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
Ego-Exo4D: Meta’s new video dataset is going to change video creation forever
Meta’s Ego-Exo4D, a revolutionary AI video learning dataset, features diverse human skills and advanced multimodal perception.

Companies
Anita Nikolich, ARIN: Cyber security is based on diverse teams
Anita Nikolich from ARIN, the Advisory Council, in an exclusive interview with BTW- Having good, strong security in any type of network requires a diverse team. Anita says that because she works in cyber security, she pays more attention to security and privacy. But in terms of…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Top tech stories today: December 19, 2023
No time to scour the web for the stories that matter? Here are the top technology stories around the world for December 19, 2023.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech stories today: December 18, 2023
No need to sift through the web for crucial stories – we’ve got you covered. Here are the key global technology highlights for December 18, 2023. 1. ByteDance is secretly using OpenAI’s tech to build a competitor Now mega-company TikTok is so far behind in the generative A.I.…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Worldcoin: Innovating global finance or invading personal privacy?
Worldcoin’s bid for global finance innovation through iris scans faces regulatory scrutiny and privacy concerns.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Who is Tang Xiaoou? SenseTime founder was an AI pioneer in China, but courted controversy with facial recognition software
Tang Xiaoou, who died suddenly in December 2023, was a visionary proponent of AI facial recognition technology, especially in China.

North America Cloud Services Trends
LG Chem announces $820 million investment for new battery cathode factory in the US
In a move signaling a robust commitment to the electric vehicle (EV) industry, LG Chem, a world-renowned chemical company, has announced a significant investment of $820 million. This funding is earmarked for constructing a state-of-the-art lithium battery cathode material…

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI partners with Germany’s biggest publisher, but faces financial, ethical, and cultural challenges
How can AI-driven news collaboration overcome the financial, ethical, and cultural challenges of this kind of partnership?

Global Cloud Services Trends
Google to test new browser feature limiting use of tracking cookies
Google tests its Tracking Protection in Chrome to limit third-party cookies, impacting digital advertising and raising privacy concerns.

Leaders
Debunking the hype: The misconception about Apple vs Flipper Zero
Apple has patched the Flipper Zero vulnerability, preventing pop-up window flooding, but the vulnerability didn’t come from Flipper itself.

Leaders
Are the MIT guidelines for responsible AI development enough?
MIT’s AI governance paper has been praised for promoting responsible development; but robust governance mechanisms still needed.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Is big data the future of AI?
Jiang Chunyu said that China’s AI development urgently needs high-quality data sets and a white paper on AI data will be released soon.

Global Cloud Services
7 ways tech has changed how we eat
Food is one of the areas tech can significantly help – here are 7 key tools transforming our restaurants, supermarkets and more.

Global Cloud Services
Navigating the seas of technology sales: A guide to smart shopping
Key tips for smart tech shopping: evaluate personal needs, stay updated on tech advancements, and balance eco-consciousness with budgeting.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Apple users can now buy the USB-C charging case separately
Apple at last offers a MagSafe charging case (USB-C) for the second-generation AirPods Pro, priced at $99 in the US.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Apple tells suppliers to buy iPhone 16 batteries from India
Apple hopes to diversify its supply chain and reduce costs by instructing component suppliers to source iPhone 16 batteries from India.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services
Meta’s standalone AI image generator: Meaningful for human creativity
Meta’s standalone AI image generator sparks human creativity.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Huawei in talks with Audi, Mercedes to invest in smart car firm
China’s Huawei is said to have invited a number of auto companies to join a business venture targeting smart car development.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
China’s chip revolution: Groundbreaking advances revealed at DOEC conference in Beijing
In a conference in Beijing, one academic revealed how China could solve the AI chip shortage, by overcoming Moore’s Law.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Google’s project Ellmann applies Gemini AI to personalise AI storytelling
Google has unveiled “Project Ellmann,” a visionary initiative aimed at utilising AI technology to process user photos and search engine queries. The project, which envisions the creation of a “personal life storyteller,” leverages large language models (LLMs) such as Gemini AI to…
