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Global National Telecom Trends
AI-powered search startup Glean doubles valuation in new funding
OUR TAKEAI-powered search startup Glean has raised $260 million in Series E funding, doubling its valuation to $4.6 billion. Led by Altimeter and DST Global, with new investors including Craft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company now totals over…

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Interview with Fa Zhang, partner at Poly Technologies: ‘AI investment favors top university graduates’
AI startups in China have the greatest innovation potential in software, as competing with established hardware giants is challenging.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Globe Internet and Reunion Insurance launch ‘Reunion Online’ to revolutionise insurance industry
Reunion Insurance, in partnership with Globe Internet, launches “Reunion Online,” a online platform to simplify insurance purchasing.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Disney data breach unveils financial strategies and employee personal information
OUR TAKEThe leak exposed personally identifiable information (PII) of employees and customers, including passport numbers and addresses. This raises significant concerns about identity theft and privacy violations. This incident is not just a concern for Disney but serves as a…

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
AirTrunk acquired by Blackstone in $24B deal
Blackstone confirmed to Forbes Australia that it reached a deal today to acquire Australian unicorn AirTrunk.

Latin America and Caribbean Institutional Trends
Google limits on android auto access may breach EU rules
Google’s refusal to allow an electric car app developed by Enel to access its Android Auto platform may violate competition rules.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Salesforce to acquire data protection firm Own Company for $1.9B
Salesforce announced plans on Thursday to acquire Own Company, a data protection and management provider, for $1.9 billion in cash.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK clears Microsoft’s partnership with Inflection AI
OUR TAKEThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Microsoft’s acquisition of former Inflection AI staff, including CEO Mustafa Suleyman. After an investigation, the CMA determined that this move doesn’t harm competition in the consumer chatbot or AI…

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
BDCOM to launch the fastest broadband package in Bangladesh
OUR TAKE In an exclusive interview with Md. Jakir Hossan, manager of BDCOM Online Limited, he told BTW that as the first commercial telephone provider in Bangladesh, BDCOM provides robust IP telephony services to government agencies and large enterprises. Position yourself as a…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Salesforce to acquire AI voice agent firm Tenyx, joining AI talent race
Salesforce’s acquisition of Tenyx reflects its commitment to enhancing AI capabilities and joining the competitive AI talent race.

Latin America and Caribbean Institutional Trends
Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator
OUR TAKEElon Musk’s Starlink has agreed to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to block access to Musk’s social media platform, X, in Brazil. The decision came after Judge Alexandre de Moraes froze Starlink’s assets and ordered it to pay more than $3 million in fines for…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Cellnex to acquire 6 telecom towers from NOS in Portugal
ON Tower, Cellnex’s Portuguese subsidiary, is trying to purchase six telecom towers from NOS Technology.

Global Institutional Trends
New members of OpenAI’s funding round include Apple and Nvidia
This investment is in line with Apple’s efforts to integrate advanced AI like ChatGPT into its future products.

Latin America and Caribbean Datacenter Trends
Google to open second data centre in Latin America with $850M investment
Google to open second data centre in Latin America, invests over $850 million in Canelones, Uruguay, expanding regional presence.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple and Nvidia in talks to join OpenAI funding round
OUR TAKEApple and Nvidia are reportedly exploring investments in OpenAI, potentially valuing the AI company at over $100 billion. This comes as Thrive Capital leads a $1 billion funding round. OpenAI’s high valuation reflects the ongoing AI arms race, with major tech firms…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Super Micro shares plunge amid filing delay
Super Micro delayed its annual report, triggering a 25% drop in stock amid allegations of accounting manipulation.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
India’s Paytm gets government nod for investment in payments arm
OUR TAKE Paytm payment services are one of the fintech company’s largest remaining businesses, accounting for a quarter of its consolidated revenue in the financial year ending March 2023. Vivek Joshi, India’s financial services secretary, had said in July that the company can…

North America Institutional Trends
DICK’S Sporting Goods confirms data breach following cyberattack
DICK’S Sporting Goods disclosed that an unauthorised third party accessed its systems and confidential data last week.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Appeals court reopens lawsuit against TikTok over child’s death
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died while attempting a blackout challenge.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Perplexity AI to launch ads on search platform by fourth quarter
Perplexity AI announced the launch of an advertising platform, marking a significant shift from its focus on unbiased search results.
