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Global Cloud Services Trends
Google boosts AI investment to challenge OpenAI
Google boosts AI investment and expands Gemini AI, positioning itself as a strong competitor to OpenAI in the global AI race.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Google Cloud and Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
Google Cloud and Liberty Global have agreed a five-year AI partnership to use Google’s Gemini technology across European telecom services.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
nLighten France acquisition to expand data centre presence
nLighten has acquired a Paris-area data centre from oXya, expanding its data centre presence in France and Europe.

Global Datacenter Trends
Oracle shares rise after $50 billion data centre funding plan
Oracle plans to raise up to $50 billion via equity and debt to fund data center expansion, easing investor funding fears amid AI competition.

Global Institutional Trends
SpaceX acquires xAI in $1.25 trillion merger
SpaceX has acquired xAI in a $1.25 trillion merger, uniting space launch and AI under Musk as part of a broader tech strategy.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Waymo’s $16 billion funding push highlights strong support for autonomous driving
Waymo seeks about $16 billion in funding at a near $110 billion valuation, showing continued investor belief in autonomous driving’s future.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
The ultimate guide to valuing your IPv4 blocks
IPv4 addresses are scarce digital assets. This guide explains how ISPs value address blocks using real market examples.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Amazon eyes $50B OpenAI investment
Potential $50bn Amazon stake in OpenAI underscores strategic bets on AI compute and cloud infrastructure growth.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Northwood Space raises $100m in Series B funding
Northwood Space has secured $100m in Series B funding as the satellite ground station startup scales its network under CEO Bridgit Mendler.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Starlink faces fresh regulatory hurdles for direct-to-device approval in India
Starlink must seek fresh approval in India to offer direct-to-device satellite services, highlighting regulatory control over new tech.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Internet Blackout Continues in Iran
Iran remains largely offline as a prolonged internet blackout continues amid protests and growing economic pressure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia and CoreWeave deepen partnership to expand AI infrastructure
Nvidia invests $2 billion in CoreWeave to accelerate AI data center buildouts, raising concerns over cloud infrastructure concentration.

North America Institutional Trends
Europe and the US redefine a fraught digital partnership
Europe seeks a recalibrated partnership with the US as digital and trade tensions shape telecom policy in early 2026.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
UK regulator opens probe into Meta’s WhatsApp data compliance
UK regulator Ofcom investigates whether Meta provided complete and accurate data on WhatsApp during a review of the bulk SMS market.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia boss visits china amid regulatory headwinds and AI demand
Nvidia CEO visits China amid regulatory scrutiny as the company waits on Beijing’s decision over H200 AI chip sales to a major AI market.

North America Regional ISP Trends
Verizon Expands US Fibre Footprint with Frontier Acquisition
Verizon finalises its $20B acquisition of Frontier, expanding its fibre network to 30 million US homes and boosting broadband reach.

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.

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.

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.

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.
