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North America Institutional Trends
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces prison time in the US
US prosecutors want Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of Binance, to serve three years in prison. US prosecutors charge Zhao with serious crimes Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, could face…

Global Cloud Services Trends
WhatsApp starts rolling out Passkeys on iOS
Meta’s WhatsApp is now rolling out Passkeys support for the iPhone version of the app. This means that users only need to log in once to set up their account using their password and not have to enter it again. The Passkeys support Last October, Meta began offering Passkeys…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Perplexity’s ongoing fundraising spree
Perplexity, a rising star in the AI search engine arena, is garnering significant investor interest with its innovative approach to generative AI. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and IVP, both previous backers of the company, are among those looking to invest in this larger…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple’s Let Loose event: Coming May 7
Speculations suggest new iPads, featuring M2 and M3 chips, along with upgrades to the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard case.

Global Cloud Services Trends
X set to launch TV app for videos ‘soon’
The upcoming TV app is anticipated to offer users a convenient platform to access various video content directly on their TV screens.

North America Cloud Services Trends
US forces TikTok to divest or face ban
The U.S. Senate has told to ban TikTok or force the sale of application, giving its Chinese parent company ByteDance a year to divest.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Coca-Cola signs $1.1 bln deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services
Microsoft said on Tuesday that Coca-Cola had signed a $1.1 billion 5-year deal to use its artificial intelligence assistant Copilot and cloud computing service Azure. Exploring the OpenAI and Microsoft partnership Copilot for Microsoft 365 gets GPT-4 Turbo, unlimited chats Joi…

Global Cloud Services Trends
ASML appoints Christophe Fouquet as new CEO
ASML appointed Christophe Fouquet as new CEO and continues to drive the company’s leadership position in the global semiconductor industry.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Q.Ant debuts its sensor to enable brain signals to direct prostheses
The quantum technology startup Q.Ant has unveiled a sensor that can sense the body’s minute electrical signals and use that information to control exoskeletons, avatars, and prosthetics. About Q.Ant’s sensor Q.Ant’s sensor is more accurate than earlier versions because it can…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: April 25, 2024
US seeks 3 years prison for Binance founder Zhao, IBM to buy HashiCorp in $6.4 billion deal to expand in cloud and other tech news.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK enacts tough law on deepfakes
The Ministry of Justice said on the 16th, the Ministry of Justice said on the 16th that the government could receive sexual image or video without the party consent of the party. Strong response to deep fake Britain’s Ministry of Justice said on the 16th (local time) that if the…

North America Cloud Services Trends
AI leads Microsoft close to cloud dominance
Future quarterly reports from the US tech companies could reveal that Microsoft is catching up to cloud computing leader Amazon.com as more companies move to its services, drawn by a slew of generative AI features enabled by OpenAI’s technology. About Microsoft The adoption of AI…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta announces passkeys come to WhatsApp iOS app
Meta has now verified that passkey protection for WhatsApp accounts on iPhones will also be an option as reported by Engadget. For Android users, the feature was initially released in October of last year. In the upcoming weeks, Meta claims that all WhatsApp users should be able…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao should spend 3 years in prison
The Department of Justice (DOJ) requests that Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao be locked up for 3 years and pay a $50 million fine for violating the Bank Secrecy Act, which he pleaded guilty to in November. The sentence, per the DOJ sentencing memo Monday, “will not…

North America Cloud Services Trends
TikTok CEO says company vows to fight US ban
CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew says the company will fight a recently passed US law that mandates the platform be sold off by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face being blocked in the US. He also cautions that lawmakers’ real intention is to simply forbid access to the…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
TSMC says ‘A16’ to arrive in 2026, setting up showdown with Intel
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced on Wednesday that a new chip manufacturing technology known as “A16” will go into production in the second half of 2026 in an attempt to produce the fastest chips in the world, squaring off with Intel, according to Reuters.…

Global Cloud Services Trends
IBM to acquire Hashicorp for $6.4B to move deeper into cloud
International Business Machines (IBM) agreed to buy cloud software company HashiCorp in a deal with an enterprise value of $6.4 billion, extending the tech company’s push into cloud and artificial intelligence as those offerings drive growth. Details about the deal IBM plans to…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Coca-Cola bets big on Microsoft’s AI with $1.1 billion deal
The Coca-Cola Company is bolstering its core technology strategy by signing a $1.1 billion five-year deal to employ Microsoft’s cloud-based and generative AI-powered capabilities, according to Reuters on Tuesday. Coca-Cola will continue its focus on global productivity and…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Equinix’s RED: circular IT management aligns with european deal
On April 22nd, Earth Day is observed worldwide, with this year’s theme revolving around “Earth and Plastic.” This occasion prompts reflection on how we can make wiser decisions regarding the materials we use—be it plastic, metal, or others—to minimize our impact on the planet and…

Global Cloud Services Trends
When did cybersecurity start?
Cybersecurity’s evolution mirrors the ongoing struggle against evolving digital threats, shaping robust defences for a dynamic landscape.
