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Global Institutional Trends
New members of OpenAI’s funding round include Apple and Nvidia
This investment is in line with Apple’s efforts to integrate advanced AI like ChatGPT into its future products.

North America Institutional Trends
DICK’S Sporting Goods confirms data breach following cyberattack
DICK’S Sporting Goods disclosed that an unauthorised third party accessed its systems and confidential data last week.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
EU Parliament faces scrutiny following data breach complaints
NOYB alleges that the EUParliament failed to protect employee personal data, calling for enforcement from the EU Data Protection Supervisor.

Global Institutional Trends
Chinese tech firms race to launch AI smart glasses
Chinese companies Chinese companies are introducing affordable AI smart glasses that provide access to generative AI capabilities.

North America Institutional Trends
Custody giant State Street broadens crypto services in new partnership
US financial services provider State Street has partnered with Swiss crypto firm Taurus to launch new digital asset services, including tokenisation and crypto asset custody, aimed at catering to institutional demand.

Global Institutional Trends
Google faces class action lawsuit over Chrome data collection
Google will have to face a class action lawsuit accusing it of collecting user data through Chrome without their consent.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
US and South Korea launch drills amid North Korean threats
The Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises begin between South Korea and the US to against North Korea’s growing nuclear and cyber threats.

Global Institutional Trends
Forcepoint’s solutions address increasing data breach expenses
In today’s digital landscape, data breaches are more than just a fear; they are a reality that many organisations face. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, the average cost of a data breach has climbed to $4.88M, a significant 10 percent rise from the previous…

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
HPE Acquires Morpheus Data for Cloud Management
HPE acquired Morpheus Data to enhance its GreenLake cloud service,expanding its offerings in FinOps and application lifecycle management.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
SoftBank abandons AI chips partnership plan with Intel
OUR TAKESoftBank’s termination of its AI chip development partnership with Intel highlights the challenges and competitive nature of the tech industry. Intel’s failure to meet SoftBank’s production requirements underscores the difficulties major companies face in keeping up with…

Global Institutional Trends
Enzo Biochem paid $4.5M to settle regulatory charges
Enzo Biochem will pay $4.5 million to settle regulatory allegations and had exited the clinical laboratory testing business last August.

Global Institutional Trends
Meta, Universal Music Group expand partnership to combat unauthorised AI content
Meta announced an expanded global music licensing deal with Universal Music Group to tackle unauthorised AI content.

Africa Institutional Trends
MSTelcom, Emerson launch automation joint venture
MSTelcom has announced a significant strategic partnership with Emerson, a global leader in automation technology and industrial software. This milestone agreement, formalised on April 10, 2024, at a ceremony held at Sonangol EP’s headquarters, marks a pivotal development for…

Global Institutional Trends
AI lawsuit from music labels sparks battle over creativity rights
Country musician Tift Merritt condemned AI music platform Udio’s imitation of her style in the song “Holy Grounds”, calling it theft and lacking transformative power.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Apple urges US judge to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Apple asks US court to toss antitrust suit. A dismissal would favor Apple, but a guilty verdict could bring penalties and business changes.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Italy’s Bending Spoons acquires file-sharing pioneer WeTransfer
Bending Spoons SpA, an Italian mobile app developer, has acquired Dutch file-sharing service WeTransfer, continuing its global expansion after recent acquisitions, including Evernote.

North America Institutional Trends
Canada investigates Ticketmaster for data breach
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada launched an investigation into a data breach at Ticketmaster.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Court rules in favor of Google in RNC email spam filter lawsuit
OUR TAKERNC’s lawsuit against Google, claiming email spam folder sabotage, got the boot from a judge. It’s like trying to blame the weatherman for your umbrella getting lost in a gusty day. Google’s denial, backed by the FEC’s non-bias ruling, feels like a “we told you so”…

Global Institutional Trends
The partnership between Stripe and Fifth Third Bank’s Newline
OUR TAKEThe partnership with Newline allows Stripe to offer a wider array of financial products and services, which can attract more software businesses looking to integrate embedded financial accounts for their customers. So Stripe can stay ahead of competitors and remain a…

North America Institutional Trends
UK antitrust body examines Google’s partnership with Anthropic
OUR TAKECMA has launched a preliminary investigation into the partnership between Google and US AI start-up Anthropic to assess whether this partnership has resulted in a material lessening of competition in the UK market.The CMA is inviting stakeholders and interested parties to…
