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Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
India’s X alternative Koo to shut down services
OUR TAKE Launched in 2020, Koo offers instant messaging services in more than 10 Indian languages. The site gains traction in 2021 after several ministers backs it during a dispute between the Indian government and X, then known as Twitter.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened…
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
LG acquires Athom to boost AI smart homes
LG acquires 80% of Athom to enhance AI-driven smart home solutions, with plans to buy the remaining 20% within three years.
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
The US initiates AI investment restriction on China
US restricts investments in China’s AI sector, criticised by China’s UN envoy for hindering development and promoting division.
Global Cloud Services Trends
AI-focused firms see big jump in market cap in June
AI-focused chipmakers, notably Nvidia, experienced significant market capitalisation gains, briefly surpassing Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China tops generative AI patents, with 38,000 in past decade
China leads the generative AI patent race, filing over 38,000 patents in the past decade, far surpassing the US.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta plans to bring generative AI to metaverse games
Meta, through advanced generative AI, is pioneering the integration of innovative gaming experiences in the metaverse.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Nintendo says it won’t use generative AI to make games
OUR TAKE While generative AI tools have proven their creative potential, their commercial use is highly dependent on the source of the data sets used to train AI models. Nintendo’s decision reflects the importance they place on game creativity and player experience, as well as…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 product pages are leaked
OUR TAKE The Flip 6 boasts a groundbreaking 50MP camera and a larger 4,000 mAh battery, promising extended use. Innovative AI features like real-time translation and intelligent note-taking enhance usability.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened Leaked information suggests that…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Altrove uses AI models and lab automation to create new materials
OUR TAKE The creation of a new material is very complex. When you combine two different chemical elements together, there are thousands of possibilities. When you want to deal with three different elements, there are tens of thousands of combinations. With four elements, you have…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Cloudflare launches tool to combat AI robots
OUR TAKE Due to the booming development of artificial intelligence and the increasing demand for model training data, the problem of AI bots scraping data has become more prominent, and many websites are working to prevent AI scraping and crawling.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What…
Global Cloud Services Trends
ChatGPT macOS app updates to eliminate security concerns
OUR TAKE There is a worrying security issue with the pre-update ChatGPT macOS app: If a bad actor or malicious app gets access to your machine, they can easily read your conversations with ChatGPT and the data contained therein.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened ChatGPT macOS…
Global Cloud Services Trends
5.5G: A stepping stone from Huawei on the path to 6G
5.5G, bridging 5G and 6G, boosts speed, latency, and connectivity, enabling advanced IoT, smart cities, and real-time remote operations.
Companies
A short guide to data collection for AI
The adoption of generative AI and other AI-powered solutions is rapidly growing. Organisations need to collect and harvest large amounts of data, either by themselves or by working with AI data collection services, to successfully leverage these technologies, specifically to…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Why AI can’t replace data analysts
The debate around AI potentially replacing jobs in various sectors has been active for over a decade. However, recent advancements in AI technology, particularly the emergence of generative AI like ChatGPT, raise more significant concerns. These tools offer limitless potential…
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP Trends
Who is GZTECH? Chinese startup, leader in fibre and solid laser tech
GZTECH was established on May 31, 2018, is located in the heart of China Optics Valley—Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone.
Global Cloud Services Trends
California takes on Microsoft: $14M payout over employee rights
California Civil Rights Department accused Microsoft of retaliating against California-based employees since 2017.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Volkswagen invests $5 billion in Rivian
OUR TAKE This collaboration reflects the growth and trends of the global electric vehicle market. As a traditional automobile manufacturing giant, Volkswagen has chosen to cooperate with emerging electric vehicle companies, showing its emphasis on electrification transformation…
Global Cloud Services Trends
What is Captcha and does Google use it to train AI?
Officially, Captcha serves as a robust defense mechanism against automated bots, spam attacks, excessive flooding, and various forms of online mischief. While some may question its technical reliability, particularly in light of evolving AI capabilities that can sometimes…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China says US targeting of AI harms healthy development
OUR TAKE After President Joe Biden signs an executive order last August, the Treasury Department issues new rules aimed at preventing American technology from helping the Chinese develop advanced technologies and dominate global markets.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Proton launches a privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs
OUR TAKE Proton is just one of the companies trying to offer privacy-focused alternatives to Google and Microsoft that have so far failed to dent their dominance. If Proton can handle image embedding better than Google, it could be a big hit.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened…