Cloud & Infrastructure
Our Cloud & Infrastructure section delivers authoritative coverage of the strategic systems and investments that power today’s digital economy. We examine topics such as national AI roadmaps, the repatriation of overseas engineering support, sanctions on cyber-espionage tools, and the demand for resilient edge deployments amid extreme weather. Our concise reports also track multibillion-dollar data center investments and cross-sector collaborations that are shaping the next generation of IT infrastructure.
EUIPO unveils new AI tool to pre-screen trademarks before formal submission
The European Union Intellectual Property Office recently launched the "Early Screening Tool," which leverages AI capabilities to bring a paradigm...
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EU ramps up AI push with €500 million committed to six new ‘AI Factory’ centers
The European Union recently made an announcement regarding the addition of a new set of its AI Factories. Six new...
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European Commission launches RAISE initiative to accelerate AI-powered scientific research
The European Commission launched RAISE - the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe - a revolutionary leap towards achieving...
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Microsoft and NVIDIA unveil “Agentic Launchpad” to accelerate autonomous-AI startups in the UK and Ireland
Microsoft and NVIDIA have released information about an "Agentic Launchpad" initiative in both the UK and Ireland, which marks a...
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EUIPO rolls out AI-driven pre-assessment tool to streamline trademark applications
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has launched Early TM Screening, a revolutionary AI-powered pre-assessment tool designed to help applicants...
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Cerebras unveils global “Cerebras for Nations” initiative to help countries build sovereign AI infrastructure
Cerebras Systems has begun a very ambitious program called “Cerebras for Nations,” which aims to assist nations across the globe...
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Report finds EU nations expanding AI and analytics capabilities through new hubs and testbeds
The European Union member states are substantially bolstering their artificial intelligence and analysis capacity through a series of focused investment...
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EuroCTP taps BMLL to enhance data quality for Europe’s consolidated market tape project
Europe's financial markets stand at a crossroads where fragmented data streams have long frustrated investors seeking comprehensive market visibility. The...
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China reportedly prohibits use of foreign AI chips in government-backed data centers
Beijing has rolled out one of its most extreme restrictions on technology to date. They are aimed squarely at the...
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APAC companies face over 10.5 billion AI bot interactions in two months, exposing growing cyber risks
The Asia-Pacific region has reported an unprecedented increase in artificial intelligence bot activity over the course of two months, with...
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AI firm Anthropic expands European presence with new offices in Paris and Munich
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence safety firm that offers the product ‘Claude’, is making significant moves across Europe that signal massive...
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Xi Jinping calls for creation of international AI governance body during APEC summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has presented a strategic vision that has the potential to change the face of artificial intelligence...
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Study shows AI adoption nearly universal among software developers in India and Southeast Asia
The Asia Pacific software development market is going through a radical transition that would have been hardly predictable only two...
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NTT DATA and ServiceNow deepen alliance to accelerate AI-driven business transformation
Two technology leaders have announced the historic extension of their strategic partnership, promising to bring about a revolution in the...
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Asian tech and semiconductor shares slide as investors reassess AI-driven valuations
Asian tech markets had a brutal wake-up call on Wednesday as the technology correction went viral on trading floors from...
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Domo expands on AWS Asia-Pacific to strengthen foothold in Indian analytics market
One thing that's interesting about technology companies at the moment is that they're queuing up to get to India like...
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Advanced real-time power and cooling systems to revolutionize Southeast Asia’s data centers
Southeast Asia's data center industry is experiencing unprecedented transformation through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that optimize power...
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China offers discounted power rates to tech firms to accelerate domestic AI chip production
China has launched an aggressive strategy that is likely to revolutionize the global landscape of Artificial Intelligence in a manner...
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Comscore names new APAC head to accelerate cross-platform analytics expansion
This is one interesting bit of news coming out of the Ad-Tech space. Comscore just made a move that seems...
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Asia-Pacific workers top global charts in generative AI adoption, but oversight remains weak
Asia-Pacific employees are embracing generative artificial intelligence at unprecedented rates, outpacing their global counterparts in both adoption and enthusiasm. Recent...
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Asia-Pacific workforce leads global adoption of generative AI tools, but oversight remains weak
The Asia-Pacific region has proven to become the world leader when adopting generational AI systems as its workers start adopting...
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FingerMotion’s Sapientus division expands AI and data analytics footprint across Southeast Asia
FingerMotion's AI subsidiary is making bold moves into Southeast Asia's lucrative tech market. The company's Sapientus division recently showcased cutting-edge...
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Microsoft unveils new Copilot roadmap featuring AI agents and virtual avatars
Alright, so Microsoft just dropped something pretty wild this week. They're not just tweaking Copilot anymore—they're completely reimagining how we'll...
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London Stock Exchange Group teams up with Anthropic to integrate financial data into Claude AI
The finance industry is undergoing an unprecedented revolution due to artificial intelligence's transformative approach to data accessibility. The London Stock...
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Amazon debuts new lineup of Echo, Kindle Color, and smart home devices at annual event
Amazon has unleashed huge tech bombs at its annual event. Talking color Kindles (about time!), improved Echo speakers, and home...
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U.S. considers equity investments in quantum computing startups to bolster tech leadership
The US government is in talks with some of the firms involved in quantum computing, including IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave,...
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Salesforce expands AI and analytics tools through new alliances with OpenAI and Anthropic
A San Francisco-based tech behemoth has announced game-changing collaborations with the potential to transform business-grade artificial intelligence functionality across sectors....
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Worldwide outage exposes dangers of depending on a single cloud provider
Monday morning broke on internet users as Amazon Web Services spectacularly crashed, dragging with it everything from banking apps to...
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Google to run LA28 Olympics on cloud and AI platforms
One of the world's greatest tech firms is about to change the LA28 Olympics experience for good with a technological...
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Meta links AI-powered chat features to ad targeting with no opt-out
Meta has announced that beginning December 16, all conversations with its AI assistant across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Ray-Ban smart...
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Google invests $15 billion in India for new AI and data hub
Google just dropped some serious cash on what could be the biggest tech infrastructure play in the history of India....
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Cerebras to build advanced AI systems at the UAE’s new Stargate data complex
One of the most ambitious chip companies in Silicon Valley is on the verge of redefining the global artificial intelligence...
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Critical flaw in Red Hat OpenShift AI exposes hybrid cloud environments to takeover risks
Severe - Low privileged users can easily escalate privileges and obtain full cluster control via a formerly undisclosed vulnerability in...
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Asian regulatory changes force companies to adapt cloud security approaches
The new regulatory demands and threats posed by AI are changing the cybersecurity landscape very fast, causing Asian organizations to...
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Southern Cross to build ‘Tasman Express’ subsea cable linking Australia and New Zealand
Southern Cross Cables has reached a milestone achievement for the flagship Tasman Express undersea cable project, which directly connects Sydney...
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Meta inks $14.2B deal with CoreWeave to secure AI cloud computing power
The Meta Platforms and CoreWeave cloud computing contract is a mammoth 14.2 billion deal that will be signed until 2031...
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IBM and AWS team up to speed Middle East cloud adoption
IBM and AWS Sign 5-Year Strategic Agreement to Accelerate Secure Cloud Adoption and Digital Transformation Across the Middle East. The...
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Amazon pledges AU$20B for Australian data centers through 2029
Amazon has announced to invest a massive AU$20 billion in expanding its data center infrastructure across Australia by 2029, which...
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UK ONS outlines new consumer price methods
Revolutionary changes to consumer price measurement have been announced by the Office for National Statistics of the UK, where the...
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Azure rolls out September updates, expanding compute options across regions
Microsoft Azure has made significant September 2025 announcements with the added computational capability and availability of a massive regional deployment...
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EU Data Act takes force with new cloud and device rules
The EU Data Act officially took effect on September 12, 2025, and established new business and consumer rights to access...
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Oracle, Meta discuss $20B AI cloud deal
Oracle Corporation is in the later stages of signing a multi-year cloud computing contract with Meta Platforms, which may take...
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AWS launches New Zealand cloud region with three zones
Amazon Web Services has officially launched its first cloud region in New Zealand, implementing plans first announced in 2021 to...
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How to prepare your Android for the new Find Hub network and pair a tracker tag
The Find Hub network is a revolutionary way of searching for the whereabouts of devices and personal items with the...
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AWS launches New Zealand cloud region with 3 zones
Amazon Web Services officially released its initial cloud infrastructure area in New Zealand with three Availability Zones, the sixteenth region...
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OpenAI inks $300B Project Stargate deal with Oracle
OpenAI has just delivered a headline by announcing a huge 300 billion dollar cloud computing contract with Oracle, establishing what...
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How to turn on RCS messaging on your iPhone
The iOS 18 by Apple also comes with the RCS messaging feature, which is set to transform the communication between...
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Azure hit by latency after Red Sea cable damage
The Microsoft Company has sorted out the problem of theAzure cloud platform following the cut off of several subsea cables...
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Nebius signs $17.4B AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
Nebius negotiated a historic $17.4 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Microsoft that could transform the competitive landscape of cloud...
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Cloud capex slowdown projected for 2026
The artificial intelligence gold rush which has seen tech giants spend almost half a trillion dollars on cloud infrastructure is...
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