1. Shaquille O’Neal settles FTX lawsuit
Shaquille O’Neal has settled a class-action lawsuit over his promotion of failed crypto exchange FTX. Source
2. Taiwan adds Huawei, SMIC to blacklist
Taiwan has imposed export controls on China’s Huawei and SMIC, citing national security concerns and growing geopolitical tensions. Source
3. Trump pushed FCC to aid EchoStar
Donald Trump reportedly pressured the FCC to strike a spectrum deal favouring EchoStar during his final weeks in office. Source
4. Spyware targets Italian journalist
A watchdog group revealed that Israeli-made spyware Paragon was used to target an Italian journalist critical of far-right leaders. Source
5. Germany ramps up AI ambitions
Germany announced strategic investments and initiatives to accelerate national AI development and compete in global innovation. Source
6. Nokia and Elisa upgrade for 5G
Nokia and Elisa are modernising their network to support 5G Advanced, boosting capacity and service performance. Source
7. Telekom, NVIDIA launch German AI cloud
Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA are building a new industrial AI cloud in Germany to support enterprise AI use. Source
8. China weakness flattens broadband market
The global broadband access market stalled in Q1 2025, driven by reduced demand and slow recovery in China. Source
9. Google Cloud outage hits 50+ services
Google Cloud suffered a global outage lasting over 7 hours, affecting more than 50 services and disrupting users worldwide. Source
