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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.
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WIOCC has appointed Mwesu Vunda has as its country sales manager for Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Canada's HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. Has acquired GPU.ONE subsidiary GPU Atlantic in a CA$25 million deal.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced the withdrawal of the US safe harbour proposal, paving the way for a digital tax on the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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IFC, part of the World Bank Group, is to loan US$3 million to the Kyrgyz Republic's largest private wholesale broadband operator, its first investment in the country.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Deutsche Telekom has posted a 25.4% increase in group revenues for the full year 2020, reaching €101 billion for the period.
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Season 2, episode 7 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
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Macquarie Telecom has seen growth across revenue and EBITDA for the 13th consecutive half year.
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Former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is to succeed Rupert Pearce at Inmarsat, effective 1 March.
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US chip manufacturers had their wishes granted yesterday when President Joe Biden pledged US$37 billion in funding to boost manufacturing.
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Interest rates, acquisitions and auction costs were the leading topics to be tackled during the CEO Panel Discussion at Metro Connect USA 2021.
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Align, a global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and managed IT services, has appointed John Sarkis as its new chief revenue officer (CRO).
