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Five regional sessions tracking allocation policy, board legitimacy, and institutional continuity.
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DNS coordination, accountability frameworks, and global multi-stakeholder process dynamics.
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Protocol standardization trajectory and interoperability risk under fragmented policy conditions.
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Australian regulator upholds A$7.3bn spectrum renewal fees
Australia’s ACMA confirmed A$7.3bn spectrum renewal fees despite operator backlash over telecom investment pressure.
Smart Africa's digital-sovereignty push tests AFRINIC neutrality and Mauritius's hub claim
Smart Africa has cast AFRINIC's crisis as a digital-sovereignty issue and backed election and reform activity. Lu Heng and Cloud Innovation argue that this risks politicising a technical registry hosted in Mauritius.
Crunchyroll probes alleged data breach
Crunchyroll probes a suspected data breach after hacker claims access to user support data, raising concerns over third-party security risks.
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Australian regulator upholds A$7.3bn spectrum renewal fees
Australia’s ACMA confirmed A$7.3bn spectrum renewal fees despite operator backlash over telecom investment pressure.
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Smart Africa's digital-sovereignty push tests AFRINIC neutrality and Mauritius's hub claim
Smart Africa has cast AFRINIC's crisis as a digital-sovereignty issue and backed election and reform activity. Lu Heng and Cloud Innovation argue that this r…
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Crunchyroll probes alleged data breach
Crunchyroll probes a suspected data breach after hacker claims access to user support data, raising concerns over third-party security risks.
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Digi eyes UK fibre broadband launch
Digi plans UK fibre launch, intensifying competition in Britain’s rapidly expanding full-fibre broadband market.
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VMO2 warns Ofcom over fibre rollout amid regulatory tensions
VMO2 warns Ofcom that fiber rollout could slow, highlighting tensions between regulation, competition, and telecom investment.
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AWS Bahrain Cloud Disruption After Drone Activity
Amazon confirmed AWS's Bahrain cloud region was disrupted after drone activity and later described the region as conflict-damaged and unavailable, making the…
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Polychain Capital Scores Solid Rounds of Funding
Polychain Capital recently strengthened its crypto position with $200M funding and co-led $25M for Manta Network Developer. Polychain Capital recently streng…
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SEC Asked Coinbase to Halt Trading in All Cryptocurrencies Except Bitcoin Before Filing Lawsuit
Coinbase Urged to Stop All Trading Except on Bitcoin: Crypto business may need to brace themselves for ground-shaking impact of the upcoming SEC ruling The U…
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Singapore’s Financial Regulator Sets Sights on Web3 and Startup Ecosystem with S$150 Million Investment
Singapore’s Financial Regulator Sets Sights on Web3 and Startup Ecosystem with S$150 Million Investment Singapore’s Financial Regulator Sets Sights on Web3 a…
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Intel Drops Hightower Acquisition
Intel Corporation has announced the abrupt abandonment of its proposed acquisition of HighTower Semiconductor, citing insurmountable regulatory challenges th…
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Cruise to Launch First Ever Wheelchair-Accessible Car
Image credit: Cruise Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company owned by General Motors, has revealed a self-driving car that’s accessible for wheelchair users, …
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AFRINIC elections to be held within six months
The September 2023 Mauritius receiver order made AFRINIC's board-election restoration a court-supervised governance event.
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Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion in Landmark Tech Deal
Image credit: Sora Shimazaki via Pexels Cisco and Splunk have announced an earth-shaking acquisition agreement valued at $28 billion in equity. In the deal, …
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Christine Kim's metaverse tax paper frames virtual worlds as a policy control point
Young Ran (Christine) Kim's Taxing the Metaverse article turns virtual-world income into a policy watchpoint for tax timing, platform observability, and digi…
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SEC Chairman: AI threatens financial stability, calls for swift regulatory action
How powerful is AI? US regulators are already fearing AI’s impact on financial stability. The Financial Times reported on October 15 that Gary Gensler, chair…
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Meta’s strategic partnership with Tencent opens new horizons for VR in China
Meta’s agreement with Tencent brings affordable VR tech to China, but regulatory challenges loom in a market they haven’t accessed for 14 years.
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Is Apple’s AI partnership with news outlets risking independence and market control?
Apple’s AI negotiations with news outlets face publisher hesitation, as concerns rise over media independence and potential market risks.
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Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over alleged covert user tracking
Google settles $5B privacy lawsuit, accused of secret tracking in ‘incognito’ mode. Lawsuit details and settlement terms disclosed.
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IBM targets $2.3 billion acquisition deal with Software AG
IBM will focus on AI and hybrid cloud by buying platforms from Software AG for $2.3 bln to enhance Watsonx, offering a streamlined platform.
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How Twitter became valued at less than one-third of Musk’s acquisition price
Elon Musk’s X continues to depreciate as an investor now believes its value to be only one-third of what Musk paid for it.