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Citi uses AI to speed account openings and upgrades

Citigroup embeds AI in core systems to drive banking automation and improve efficiency.

Greece to ban under-15s from social media from 2027

Greece plans a 2027 ban on under-15 social media use, citing anxiety and sleep risks, with potential EU regulatory impact.

Grab taps AI to offset rising fuel costs

Grab introduces AI features like group rides to improve efficiency and reduce costs amid economic pressure.

Why global coordination among RIRs remains structurally limited

Explore why RIRs cannot fully control IP allocation as policy gaps, legacy resources and market dynamics reshape global coordination.

Apple delays foldable iPhone amid AI and chip constraints

Apple delays foldable iPhone as AI progress slows and chip supply constraints impact premium hardware plans.

Cloud Service

Samsung Q1 profit jumps eightfold to 57.2tn won

Samsung Q1 profit jumps to 57.2tn won as AI memory demand drives strong semiconductor recovery.

Datacenter

Sigenergy seeks $562m Hong Kong IPO

Sigenergy targets a $562m Hong Kong IPO to expand energy storage amid rising AI-driven power demand.

Intel joins Musk’s TeraFab AI chip project

TeraFab targets terawatt-scale AI chips as Intel backs Musk’s robotics and infrastructure ambitions.

Datacenter

Pimco weighs US$14bn debt deal for Oracle data centre expansion

Oracle’s data centre growth may be backed by a US$14bn Pimco financing, signalling private credit’s rising role.

Cloud Service

Uber taps Amazon’s custom AI chips for ML workloads

Uber adopts Amazon’s custom AI chips to cut costs and scale machine learning workloads across its platform.

RIR Policy Risk: The Hidden Threat to Your IP Assets

When Nortel Networks filed for bankruptcy in 2009, its most valuable digital asset was 666,624 IPv4 addresses.

Cloud Service

Sparkle provides Tier-1 IP Transit for EdgeNext Europe expansion

Sparkle supports EdgeNext with Tier-1 IP Transit for scalable European infrastructure.

Leaders

Broadcom appoints Alphabet executive Amie Thuener as CFO

Broadcom appoints Alphabet’s Amie Thuener as CFO from June 2026, following its VMware deal and growing AI demand.

Cloud Service

Broadcom and Google strike long-term deal on custom AI chips

Google deepens chip self-reliance with Broadcom partnership to scale AI infrastructure and reduce supplier dependence.

SpaceX delays Starship test launch by one month

Starship test postponed as SpaceX navigates engineering complexity and approvals, showing delays remain common in aerospace innovation.

Investors push Big Tech to disclose data centre resource use

Big Tech faces scrutiny over data centre resource use as AI growth drives environmental and regulatory risks.

National Telecom

Amazon targets $9bn Globalstar deal as satellite rivalry intensifies

A potential Amazon-Globalstar deal underscores growing LEO competition, with tech giants competing to redefine global connectivity models.

Cloud Service

Sparkle powers EdgeNext expansion with global IP transit deal

Sparkle partners with EdgeNext to deliver IP Transit services, boosting global network reach and low-latency performance.

Russia VPN curbs trigger payment system outage

Russia’s VPN crackdown triggered a payment outage, exposing risks to digital platforms and financial systems

DeepSeek V4 runs on Huawei chips

DeepSeek’s V4 AI model will run on Huawei chips, highlighting China’s push to integrate domestic semiconductors and AI systems.