Impact
Medium
Within the Impact facet, Medium impact intelligence highlights articles where the expected effect level, operational exposure, or decision relevance is comparable. Readers can use the page to separate routine market updates from higher-consequence governance, infrastructure, security, and investment signals that may affect planning, procurement, policy, or customer exposure. The page connects the consequence band to public evidence, related organisations, regional context, operating dependencies, service continuity, competition, investment timing, compliance, and customer risk. It helps readers decide which developments deserve deeper monitoring, which actors are most exposed, and how a signal may affect operations or market planning.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Oracle shares surge over 13%, hint at Nvidia collaboration
Oracle’s stock surged over 13% to reach a new high and teased a potential collaboration with Nvidia during the GTC developer conference.

North America Cloud Services Trends
CoinShares acquires Valkyrie ETF business, expanding US market
CoinShares, specialising in digital assets, acquired Valkyrie funds, including the investment advisory arm and sponsor rights.

Global Cloud Services Trends
OKX adds Aevo platform for spot trading derivatives trading
OKX announces the addition of Aevo, a derivative-focused L2 platform, for spot trading, set to commence on March 12, 2024.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Binance integrates Japanese yen into Binance Convert
Binance announced the addition of the Japanese yen to its Binance Convert on, enabling users to trade yen with bitcoin and USDT fee-free.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services
Apple to allow users in EU to download apps from third parties
Apple plans to make concessions in EU countries that will allow some developers to distribute their iOS apps directly from websites.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft to train Philippine women in AI, cybersecurity
100,000 Philippine women will acquire ability to identify cybersecurity threats by using an online platform to learn how to use Microsoft’s AI tools.

Global Cloud Services
Code snippet shows Quest headset support for panoramic photos
An eagle-eyed user found code that suggested immersive pics may soon be available in the Meta Quest, matching the Apple Vision Pro.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
China’s GDS confirms talks to sell international data centres
GDS Holdings explores selling a stake in its global data centre operations, engaging with private equity firms, but no deal is finalised yet.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Binance Labs launches 7th incubation programme for Web3
The program gives access to Binance’s resources and offers support to innovative projects in areas like DeFi, infrastructure, and AI.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: March 13, 2024
Global banks participate in large-scale blockchain pilot test, AMD says creaky old servers are a big problem for AI and other tech news.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia decline: Billionaire investors are selling it and buying these 2 AI stocks instead
OUR TAKECurrently, no trend has captured the attention and wallets of investors like artificial intelligence (AI). Many billionaire investors have been strategically moving their capital into and out of certain artificial intelligence stocks.Nvidia used to be the most popular of…

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Microsoft to train 100,000 Philippine women in AI, cybersecurity
OUR TAKEMicrosoft is concerned about the development of women in the Philippines and is willing to provide them with training, which offers some job opportunities for women in the local region. In addition, Microsoft’s assistance to the local government and students can also…

North America Regional ISP Trends
Actelis Networks and Netceed have an agreement to extend Actelis’ hybrid-fibre networking solutions to Netceed’s North American customer base.
OUR TAKEFor Netceed customers, they can accelerate their technology upgrade project with Actelis’ hybrid fibre solution. This new partnership can also bring greater convenience to thousands of Netceed customers in North America, facilitating people’s lives to a greater…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Pro-Khalistan protesters try to disrupt Indo-Canada business networking event.
OUR TAKEAlthough the pro-Khalistan elements tried to disrupt the event, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police along with the Edmonton Police Service blocked the protesters gathered outside.Pro-Khalistan has received multiple criminal charges in recent years, but they are still active…

Companies
Samsung’s new midrange Galaxy A55 arrives with a bigger screen and new security features
OUR TAKEAlthough Samsung’s midrange product doesn’t have stronger specs or varied features, it has more alluring prices than its flagship handsets. This time the two new models Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 have been launched with high-grade materials and chips and also added a…

Global Cloud Services
5 real-world ways NFTs can provide genuine value
From art and music to fashion, tickets, and cultural preservation, NFTs are revolutionising how we create, share, and value digital content.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Tether partners with Celo network to expand USDT distribution
Tether has formed a strategic partnership with the Celo network to expand the distribution of its USDT stablecoin across blockchain networks.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Bitfarms boosts BTC mining capacity with 51,908 ASICs acquisition
Bitfarms, a Canadian bitcoin mining company, recently acquired 51,908 ASICs, including Bitmain models like T21, S21, and S21 hydro miners.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Ubisoft joins XPLA blockchain to validate digital asset ownership
Ubisoft joins XPLA as a node validator, advancing blockchain verification, and showcasing its ongoing exploration of Web3 and blockchain.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
VIRTUS to build 100% renewable energy data centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
VIRTUS Data Centres (VIRTUS), an outstanding player in the UK’s data centre industry and a part of the ST Telemedia (STT) Global Data Centres Group, has revealed its ambitious plans for a advanced data centre campus in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire on 19 February, 2024. The new…
