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Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Coupang investors demand US government probe into South Korea’s data-breach response
U.S. investors want a U.S. probe into South Korea’s handling of Coupang’s data breach, alleging discrimination.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Spotify’s AI ‘Prompted Playlist’: A New Way to Curate Music – But Does It Deliver?
Spotify is testing an AI “Prompted Playlist” tool for Premium users in the U.S. and Canada, letting listeners create playlists with text prompts.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
UK Cyber Firm Unveils Unified OT Monitoring to Tackle Industrial Threats
e2e-assure has launched a UK-focused unified IT/OT cyber monitoring service to boost visibility and threat detection across industrial networks.

Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
CityFibre expands full‑fiber availability for small businesses
CityFibre expands FTTP broadband to 4.5 million small businesses and home workers, emphasising fibre’s role in UK digital competitiveness.

Global Cloud Services Trends
AI hiring firm Eightfold sued over secret candidate scoring
AI faces a lawsuit over alleged secret scoring of job applicants, intensifying scrutiny of transparency and accountability in hiring.

Global Datacenter Trends
Intel results test turnaround amid AI demand
Intel earnings spotlight AI-driven data center growth while investors weigh execution challenges and competition.

Asia-Pacific Regional ISP Trends
US backs India–Singapore submarine cable study
Study will evaluate technical and commercial viability of a subsea route through Southeast Asia to support AI and data demand.

North America Institutional Trends
US House advances bill on AI chip exports
US lawmakers advance legislation giving Congress greater oversight of AI chip exports amid security and trade concerns.

North America Regional ISP Trends
US fibre industry sees rising build costs in 2026
US fibre build costs rose in 2025 and are set to increase further in 2026, impacting broadband rollout and network budgets.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
GSMA warns Europe’s Digital Networks Act may hamper telecom investment
Europe’s mobile industry criticises the Digital Networks Act proposal, saying it fails to simplify rules and support network investment.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Cyber attacks would wipe out over 10% of UK businesses – Vodafone
Vodafone warns that a major cyber attack could wipe out over 10% of UK businesses, exposing weak cyber resilience and training gaps.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK reviews options to regulate children’s social media use
The UK government launches a consultation on children’s social media use amid a broader online safety debate.

Global Cloud Services Trends
ChatGPT Starts Predicting User Age to Shield Teens Ahead of “Adult Mode” Launch
OpenAI is rolling out an age-prediction system in ChatGPT to protect teens, as it prepares an adult mode and tighter content controls.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Drones pose new cyber risk to critical infrastructure
Researchers warn drones could be used as vectors for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in emerging threat landscape.

North America Cloud Services Trends
US IT Hardware Stocks Slide as Morgan Stanley Turns Cautious
U.S. IT hardware stocks slid after Morgan Stanley took a more cautious view, citing weak corporate spending and rising costs.

North America Cloud Services Trends
V.tal unveils Synapse US–Brazil submarine cable Scheme
V.tal unveils Synapse, a 9,700 km submarine cable to link the US and Brazil, boosting cloud and AI data flows.

Global Cloud Services Trends
EU’s Cybersecurity Shake-Up: A Ban in All But Name?
The EU unveiled cybersecurity proposals that could phase out high-risk telecoms suppliers from critical networks.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Netflix CEOs are on the back foot defending $83bn Warner Bros. bid
Netflix defends an $83bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery amid investor skepticism and competitive pressure, raising key questions.

North America Institutional Trends
US FTC to Review Big Tech Talent Acquisition Deals
US FTC scrutinises Big Tech ‘acqui‑hire’ deals, examining whether talent-focused acquisitions bypass antitrust rules.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Syntys expands Qatar data centre footprint with Q Data deal
Gulf data centre market tightens as Syntys adds Q Data’s Tier III facilities to expand its Qatar footprint and regional reach.
