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Bernard Looney, former CEO of oil and gas giant BP has joined sustainable data centre startup Prometheus Hyperscale as chair of its Board of Directors. -
Microsoft has hit back at Google Cloud's claims that its licensing terms “restrict” customers from moving to competitors, claiming the hyperscale rival is secretly funding a group trying to discredit the company.
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Investment firm KKR has formed a partnership with power generation investors Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to create a $50 billion fund to invest in digital infrastructure opportunities aimed at supporting AI and cloud workloads.
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Telecom Italia’s Sparkle has expanded its agreement with media delivery company Mainstreaming to support distribution of video content.
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Google’s 2024 environment report revealed that the tech giant’s green house gas (GHG) emissions rose by 13% year over year in 2023, while scope 2 emissions rose by 37%.
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APAC-focused hyperscale data centre operator AirTrunk will expand its MEL1 campus in Melbourne, according to CEO Robin Khuda
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techUK has released a report highlighting the role of emerging digital technologies at COP26.
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China’s information ministry has said that it “resolutely opposes” The US’ decision to revoke China Telecom’s license to operate in the USA.
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Netflix has entered the mobile gaming space with the launch of five free games on Android devices.
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Communication service providers believe that AI software is key to reducing network energy demand and emissions, according to research from Nokia and GSMA Intelligence.
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Here are the five things you need to know for 3 November 2021, from around the world.
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Orange has announced that its European TowerCo, TOTEM is now operational.
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Open RAN will create a more open, flexible and adaptable network for the mobile industry according to research from CCS Insight.
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Four UK regulators have appointed a single CEO to unify their approach to online services.
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Vodafone Foundation has launched an international search for climate change research partners to help expand the focus of its DreamLab smartphone app.
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Shin-Won Choi, CEO and chairman of SK networks has resigned from his positions.
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Oracle is launching a series of new cloud regions using Orange’s infrastructure in Senegal and Ivory Coast.
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HGC Global Communications (HGC) has appointed Daniel Ng as its new senior vice president of corporate business.
