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Companies
Power outage in San Francisco sparks fresh questions over robotaxi reliability
A San Francisco power outage disrupted Waymo robotaxis, raising fresh questions about autonomous vehicle readiness during emergencies.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia’s £16 billion AI chip move sparks debate over future of inference technology
A $20bn Nvidia–Groq deal focuses on AI inference chips, signalling rising competition beyond GPU-led model training.

Companies
CAIGA risks reproducing centralised power as Africa confronts ICANN’s governance overreach
CAIGA is promoted as reform, but critics warn it may deepen ICANN’s control over Africa’s internet governance.

Global Cloud Services Trends
US postpones China chip tariffs to 2027, seeking trade peace while raising stakes
New US tariffs targeting Chinese legacy chips are postponed until 2027, drawing sharp criticism from Beijing and industry watchers.

Global Cloud Services Trends
AirTrunk unveils second hyperscale data centre campus in Melbourne amid rising AI infrastructure demand
AirTrunk plans a second hyperscale data centre in Melbourne, adding 354MW of capacity as demand for AI and cloud infrastructure grows.

Companies
Waymo vows to improve emergency response protocols after San Francisco power outage
Waymo plans to update emergency response protocols after a San Francisco power outage left several robotaxis stalled.

Latin America and Caribbean National Telecom Trends
Telefónica Tech partners Hiberus for Latin America growth
A new Telefónica Tech–Hiberus alliance targets digital transformation and enterprise IT growth in Latin America.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Network APIs finally hit inflection point in 2025
In 2025 network APIs reached a key inflection point as operators and developers embraced programmable interfaces for new digital services.

Global Cloud Services Trends
VodafoneThree upgrades 100 rural masts under SRN programme
VodafoneThree upgrades 100 mobile masts under the Shared Rural Network to bring 4G coverage to remote UK communities.

Companies
WhatsApp says Russia restrictions threaten private messaging for millions
WhatsApp has criticised restrictions in Russia after reported slowdowns, warning that limits could affect encrypted messaging for millions.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Australia’s IComm faces question of local autonomy in a consolidating tech landscape
IComm Australia integrates unified communications and cloud tools even as regional autonomy is challenged by global tech platforms.

Global Cloud Services
SMX Ltd: Protecting email for organisations in a digital age
SMX’s email security platform includes secure gateways and scalable archiving to protect business communications in cloud environments.

Global Cloud Services Trends
IP address market under scrutiny: Critics call purchases a ‘scam’ and hint at trillion-dollar telecom potential
Critics say buying IPv4 addresses is a lease, not true ownership, raising questions about governance and trillions in telecom asset value.

Asia-Pacific Institutional
Portability of internet number resources: Why ICP-2 revision must guarantee mobility
Lu Heng outlines why mandatory portability of number resources in the ICP-2 revision is essential for resilience and network autonomy.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Trump allows Nvidia AI chip exports to China
Trump allows Nvidia to export H200 AI chips to China, sparking debate over national security and US–China tech competition.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Disney and OpenAI strike $1 billion deal to license characters for Sora AI video tool
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI agree a three-year deal for Sora character licensing, but industry concerns remain over impact.

North America National Telecom
Telefónica tech sells its Colombia, Mexico and Chile units in Latin America restructuring
Telefónica Tech sells its Colombia, Mexico and Chile businesses to Hiberus amid a wider strategy to reshape its Latin American presence.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Telecom Italia moves to ditch costly savings shares after court victory
Telecom Italia moves to abolish savings shares following a legal win, sending savings stock higher and ordinary shares lower.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Network APIs hit a turning point in 2025, but risks and rewards remain uneven
Telecom network APIs reached a key inflection point in 2025, driven by standardisation efforts and partnerships, but security risks remain.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
US delays chip tariffs on China until 2027 amid trade truce
Washington postpones new China chip tariffs to mid-2027 while addressing broader trade and supply-chain tensions.
