North America Trends
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North America market trend intelligence tracks cloud service, regional ISP, national telecom, data centre, and institutional infrastructure signals across North American internet infrastructure markets. BTW.
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North America Cloud Services Trends
Court revives Tesla’s challenge to Louisiana sales ban
OUR TAKE The recent decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals represents a significant development in Tesla’s ongoing battle to establish its direct sales model in states with restrictive dealership laws. This ruling could have broader implications for the automotive…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Canada joins U.S. in imposing heavy tariffs on Chinese imports
OUR TAKECanada has announced high tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, steel and aluminium in response to Beijing’s subsidy policies, which it argues give Chinese companies an unfair competitive advantage in the global market. The move is in line with similar measures in the…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Volvo selects Monterrey for its new heavy-duty truck plant
The Swedish multinational Volvo Group announced that it has chosen Monterrey, located in northern Mexico, as the site for its new heavy-duty truck manufacturing facility in North America.
North America Datacenter Trends
Edged Energy opens first North American data centre
OUR TAKE Edged, a subsidiary of Endeavour, has nearly a dozen new data centres either operational or under construction across Europe and North America. Each data centre on the Edged Atlanta campus is fitted with the ThermalWorks waterless cooling system. This system is expected…
North America Cloud Services Trends
GM’s Cruise recalls 1,200 robotaxis to conclude US investigation
General Motors’ autonomous driving unit, Cruise, has recalled around 1,200 robotaxis following an investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into hard braking issues that led to three rear-end collisions.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Chinese firms seek US chips via Amazon cloud
State-linked Chinese entities utilises cloud services from Amazon to gain U.S. AI chips, which they cannot get due to export restrictions
North America Cloud Services Trends
U.S. accuses Iran of cyberattacks targeting Trump and Harris campaigns
OUR TAKEThe allegations of Iranian cyber operations against U.S. presidential campaigns highlight a significant threat to the integrity of democratic processes. Such interference can undermine public trust in elections and democratic institutions, which is crucial for a…
North America Institutional Trends
Custody giant State Street broadens crypto services in new partnership
US financial services provider State Street has partnered with Swiss crypto firm Taurus to launch new digital asset services, including tokenisation and crypto asset custody, aimed at catering to institutional demand.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Google’s cyber battlefront: A dive into digital defence
OUR TAKESeeing the faces and hearing the stories of those who stand between us and potential disaster makes the importance of this work hit home in a way that statistics and headlines never could. It’s personal because it’s about protecting what matters most to us: our privacy…
North America Cloud Services Trends
US judge says ‘monopolist’ Google can’t avoid app store reforms
US judge plans changes to Google’s Play Store for Android, impacting competition and consumer choice in digital landscape.
North America National Telecom Trends
T-Mobile fined $60M for information protection negligence
T-Mobile has been fined $60 million by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for negligence in a data breach.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Texas Instruments secures $1.6B for chip manufacturing expansion
Texas Instruments will receive $1.6 billion from the U.S. Commerce Department under the CHIPS Act to build three new semiconductor facilities.
North America Institutional Trends
TikTok calls itself a foreign-owned US news organisation
TikTok on Thursday rebutted the U.S. government’s argument that the popular social media platform is not protected by the First Amendment.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Could the US actually break up Google?
OUR TAKE Over the past four years, federal antitrust regulators have sued Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Apple, claiming the companies are illegally maintaining monopolies. Microsoft settled with the Justice Department in 2004 over allegations that it forced Windows users to use…
North America Datacenter Trends
Top tech news stories today: August 14, 2024
Fintech 1. Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raises stake in rival Bitfarms to 18.9% Riot acquired 1 million common shares of Bitfarms on Tuesday, representing about 0.22% of issued and outstanding Bitfarms common stock. (US news) 2. Talen focused on data center demand as it considers…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Google to enhance Paris Olympics broadcast with AI for US viewers $16M
Google will use AI in the US broadcast of the Paris Olympics, NBCUniversal will attract new audiences with personalised AI.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Google to enhance Paris Olympics broadcast with AI for US viewers （标题60字母以内）
Google will use AI in the US broadcast of the Paris Olympics.NBCUniversal will attract new audiences with personalised AI recap.
North America Institutional Trends
US court orders crypto exchange FTX to repay $12.7B to customers
A US court has ordered the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers, as part of a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
North America Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: August 9, 2024
Fintech 1. Crypto exchange FTX ordered to pay $12.7 billion to customers, US CFTC says A U.S. court has ordered bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers. (WMBD) 2. Robinhood results beat estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading boom…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft blames Delta for slow outage recovery
OUR TAKE The disruptions stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers and cost the Atlanta-based airline an estimated $500 million. Delta is also facing a U.S. Department of Transportation investigation into the disruption. It hired prominent litigator David Boies Schiller…