Primary Domain
Technology
Within the Primary Domain facet, Technology intelligence groups reporting by primary domain so readers can follow a focused area of internet infrastructure, governance, connectivity markets, or digital capital. The page brings together related articles, public evidence, institutions, companies, people, regional exposure, operating dependencies, and market context that may otherwise sit across separate category pages. It explains the domain, the likely actor class, the market or governance context, and the source material readers should use when comparing signals. Operators, analysts, and governance readers can see how the same domain appears across events, profiles, market shifts, public-source evidence, regional dependencies, and longer-cycle infrastructure decisions over time.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Samsung has been the world’s top TV seller for 18 years
Samsung Electronics remains the global TV sales leader for the 18th consecutive year, boasting a 30.1% market share in 2023.
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Singapore fintech firm Xalts acquires a digital trading platform
Contour was launched in 2017 by a consortium of eight banks to digitize trade and is now used by 22 banks and more than 100 global companies including Tata Group, Rio Tinto and SAIC. An ambitious acquisition plan Xalts, a Singaporean fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has…
Companies
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to hire 4,000, invest $486.2 million in AI
* Xpeng’s CEO said the company plans to hire 4,000 new employees and invest 3.5 billion yuan ($486.2 million) in artificial intelligence technology. * The Chinese electric car maker also plans to launch about 30 new or upgraded models over the next three years. * CEO He Xiaopeng…
Global Institutional Trends
Nintendo shares plunge on delayed Switch 2 launch
Nintendo’s delay of Switch 2 to early 2025, from late 2024, led to an 8.8% stock drop, affecting revenue projections.
Companies
The EU will fine Apple 500 million euros
The EU plans to fine Apple around 500 million euros for antitrust violations, its first such penalty, alleging unfair competition.
Global Cloud Services
OpenAI has become the world’s third largest unicorn
OpenAI’s valuation skyrockets to over $80 billion post stock sale, marking a significant surge in investor confidence.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services
Nvidia’s market cap has surpassed that of Amazon and Alphabet
The world’s largest tech companies are engaged in an artificial intelligence chip arms race, each hoping to develop its own GPU chips in a bid to dethrone Nvidia’s virtual monopoly.Ironically, these are the companies that account for NVIDIA’s top sales of A.I. chips, as Bloomberg…
Global Cloud Services
Zuckerberg has taken a cautious stance on brain-computer chips
Meta’s CEO cautiously approaches Brain-Computer Interface tech, contrasting with Neuralink’s bold strides in implantable chips.
Companies
After the deal, OpenAI will be valued at $80 billion
After the trade The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported on Friday that Microsoft-backed OpenAI has closed a deal that values the artificial intelligence company at $80 billion or more. The company will sell its existing shares in a so-called…
Global Cloud Services
OpenAI teases an amazing new generative video model Sora
OpenAI’s Sora AI model creates high-quality short videos from text instructions, leveraging advancements from DALL-E and GPT models.
Asia-Pacific Datacenter
Data centers start using green energy to power new facilities
To reduce their carbon footprint, Indian data centre operators are seeking renewable power contracts and introducing sustainability measures. Environmental protection is mandatory Today, rising carbon emissions from data centres are expected to exceed those from the airline…
Global Institutional
FTC seeks to modify rule to combat deepfakes
Amendment of Regulations Spurred by the growing threat of deep counterfeiting, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking to amend an existing rule that prohibits impersonating businesses or government agencies to cover all consumers.The revised rules – depending on the final…
Companies
Reddit has a new AI training agreement that sells user content
According to Bloomberg, in a new licensing agreement, Reddit will allow “an unnamed large artificial intelligence company” access to its user-generated content platform. The deal, which is “worth about $60 million on an annual basis,” could still change, the outlet wrote, as the…
Global Cloud Services
Jeff Bezos to sell 50 million Amazon shares next year
A powerful move Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will sell up to 50 million shares of the online retail and cloud services company over the next year, a filing showed on Friday. According to the current price of $171.8 per share calculation, the securities are worth $8.6 billion.…
Companies
Apple launches a new Windows app removing iTunes from PCs
Apple has officially unveiled its Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Devices apps on Windows.The apps were initially released as previews last year, but after partnering with Microsoft to launch the apps, Apple has now removed the preview label. Windows users get rid of their…
Companies
Equinix serves fully managed service for NVIDIA Supercomputing
Equinix installation and operation to each customer’s private NVIDIA infrastructure, and can represent them in key deployment of services in international business exchange (IBX) data centers around the world. New products, new services Equinix, announced the launch of a fully…
North America Cloud Services
X tops Apple’s App Store amidst celebrity picture controversy
X became the #1 free app on Apple’s App Store on Wednesday, coinciding with the rise in another celebrity picture controversy on the site.
Companies
9GAG CEO Chan’s Nobody NFT, bought for $47,000, worth $1,450 24 hours later
The CEO and co-founder of 9GAG, Ray Chan acquired a Stephen Chow “Nobody” NFTfor $47,300, which is 3,155% more than the floor price.
Companies
Apple launches ‘edit by text’ AI image tool
Apple researchers have unveiled a new model that lets users describe how they want to modify photos in simple language, without having to touch the photo editing software. A new model Apple researchers, in collaboration with UC Santa Barbara, introduced MGIE, a novel model that…
Global Cloud Services
Google’s 4K-enabled Chromecast is at its most worthwhile price tag
The streaming world may be consolidating faster than expected, but it’s clear that cable is unlikely to make a comeback anytime soon.Fortunately, if you’re in the market for a new streaming device to make the most of Netflix and other services, Chromecast with Google TV (4K) is…