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Global Institutional Trends
2024 models of iPad and MacBook Air are ready to be launched
Apple updated internal support documents amidst rumours of new iPad and Mac releases, guiding staff on handling inquiries.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta will launch Quest Pro 2 headset in the first half of 2025
Meta teams up with LG for Quest Pro VR, signalling a shift from Apple, potentially integrating LG’s webOS for streaming.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Prowler’s $6M investment shows confidence in cloud security
Leading cloud security innovator Prowler has closed a $6 million initial round of investment, indicating industry confidence.

Global Cloud Services Trends
With health at its core, and AI to come, is Samsung’s Galaxy Ring 2024’s most exciting new launch?
The Ring will monitor heart rate and sleep among various health trackings, and provide users with “vitality scores”.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft-Mistral partnership turns European AI into an Azure distribution test
Microsoft's February 2024 partnership with Mistral AI is best read as a cloud-distribution and model-choice signal, not as a simple investment headline. Microsoft put Mistral's premium models into the Azure AI route to enterprise customers while Mistral gained access to Azure AI…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Former Twitter, Tesla engineers launch Particle, an AI news reader
Former Tesla and Twitter engineers introduces an AI-driven news platform, offering users a personalised news consumption experience.

Leaders
Amazon’s CEO Cautions Against Hype Surrounding Generative AI
As the tech industry races towards adopting generative artificial intelligence, Amazon’s AWS CEO Adam Selipsky cautions against the hype surrounding some AI companies. In a recent interview, Selipsky highlighted the risks of overhyping generative AI technologies, emphasizing the…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Honor’s global launch of AI-enhanced Magic 6 Pro smartphone
China-based technology company Oracle has announced the release of Graal Cloud Native 4.2.1, a Java virtual machine (JVM) environment designed to offer a streamlined cloud-native solution for building modular microservices and serverless applications. The platform is built on the…

Africa Institutional Trends
Mamamoni’s Innovative Approach Receives Key Funding Support
Mamamoni has secured a significant grant of €250,000 from the Challenge Found for Youth Employment (CFYE). This investment, aimed at supporting Mamamoni’s mission over the next two years, will be instrumental in expanding the company’s network of female agents and furthering…

Global Cloud Services Trends
IBM’s NS1 Connect GSLB: Revolutionizing Load Balancing
IBM has unveiled its latest service, the IBM NS1 Connect Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), which leverages DNS technology to enhance the load balancing capabilities for enterprise customers dealing with highly distributed applications and multicloud workloads. This innovative…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Getty-backed AI image generator BRIA snags fresh funding
BRIA, an Israeli AI startup, secures $24M in Series A funding, aiming to expand its responsible visual AI platform with Getty’s support.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Signal keeps your number private with the launch of usernames
Signal Introduces Usernames Signal has announced the launch of usernames, marking a significant shift in how users connect on the platform. Previously reliant on phone numbers for communication, users can now create unique usernames, enhancing privacy and security. This update is…

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Singapore fintech firm Xalts acquires a digital trading platform
Contour was launched in 2017 by a consortium of eight banks to digitize trade and is now used by 22 banks and more than 100 global companies including Tata Group, Rio Tinto and SAIC. An ambitious acquisition plan Xalts, a Singaporean fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Wyze camera breach let 13,000-customer glimpse others homes
The problem with Wyze letting its surveillance camera users briefly see other customers’ homes is far worse than we thought. Established fact The news came in an email to customers titled “Important Security Message from Wyze,” in which the company acknowledged the breach and…

Global Institutional Trends
Nintendo shares plunge on delayed Switch 2 launch
Nintendo’s delay of Switch 2 to early 2025, from late 2024, led to an 8.8% stock drop, affecting revenue projections.

Global Institutional Trends
Report reveals $1.9B surge in VC funding for cryptocurrencies in Q4 2023
Venture funding for cryptocurrency-related businesses reached $1.9 billion in Q4 2023, marking a notable increase from the previous quarter.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
A game-changing partnership unveiled: LARUS & CMI sign MOU
LARUS Limited, a prominent IP address solutions company, has recently announced a significant achievement in the form of an MoU signed with CMI. This partnership was unveiled during the Capacity Middle East 2024 event, setting the stage for a mutually beneficial partnership.…

Global Cloud Services Trends
KYND announces major investment to drive cybersecurity solution
KYND,a cybersecurity firm, announced the completion of a significant investment to support its growth and further development.

North America Cloud Services Trends
BMW’s security breach exposed sensitive company information
BMW's February 2024 cloud-storage exposure is a secret-management and public-bucket control incident, not a customer-data breach. TechCrunch and SOCRadar describe a Microsoft Azure-hosted storage bucket in BMW's development environment that was publicly accessible and contained…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Air Canada lost lawsuit over its ChatBot offering a false information
Air Canada has argued that its AI-powered customer chatbots are solely responsible for their actions, but that argument won’t hold up in civil court.Now, the airline must refund a customer who was given the wrong ticket compensation information. Inaccurate information The 2022…
