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Global Cloud Services Trends
Starlink challenges traditional ISPs as adoption rises
Starlink moves into mainstream broadband, as Opensignal reports growing adoption beyond rural areas and rising competition with ISPs.
Global Institutional Trends
Meta Content Policy Chief Monika Bickert to Leave for Harvard
Longtime Meta executive Monika Bickert departs for Harvard, marking a leadership shift amid rising global scrutiny of social media.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Chinese Universities with Military Links Bought Super Micro Servers
Chinese universities with military links reportedly acquired Super Micro servers, raising supply chain concerns.
Global Institutional Trends
Bickert to Leave for Harvard Law School After 12 Years
Meta’s content policy chief Monika Bickert will leave after 12 years to join Harvard Law School, marking a key leadership change.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Geotab Report Finds Fleets Cut Fuel Waste with Data-Driven Strategies
Geotab report shows fleets cutting idling by up to 30% using data-driven telematics to reduce fuel costs and improve efficiency.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Apple Hires Ex-Google AI Executive for Siri Push
Apple hires ex-Google executive Lilian Rincon as VP of AI marketing to strengthen Siri and Apple Intelligence strategy amid AI competition.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Mobile network spending set to fall sharply through 2031, says ABI
Mobile network spending is set to fall by 29% by 2031, as operators shift from 5G rollout to cost control and network optimization.
Global Datacenter Trends
Meta boosts West Texas AI data centre investment to $10bn
Meta raises West Texas AI data centre investment to $10bn, intensifying global competition in AI infrastructure.
Global Cloud Services Trends
WBA trials point to improved uplink speeds in Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 trials show improved uplink performance, highlighting benefits for enterprise networks, cloud applications, and IoT connectivity.
Global Datacenter Trends
AI growth puts data centre sustainability under strain
Dame Dawn Childs says AI infrastructure is scaling faster than the power systems that support it, making grid capacity, cooling and credible sustainability plans central constraints.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Sparkle signs Anthropic reseller agreement for Claude on Amazon Bedrock
Sparkle will resell Anthropic’s Claude models through Amazon Bedrock to institutions and enterprises across Europe, alongside its cloud and connectivity services.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Pony.ai targets 3,000 robotaxis as Zagreb service takes shape
Pony.ai said it would more than double its robotaxi fleet in 2026 while using a partnership with Verne and Uber to enter Zagreb; the service began commercially two weeks later.
Global Regional ISP Trends
VMO2 co-owner links fibre investment to Netomnia merger approval
Liberty Global chief Mike Fries said VMO2 and Nexfibre could halt further fibre building if the proposed £2bn Netomnia acquisition is not approved.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Coinbase and Better test crypto-backed mortgage down payments
Homebuyers will be able to pledge Bitcoin or USDC for a separate loan funding the cash down payment on a Fannie Mae-backed mortgage without selling their assets.
Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI sunsets the Sora app and schedules API shutdown
Sora’s web and app experiences ended on 26 April 2026, while OpenAI says the Sora API will be discontinued on 24 September and urges users to export their content.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Navan raises fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $907m–$913m
Navan raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook after first-quarter revenue grew 40% to $220 million. Booking and payment volumes support the forecast, but usage-based economics, customer ramps and GAAP losses remain central tests.
Global Cloud Services Trends
German Army weighs AI support for battlefield decisions
Army chief Christian Freuding wants analytical tools trained on Ukrainian and exercise data, but no product was selected and decisions must remain with soldiers.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Broadcom flags TSMC capacity limits as AI supply chain tightens
Broadcom described TSMC capacity, optical lasers and circuit boards as 2026 bottlenecks, while saying separately that it had secured leading-edge wafers, HBM and substrates through 2028. TSMC's own disclosures confirm tight capacity but not the delivery-delay claim in the earlier…
Global Datacenter Trends
AI data centres need connectivity, but networks do not replace capacity
AI makes interconnect bandwidth, congestion, routing and tail latency part of compute performance. Yet the case for distributing data centres remains conditional on workload, distance, power, capacity, software and operating cost—not a universal shift away from scale.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Some US investors pivot to AI infrastructure, but risk follows
Fund allocations show a limited US shift toward AI infrastructure. Signed capacity contracts are real, but company budgets and energy-demand forecasts are not completed investment or guaranteed returns.