AI
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The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI. -
Elon Musk has announced that xAI, his AI startup rivalling OpenAI, plans to double the size of its Colossus supercomputer cluster, which currently consists of 100,000 Nvidia GPUs.
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SK Telecom and Samsung have developed AI technology capable of optimising 5G base stations.
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Open source has been a driving factor behind the ever-continuing rise in AI. From the early days of OpenAI (before it closed its doors) and Meta’s ever-growing herd of llamas, open source AI has powered tools and technologies used by industries all over the world.
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Meta has partnered with Lumen Technologies to “significantly increase” its network capacity to meet the increased demand for its AI models and services.
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Tech Mahindra has opened a Centre of Excellence (CoE) powered by Nvidia AI Enterprise and Omniverse platforms.
Forthcoming events
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A new year requires new thinking and reflection on the past. Natalie Bannerman speaks to the ITU’s deputy secretary-general, Malcolm Johnson, about where we’re headed.
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GTT Communications confirms the appointment of Donna Granato, the former senior vice president of Finance, as the company’s interim chief financial officer.
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Open RAN is on track to see a year on year growth of 250% in 2020, despite the sector comprising a mere 1% of the total market.
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James Hart, CEO of BCS says the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to continue to impact the data centre industry throughout the next few years. However, there are other drivers in play, too
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As many as 88% of telecoms industry executives are planning a "transformation" project over the coming 12 months.
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Rich Communication Services (RCS) business messaging traffic is on track to reach 415 billion messages by 2025, an increase of 2,500%.
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Ribbon Communications has appointed Sean Matthews as its new executive vice president of corporate development and strategy.
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From competition to regulation, the tech giants are rarely out of the headlines, but their days of dominance could be numbered.
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This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporters Natalie Bannerman and Abigail Opiah.
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Many will be glad to welcome 2021 in a few weeks but when it comes to connectivity it already feels like 2023.
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The CEO of NTT Ltd. Global, Jason Goodall, is to retire at the end of June 2021 after 23 years with the company.
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New analysis of sustainability credentials across the private sector has concluded that Vodafone, BT and Virgin Media are leading the TMT industry when it comes to their sustainability pledges.
