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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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Geoffrey Starks, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been backed by a racial justice group for the role of chairman of the FCC.
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NetActuate has completed a connectivity and capacity expansion project at its New York data centre that added.
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Nordic data centre firm DigiPlex has signed an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to host AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology in its Stockholm data centre.
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Hit by Covid and Brexit, roaming subscriptions could take until 2024 to exceed pre-pandemic levels, new research has found.
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RTP Global founder Leonid Boguslavsky, has been named as the newest member of VEON's board of directors following the departure of Mariano de Beer in late December.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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BlackRock has filed documents that confirm it is selling part of its stake in China Telecom for US$200 million.
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Cisco and Acacia Communications have announced an amendment to the definitive merger agreement under which Cisco will acquire Acacia
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Former BT executive Angus Flett has joined the Jersey Telecom board.
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Vodafone parts with Cornerstone; Huawei takes on Sweden; and NTT goes green in Malaysia
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Shares in Telefonica were trading 8.7% higher yesterday, following confirmation the multinational telco will sell its Telxius Towers unit.
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Finnish telecom operator Elisa has agreed to buy software maker camLine in an all-cash deal valued at US$73 million.
