Time Horizon
Quarter 30 120d
Within the Time Horizon facet, Quarter 30 120d time-horizon intelligence organises articles by the period over which a signal is expected to matter. The page helps readers distinguish immediate operational changes from longer-cycle governance, investment, standards, and infrastructure shifts that may unfold across quarters or years. It connects timing assumptions with public evidence, related actors, market context, customer exposure, policy pressure, and infrastructure planning so readers can judge whether a development is urgent, strategic, or still waiting on confirming evidence. The page also explains how time horizon changes the meaning of a signal, which organisations may be exposed, and which infrastructure decisions require short-term action or long-cycle monitoring.

Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI expands media ties with news partners for chatbot training
OpenAI teams up with the media and publication businesses Prisa Media and Le Monde, aiming to enhance news delivery and model training.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Hong Kong regulators warn against unlicenced Bybit exchange
The Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong issued a warning on March 14 against crypto exchange Bybit for operating without licensing.

Global Cloud Services Trends
MicroStrategy offers $500M more in bonds for bitcoin purchase #2
MicroStrategy, a software provider, plans to use convertible bonds to purchase bitcoin for the second time in less than 10 days.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia to bring eye-popping new chips next week
OUR TAKE:The unveiling of Nvidia’s B100 AI processor marks a significant leap in AI computing, cementing the company’s position as a market leader. With soaring demand for its chips and software, Nvidia’s expansion into cloud services poses a potential threat to existing…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple buys Canadian start-up DarwinAI as it races to add features
OUR TAKEHe acquisition allows for the visual inspection of parts in the manufacturing process with DarwinAI’s technology and serves customers in a range of industries. Also, it can use its core technology to make AI systems smaller and faster. This work will help Apple focused on…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
5 women that are changing the AI industry
While women’s scientific achievements are often overlooked, there are many remarkable female tech workers shaping the AI industry.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: March 15, 2024
Solana’s popularity could lead to potential threat, Nvidia offers developers a peek at new AI chip next week and other tech news.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple buys AI startup DarwinAI, absorbing some tech staffers, Bloomberg reports
OUR TAKE:Apple’s acquisition of DarwinAI marks a strategic move into generative AI, aligning with CEO Tim Cook’s promise to innovate in this space. This signals Apple’s intent to integrate AI capabilities directly into its devices and software, potentially reshaping user…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Oracle adds generative AI features across its corporate software lineup
OUR TAKE:This move by Oracle to incorporate generative intelligence features into its financial services shows its commitment to staying competitive in the market. By investing in AI technologies and collaborating with tech industry experts, they aim to enhance productivity and…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Apple loses battle to defend European app shops since DMA
In response to the DMA’s request, Apple has made concessions and many changes, such as allowing developers to distribute their apps directly to consumers for free and permitting Epic Games to open its app stores on iPhone and iPad in Europe. Apple made its latest concession to…

Leaders
Interview with Lu Heng: The man who wants to decentralise IP addresses and save the internet
Lu Heng, CEO AT LARUS Ltd, wants to completely reconfigure how the building blocks of the internet – IP addresses – are managed.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Spotify launches video feature in 11 markets
Spotify introduces MV for Premium subscribers globally, offering global hits and local favourites, with user feedback-driven improvements.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Visa, Western Union expand cross-border money transfers
Visa and Western Union established a seven-year partnership to enhance cross-border money transfers to bank accounts and Visa cards.

Africa Cloud Services Trends
South Africa to licence 60 digital asset exchanges by month end
South Africa to mandate licenses for about 60 cryptocurrency firms by month-end, leading the continent in digital asset exchange regulation.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
OKX Singapore secures crucial payments licence for crypto expansion
OKX’s Singaporean subsidiary secured in-principle clearance for a payments licence, enabling cross-border money transfer services.

Global Cloud Services Trends
LANCK Telecom wins Platinum Award for Best AGT/AIT Fraud Solution
LANCK Telecom has won the Platinum Award for the “Best AGT/AIT Fraud Solution” in the Security & Fraud Innovation category at the Future Digital Awards for Telco Innovation 2024, presented by Juniper Research. Expertise in AGT/AIT prevention LANCK Telecom’s expertise in AGT/AIT…

Global Cloud Services Trends
NTT’s IOWN empowered by photonic-electronic convergence devices
NTT Corporation (NTT) introduced NTT Innovative Devices Corporation to develop, design, and manufacture photonic-electronic convergence (PEC) devices. These devices are pivotal in NTT’s deployment of its Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative, aiming to…

North America Cloud Services Trends
US passes bill that could ban TikTok despite resistance from Trump
The U.S. House passed a bill demanding ByteDance to divest TikTok within 165 days or face a ban, with uncertain prospects in the Senate.

Global Cloud Services Trends
The world’s first AI programmer, Devin, is born
Cognition unveils Devin, an AI that could replace software engineers, sparking debate among tech experts about the future of coding.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Artificial Intelligence Act: World’s first global AI law passed in EU
European Parliament has approved a comprehensive framework to address the risks posed by AI, marking a step in regulating AI tech globally.
