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Global Cloud Services
Is Google’s just-released Gemini 1.5 Pro better than ChatGPT-4?
Google’s release of Gemini 1.5, featuring a multi-modal model with 1 million token context processing, disrupts the AI landscape.
Companies
American Express’s Accertify partners with UK’s largest retailer, ASDA
ASDA, the UK’s largest retailer, has partnered with Accertify, an American Express company known for its fraud protection solutions.
Global Institutional Trends
Unauthorised GameStop Memes attracts $4M, but investors left hanging
Unofficial project GameStop Memes (GMS) has amassed $4 million from investors. However, investors said nothing in return.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Military observation satellites expected to launch by Poland
Poland plans to launch its first military observation satellite in 2025, utilizing radar and optical technology. Inspired by the experiences from Ukraine, Poland is concurrently developing space units to strengthen its military. An agreement has been signed between the Ministry…
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP
Database leak exposes 2FA codes of global tech giants like Google
YX International, which specializes in manufacturing cellular networking equipment and providing SMS text message routing services, has been found to have left an internal database exposed to the internet without a password. The database contained sensitive information, including…
Companies
Dell’s soaring revenue
Dell benefits from the growing demand for its AI servers, equipped with graphics processing units (GPUs) from chip design company Nvidia,which helps to meet the requirements of high-performance computing.Orders surged nearly 40% sequentially, and the backlog nearly doubled. Signs…
Latin America and Caribbean Regional ISP Trends
New fibre routes connect Dallas to Mexico
The trilateral collaboration between FiberLight, NeuLink, and MDC creating two fibre routes—one leading from Dallas to Querétaro and the other from Dallas to Monterrey—both passing through the Eagle Pass Data Centre. These three companies believe that this partnership will cater…
Global Cloud Services
Shido token plummets 94% in attack
On February 29, PeckShield notified through an X post that the Shido token had suffering 94% drop due to an attack.He also stated that the attacker successfully controled the Shido blockchain’s Ethereum staking contract and transferred billions of Shido tokens. The attack…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Vietnam’s new telecom law set to take effect
Vietnam’s new Telecom Law was passed by the National Assembly on November 24, 2023. This law will replace the 2009 Telecom Law, which has been in effect since 2010. While the new Telecom Law is scheduled to be enforced on July 1, 2024, the provisions governing OTT communications…
Global Cloud Services
AMD’s market value exceeds $300 billion for first time
AMD’s stock soars 9.1%, crossing $300 billion market cap; CEO sells shares amidst AI chip demand surge, sparking investor concern.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
TikTok, Temu, Shein: Will China’s Amazon killers succeed?
A look at Chinese companies Shein, Temu, and TikTok and their ‘internal’ and ‘external’ battles overseas to take on Amazon.
Leaders
10-second money transfers possible with new EC regulations
The European Council has adopted new regulations ensuring the vailability of instant euro payments for consumers and businesses across the EU.
Global Cloud Services
7 things you need to know about the bitcoin halving
As the fourth Bitcoin halving approaches, here are 7 things to know from the impact on price to what it actually means for Bitcoin miners.
Companies
Microsoft launches a new artificial intelligence tool
On Thursday, Microsoft launched this AI tool, named Microsoft Copilot for Finance,designed for customer’s finance departments. The tool is able to assist users in reviewing risk data sets, generating reports from original data, and handling tasks that they might be outsourced.…
Companies
Huawei release its test report
During the Huawei IP Club Carnival at MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei and Tolly Group presented the test report for the Level 4 (L4) data center autonomous driving network solution. Huawei’s solution achieved an overall score of 4.02 (out of 5.0), earning commendation from Kevin…
Companies
Google is making search suggestions in Chrome more helpful
Google Enhances Chrome’s Search Suggestions Google has announced improvements to search suggestions in Chrome, aimed at providing users with more helpful and relevant suggestions. These enhancements include suggestions based on popular searches, increased image visibility for…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
US data center boom help secondary markets grow up
According to JLL’s “North American Data Center H2 2023”, there is a soaring demand for new data centers in the United States, which is driven by the rise of artificial intelligence and the continued growth in the cloud and hyperscale markets. Many investors are eager to seize…
Companies
OpenAI and Microsoft face lawsuits over AI copyright infringement
Legal challenges are mounting against tech giants Microsoft and OpenAI, with three prominent news sites, Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet, filing separate lawsuits alleging copyright infringement related to the use of ChatGPT, as reported by The Verge. Legal challenges against…
Leaders
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks 5 years, shares crypto advice with guards
FTX former CEO SBF’s sentencing is set for March 28. His legal team has requested a prison sentence of 5.25 to 6.5 years.
North America Institutional Trends
U.S. regulators withdraw crypto mining power survey amid legal dispute
U.S. regulators discontinued a survey meant to monitor cryptocurrency mining electricity usage permanently, following the recent lawsuit.