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Companies
AFRINIC in court: Reality check (it’s not as big as it appears)
AFRINIC’s board election crisis has sparked global attention, but critics say the dispute is a local governance issue, not a global failure.

North America Cloud Services Trends
TikTok builds new U.S. app version ahead of potential sale
TikTok is preparing a separate U.S. app version for September launch as part of its planned sale to U.S. investors.

Companies
How AFRINIC manages IP address allocation across Africa
AFRINIC’s 2025 election was annulled over one disputed proxy vote, raising urgent questions about its governance and accountability.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Huawei’s AI lab denies copying Alibaba’s Qwen model
Huawei denies copying Alibaba’s Qwen AI model amid growing tensions in China’s AI race and intellectual property concerns.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia plans Israel AI hub expansion project
Nvidia seeks land in northern Israel for a new AI and R&D hub to expand local workforce and tech development.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Top tech news today: 8 July, 2025
Stay updated with the latest global tech news, including AI innovations, and major platform developments from TikTok, Nvidia, and more.

Companies
Is the AFRINIC election process compliant with Mauritian corporate law?
What happened: First board election since attempted recovery After years of organisational paralysis, the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is finally holding its board election—its first since 2022. The voting process, which includes electronic and in-person…

Companies
Can the AFRINIC election process ever be trusted again?
One proxy vote annulled AFRINIC’s board election. ICANN intervened. Can reforms fix trust before the September deadline?

Companies
How outdated bylaws sabotaged the AFRINIC election process
AFRINIC’s 2025 election collapsed due to rigid bylaws despite valid proxy votes, deepening distrust in its governance.

Companies
Geopolitical underpinnings of the AFRINIC election drama
Disputed proxy vote sparks wider conflict over AFRINIC election integrity and regional governance authority In 2025, AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa, became the centre of a growing governance crisis. What started as a technical disagreement over one…

Companies
Why AFRINIC governance needs transparency
Proxy votes are valid — why cancel an entire election? The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) oversees the allocation of internet number resources across Africa and surrounding regions. Its governance, particularly board elections, is essential for ensuring fair…

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Datum’s MCR2 delivers Next-Gen data capacity in Manchester
What happened: New Datum facility boosts Manchester’s role in UK data infrastructure Datum Datacentres has inaugurated its second Manchester facility, MCR2, in the Manchester of the United Kingdom. Designed and constructed from the ground up, the site is equipped to host 1,200…

Global Cloud Services
Temasek Polytechnic: Shaping future innovators
Temasek Polytechnic focuses on industry collaboration, emerging technologies, and sustainability to prepare students for future challenges.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Lelantos: Tackles home WiFi gaps with enterprise solutions
Lelantos delivers high-performance WiFi setups for complex homes using enterprise gear and expert installation.

Global Cloud Services Trends
HPE completes Juniper deal under DOJ terms
HPE finalises $14 billion Juniper deal after DOJ conditions, gaining Mist AI but losing WLAN unit to ease competition concerns.

Companies
AFRINIC 2025 election in crisis: Why transparency is missing
What happened: AFRINIC’s 2025 election transparency failures The origin of the AFRINIC election crisis in Mauritius last week, stems from a serious breach of confidentiality by a member of the AFRINIC Election Committee. The individual is alleged to have removed Power of Attorney…

Asia-Pacific Institutional
Asia Mediatel Pte Ltd: Singapore’s nimble powerhouse in telecom
Asia Mediatel Pte Ltd: A Singapore-rooted specialist Founded on 9 February 2009, Asia Mediatel Pte Ltd is a privately held SBO and ValueAdded Network Operator headquartered at Oxley BizHub, Ubi Road 1, Singapore. It manages approximately 512 IPv4 addresses across two /24…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Netflix and Spotify in talks to amp up live TV content
What happened: Netflix is exploring a strategic collaboration with Spotify Netflix and Spotify have reportedly held discussions to co-create live music award shows and concert series, according to the Wall Street Journal, as part of a broader push to build live TV offerings. The…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Expert: Cyber retaliation is real and threatens US systems
Cyber expert warns US infrastructure faces real, low-cost cyber retaliation, urging urgent defense upgrades.

Global Cloud Services Trends
RigNet Pte Ltd: Delivers cyber‑secure offshore operations
RigNet Pte Ltd offers secure global connectivity, IIoT enablement, and AI-powered analytics to optimize remote industrial operations.
