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Internet Infrastructure Institution
Within the Topic facet, Internet Infrastructure Institution topic intelligence connects articles that share a specific subject, signal focus, or monitoring theme. The page gives readers a richer path through related reporting, source evidence, market actors, and infrastructure implications, with enough context to understand why the topic matters across company movements, governance decisions, regional exposure, and operational risk. Readers can compare recurring signals, affected organisations, public evidence, market context, service continuity, procurement, competition, compliance, and strategic planning questions behind the subject instead of stopping at a thin list of matching articles. It explains what the topic covers, which infrastructure actors or policies are involved, what evidence supports the coverage, and why the subject may matter for operators, customers, investors, and policy readers.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Dagestan seeks stricter measures against crypto miners
Dagestan calls for stricter measures against crypto miners causing outages, as they build underground facilities to evade laws.

Companies
Microsoft invests $1.3B in Mexico’s cloud computing and AI infrastructure
Microsoft invested $1.3 billion over the next three years to strengthen its cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Mexico, aiming to enhance connectivity for 5 million individuals and support 30,000 SMEs.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta opts out of EU’s AI pact before new laws
Meta won’t immediately join the EU’s AI Pact, opting instead to focus on complying with the upcoming AI Act.

North America Cloud Services
US lawmakers challenge SEC on crypto regulation
US lawmakers criticise SEC over crypto rules, citing ambiguity and hindered growth, during rare joint hearing.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Interview with Jing Tao, co-founder of Great Filter Venture: The path to venture investing
Jing Tao, co-founder of Great Filter Venture, shares investment philosophy and advises entrepreneurs on focus and practical execution.

Global Institutional Trends
Meta will not immediately join EU’s AI Pact ahead of new law
Meta Platforms has opted not to join the EU’s voluntary AI Pact immediately, choosing instead to concentrate on compliance with the upcoming AI Act set to take effect in 2026.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Israeli cyber startup Torq secures $70M to enhance AI-driven cybersecurity
Israeli startup Torq raised $70 million in its second funding round this year, aiming for $100 million in annual recurring revenue by 2026.

Leaders
Silicon Intelligence helps AI avatars to preserve legacies and transform emotional connections
OUR TAKEIn the exclusive interview with brand manager at Silicon Intelligence, he shows that as technology increasingly intertwines with our emotional lives, Silicon Intelligence emerges as a key player in navigating this complex landscape. The creation of AI avatars is not just…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Exclusive Interview: How Silicon Intelligence revolutionises remembrance with AI avatars
In the exclusive interview with a brand manager at Silicon Intelligence, he discusses how it is revolutionising the way we memorialise loved ones by developing AI avatars that preserve the essence of those who have passed away. The company, inspired by a personal story of loss…

Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI rolls out new voice assistant to all paid ChatGPT users
OUR TAKEOpenAI has rolled out a new voice assistant feature to all paid ChatGPT users, building on the advanced voice mode it first teased earlier in the year. The voice assistant is now available to ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Team subscribers. It makes the AI more interactive, but…

Global Cloud Services Trends
AI model is better at pricing currencies than humans, says ING
OUR TAKEING Groep NV, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company, has introduced a new AI model using reinforcement learning to handle currency pricing, which has traditionally been done by human traders. The model has shown it can do the job much more…

North America Datacenter Trends
OpenAI pitches White House on unprecedented data centre expansion
OUR TAKEOpenAI has put together a proposal for the Biden administration, asking for support to build lots of data centres in the US to help it develop its AI. The company wants to build data centres with a capacity of 5 gigawatts (GW) each, which is about the same as the energy…

North America Cloud Services Trends
US bond ETF launches up 50% from year-ago levels
OUR TAKEThe number of bond-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has almost doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, as investors have shown a lot more interest in them on expectations of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve. This trend is especially noticeable in…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Dagestan urges crackdown on illegal crypto-mining amid power outages
OUR TAKEThis highlights the growing global issue of cryptocurrency mining’s impact on energy infrastructure. In Dagestan, illegal mining is causing power outages, which disrupts daily life and strains public utilities. Additionally, the upcoming “new regulations in Russia” signal…

Global Cloud Services Trends
‘Terminator’ director James Cameron joins Stability AI’s board in major industry move
OUR TAKEThis marks a significant collaboration between a visionary filmmaker, James Cameron, and an influential AI company, Stability AI. Cameron’s involvement signals the growing convergence of artificial intelligence and creative industries like filmmaking, potentially…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: September 25, 2024
Fintech 1. Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend Ellison gets two-year sentence over crypto fraud Ellison accepted a plea deal to charges of conspiracy and financial fraud in December 2022, a month after FTX spiraled into bankruptcy. (NBC News) 2. Wall Street watchdog faces bipartisan…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China national team ETFs see inflows pick up as stocks surge
OUR TAKEChinese exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to the state fund saw a lot of new money come in as the People’s Bank of China launched a new economic stimulus package. On Tuesday, these ETFs saw a massive $1.9 billion in inflows, the highest since July. This suggests that…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Quant ETFs are offering new way for Wolfe to cash in on research
OUR TAKEWolfe Research is moving into the ETF market by teaming up with Simplify Asset Management to launch the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) and more funds. These actively managed quant funds use their own machine-learning algorithms to pick stocks. This move…

Companies
Scribenote snags $8.2M in Andreessen Horowitz round
Scribenote has announced it has raised $8.2 million in a funding round led by the prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Global Cloud Services
5 key components of cloud architecture
As organisations increasingly migrate to the cloud, understanding the various components of cloud architecture is essential for leveraging its full potential. Cloud architecture consists of several key components that work together to provide scalable, reliable, and efficient…
