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Global Cloud Services Trends
Exploring the OpenAI and Microsoft partnership
OpenAI, owner of ChatGPT, has maintained economic and technical partnerships with tech giant Microsoft since its inception in 2019.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing closes a major FTX fraud chapter
Samuel Bankman-Fried's 25-year sentence makes the FTX case a benchmark for crypto custody, related-party trading controls, and investor restitution.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Panasonic and Jasmy, IoT developer, launched Web3 platform
The tech firm Panasonic and IoT developer Jasmy cooperatively launched a Web3 platform to connect personal data on the Internet of Things (IoT), which will be built upon the Personal Data Locker product developed by Jasmy. About the new web3 platform Jasmy, an IoT platform…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Paytm plans to raise $2.2 billion through IPO for investment
Indian digital payments start-up Paytm intends to raise up to 166 billion rupees ($2.22 billion) through an initial public offering (IPO). It planned to invest the money raised from the IPO in new ventures, partnerships, and acquisitions, as well as expand and fortify its…

Global Cloud Services Trends
What is satellite technology?
Satellite tech uses airwaves for communication between Earth stations, with the strengths of convenience, wide coverage and large capacity.

Global Cloud Services Trends
How to secure an IP address?
Users can protect their IP addresses through VPNS, linking to proxy servers and connecting to public Wi-Fi.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
What’s the difference between static IP and dynamic IP?
IP addresses play a crucial role in our daily lives, often without us realising it. Whether we’re browsing the web, sending emails, streaming videos, or using social media, IP addresses enable communication and data exchange between these devices and the services we access…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Intel to launch reduced-performance AI chips for Chinese market
In response to tightened U.S. export controls and sanctions, Intel is gearing up to release two China-specific AI chips with reduced capabilities, HL-328 and HL-388, as part of its Gaudi 3 product line. This strategic move aligns with regulatory requirements while catering to the…

Global Cloud Services Trends
IBM, Fortinet launch next-gen firewall security for IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud and Fortinet introduce a virtual security appliance that delivers next-generation firewall capabilities across IBM Cloud network.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Huawei teases launch of new high-end P series smartphones
Huawei stirs anticipation with customer registration for an undisclosed high-end P series smartphone, following Mate 60’s success.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Apple loses bid to throw out UK lawsuit over App Store fees
A judge denies Apple’s bid to dismiss a nearly $1 billion lawsuit, alleging unfair commission fees on UK-based developers.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
El Salvador’s tokenised hotel project: a new frontier in investment chances
Investors will need to make a minimum $1,000 investment to purchase the token, which will be issued on the Bitcoin layer 2 “Liquid Network” under the ticker HILSV. Bitfinex Securities spearheads tokenisation of Hilton hotel The investors are seizing the unprecedented opportunity…

Africa Cloud Services Trends
Quad9 in Africa: Efficient solutions to enhance digital security
OUR TAKE:Wide-ranging benefits have been brought about by the fast expansion of Internet connectivity throughout Africa, but cybercriminals have also profited greatly from this development. Nonetheless, as organisations and governments move to put cybersecurity policies into…

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
FloQast secures $100m Series E funding, valued at $1.6bn
California’s FloQast closes Series E round at $100m, reaching $1.6bn valuation. ICONIQ Growth spearheads investment for AI-driven finance solutions. AI platform Writer launches feature for text generation from images FloQast’s series E funding round FloQast, a California-based…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta Platforms launch AI accelerator chip for a new generation
The Meta platforms announced details of the company’s upgrade version of AI chip on Wednesday. AI chip by Meta Meta Platform presented its next generation of artificial intelligence accelerator chip on Wednesday, a meta-custom chip for Meta’s AI workload. Meta has been involved…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
UK fintech TransferGo secures $10M investment, eyeing expansion
TransferGo’s $10m investment marks an Asia-Pacific expansion, doubling valuation and emphasising profitability and consumer-centric growth.

Global Institutional Trends
OpenAI and Meta to launch AI models with ‘reasoning’ capabilities
OpenAI and Meta announce forthcoming AI model updates, emphasising enhanced reasoning and planning abilities, crucial for AGI advancement.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
China EV company Li Auto says its lower-priced Li L6 to be launched ‘soon’
The Li L6, a luxury mid-to-large-size five-seat SUV designed for young families, will “soon be launched”, Li Auto said on Weibo to maintain the strong sales performance of the past year. Something new about Li L6 From the exposed configuration table, the Ideal L6 is equipped with…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Australia to launch own spot bitcoin ETF in 2 months
Monochrome’s inaugural Bitcoin ETF, filed with Cboe Australia, marks the country’s first to hold physical bitcoin in its ETF.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
South Korea plans US$7B investment in AI
In a bid to consolidate its leadership in semiconductor chips, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol on Tuesday unveiled a plan to pump 9.4 trillion won (US$6.94 billion) into artificial intelligence programmes by 2027. Semiconductors as a key foundation of South Korea’s…
