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Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
American Express launches ‘Plan It’ in the UK for personalised payment
The international financial services provider American Express has introduced “Plan It,” a new BNPL-like product for the UK market.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Stripe’s valuation soars to $65B amid employee stock-sale deal
Stripe, the payments infrastructure firm, has announced agreements to offer liquidity to current and former employees through a tender offer.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Feedzai teams up with UK Finance again in fraud battle
Feedzai, in partnership with UK Finance for the second year, is conducting a study on AI in financial fraud, the Annual Fraud Report 2024.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Who is selling your data to train AI?
The use of scraped data from the internet has become a contentious issue, with companies harnessing public content to train their powerful generative models. This practice has sparked legal battles, as organizations like The New York Times and Getty Images have raised concerns…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Automattic’s talks to sell Tumblr content to AI giants raise concerns
The recent revelation that OpenAI and image generator Midjourney are on the brink of finalizing a deal to utilize public Tumblr data for AI model training has sparked both interest and concern within the industry. Challenges around user privacy and content ownership According to…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: March 1, 2024
Bitcoin set for biggest monthly jump since 2020 amid ETF boost, BofA offering spot bitcoin ETFs to clients and other top tech news.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Actor accuses Amazon of using AI to ‘replicate the voices’
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Amazon is facing a lawsuit from R. Lance Hill, the writer of the original 1989 film “Road House” over alleged copyright infringement in the remake of the movie. Hill claims that Amazon and MGM Studios utilized AI technology to…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Citron calls for short sale of Coinbase stock after exchange outage
on Feb. 28, Exchange outrage broke out,because of a Bitcoin flash crash, and causinga 10% drop in the digital asset’s price. But Citron the recent site malfunction as a key factor, making the long Bitcoin/short Coinbase trade one of the most compelling opportunities in the crypto…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Sony to partner with Seagate on hard disk drives
Sony and Seagate collaborate to develop HDDs meeting AI data storage needs, potentially revitalising the mechanical hard drive industry.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Indosat cooperates with Nvidia delivering AI infrastructure
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH),a company empowers people of Indonesia by providing leading digital telecommunication services, has taken a significant step towards positioning Indonesia at the forefront of the AI revolution by signing an agreement with Nvidia to adopt its…

North America Cloud Services Trends
US considering over $10 billion in subsidies for Intel
The Biden administration negotiates $10+ billion subsidies with Intel to boost semiconductor production, part of the CHIPS Act funding.

Global Cloud Services Trends
The Apple Vision Pro was reported to be flooded with returns
Apple’s Vision Pro headset faces return issues due to discomfort and app limitations, raising uncertainty despite CEO’s endorsement.

North America Cloud Services Trends
BlackRock Brazil launching BDR fund mirroring US BTC ETF
BlackRock launches a Bitcoin ETF in Brazil, aiming to mirror its U.S. success and mulls an Ether ETF, pending SEC approval.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Fake AI copies flood Amazon as Kara Swisher memoir nears release
Kara Swisher, a trailblazing tech journalist, recently unveiled her memoir titled, Burn Book, chronicling her impactful journey in Silicon Valley. However, the joy of this milestone was short-lived as more than 20 AI-generated biographies mirroring Swisher’s career suddenly…

North America Institutional Trends
U.S. regulators withdraw crypto mining power survey amid legal dispute
U.S. regulators discontinued a survey meant to monitor cryptocurrency mining electricity usage permanently, following the recent lawsuit.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta to launch new AI language model Llama 3 in July
OUR TAKELlama 3, the newest version of its artificial intelligence language model of Meta, will launch in July, adding yet more intrigue to the AI landscape. The new model will better address and understand contentious queries, Meta claims. Currently, Meta researchers are…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Lu Heng, CEO AT LARUS, explains his vision for a decentralised internet
The impassioned speech promoted the decentralisation of IP addresses over the current system of control by Regional Internet Registries.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: February 29, 2024
Explore the most advancements and stay at the forefront with insights. Apple plans to disclose AI programs, while Meta launches new AI model.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Hybrid cloud empowers enterprises with digital competitive edge
In today’s rapidly evolving cloud industry, the concept of hybrid cloud has undergone a significant transformation, moving beyond its traditional definition of a combination of private and public clouds. Now, hybrid cloud is a versatile term encompassing any system that…

Global Datacenter Trends
Digital Edge second data center facility is ready to use
The data center operator revealed on Wednesday that EDGE2, situated in South Jakarta’s Jl. Kuningan Mulia, less than 3 kilometers from EDGE1, which is one of the most interconnected data centers in Jakarta.It is designed to meet the growing demands of hyperscale and AI…
