised agency has been at the forefront of establishing and harmonising standards, fostering innovation, and facilitating…
Companies
ICANN appoints Kurtis Lindqvist as new president and CEO
OUR TAKEICANN has appointed Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its next president and CEO, effective 5 December 2024. With more than 30 years of experience, including as CEO of the London Internet Exchange, Lindqvist is well prepared to enhance ICANN’s critical role in ensuring a…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft’s slipping performance sparks market reevaluation of AI
OUR TAKEMicrosoft’s quarterly earnings report fails to meet market expectations, causing its market value to evaporate by $340 billion in a single day. Meanwhile, chipmakers such as Nvidia and AMD see their share prices rise on the back of the market’s continued enthusiasm for AI…
Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI unveils real-time voice mode for ChatGPT
OUR TAKEOpenAI, the Microsoft-backed AI company, has initiated a controlled rollout of an advanced voice mode to a select group of its ChatGPT Plus subscribers. This new feature enables users to engage in real-time voice conversations with the AI assistant, marking a significant…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Alphabet’s AI partnership with Anthropic faces UK scrutiny
UK’s antitrust watchdog is reviewing Alphabet’s partnership with Anthropic, examining its potential effects on the competitive landscape. In a recent joint statement, the CMA, along with US and EU counterparts, promised to collaborate to ensure fair competition within the AI…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Russia to allow crypto payments in international trade to counter sanctions
OUR TAKERussian lawmakers have just passed a law allowing companies to use cryptocurrencies for international trade. The new move, which comes into effect in September, is aimed at circumventing tough Western sanctions. Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s central bank, says…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Delta Air Lines seeks compensation from CrowdStrike over IT outage
OUR TAKEIn light of the recent events, it is crucial for businesses to evaluate their cybersecurity strategies and ensure they are not overly reliant on any single platform. The CrowdStrike incident underscores the potential risks and the importance of maintaining a resilient and…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta’s $1.4B payout in landmark Texas privacy case
OUR TAKEThat $1.4 billion settlement by Meta is nothing short of a “mega-fine” in the tech world, reminiscent of Google’s own painful payout for privacy breaches in the past. It’s not just about the money; it’s a loud and clear wake-up call to all tech giants: stop treating…
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
C5i expands AI capabilities with Analytic Edge acquisition
OUR TAKEC5i acquired Analytic Edge, a marketing analytics firm, which can improve C5i’s capabilities in data-driven marketing solutions with Analytic Edge’s expertise in analytics to improve client offerings. This acquisition of Analytic Edge aligns with C5i’s focus on…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Symbotic shares plummet amid sluggish robotics deployment
OUR TAKESymbotic’s significant share decline reflects investor concerns over rising costs and slower automation deployment impacting near-term financial performance. However, with strategic improvements and major stakeholder investments, the company anticipates a return to…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Huawei unveils nova Flip with a square cover screen
Huawei is gearing up to unveil a new foldable phone, the nova Flip, featuring a unique square external display.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
SpaceX eyes Australian waters for Starship rocket landings
OUR TAKESpaceX is in talks to land and recover its Starship rocket off Australia’s coast, aiming to expand its presence and strengthen U.S.-Australian space and military cooperation, which reflects a strategic move to enhance its testing capabilities and solidify international…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple joins Biden’s AI safety initiative with major tech giants
OUR TAKEApple signed onto Biden’s AI safety commitments, becoming another major tech giant to join this initiative after Google and Microsoft. Apple’s participation was expected to strengthen the management of AI risks, encourage more companies to adopt responsible AI development…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Apple unveils training details of Apple Intelligence models
OUR TAKEThe technical paper describes the training process of the AI models it has developed for Apple Intelligence, making it clear that the models are trained on publicly available and licensed datasets, ensuring that no private user data was used, thus emphasising its…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta releases AI Studio for enhanced social interactions
OUR TAKEMeta Platforms has launched AI Studio, an innovative platform that not only allows users to design and share personalised AI chatbots, but is also specifically targeted at Instagram creators, enabling them to leverage AI personas to automate day-to-day interactions such…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Logitech CEO introduces the Forever Mouse with AI integration
OUR TAKEIn a recent edition of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shares the company’s long-term plans and vision for one of its flagship products, the Forever Mouse. Faber emphasises that, through careful design and constantly updated software services, the…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Privacy-enhanced wearable AI: Bee AI
OUR TAKEBee AI, a startup focused on developing a wearable AI assistant, has closed a new round of funding to advance its innovative project. The device aims to provide highly personalised services such as smart reminders, note organisation and contextually relevant suggestions…
North America Institutional Trends
U.S. supports open AI models and proposes risk oversight
OUR TAKEThe U.S. Department of Commerce has released a report in support of open-weighted generative AI models, such as Meta’s Llama 3.1, and recommends that the government develop new capabilities to monitor the potential risks of these models. The report highlights that open…
Global Cloud Services Trends
‘Forgetting’ techniques in AI impacts efficiency
OUR TAKE“Forgetting” techniques for AI models are designed to make AI models forget specific and unwanted information learned in training data, such as sensitive private data or copyrighted material. The study finds that current “forgetting” techniques can impair their ability to…