Big Tech stories
NeuReality taps Amazon & Maersk veteran for AI push
3 days ago
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saas
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
NeuReality adds former Amazon and Maersk executive Rotem Hershko as adviser to sharpen NR-NEXUS enterprise strategy and AI production rollout.
OpenAI warns of AI shock & calls for public debate
Last week
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risk & compliance
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open source
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ai
OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence
Last week
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firewalls
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hyperscale
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network security
Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.
Samsung to end Messages app in July 2026 on Galaxy
Last week
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wearables
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ai
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google
Samsung to end its Messages app in July 2026, steering users to Google Messages as the default SMS option on supported Android devices.
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
Last week
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saas
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
This month
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data protection
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cloud security
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socs
Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.
Apple launches Business platform to streamline company tools
Last month
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Apple rolls out Business platform for companies, bundling device management and brand tools as it replaces Manager and Connect.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.
Apple sets hybrid WWDC dates with AI updates expected
Last month
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uc
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wearables
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digital transformation
Apple will stage WWDC from 8-12 June with a hybrid format, promising major AI-focused software updates across its device ecosystem.
3DiVi maps global face recognition lifecycle to 2026
Last month
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data protection
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smart cities
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surveillance
3DiVi charts a six-stage global face recognition lifecycle to 2026, showing regions split by regulation pace, infrastructure and politics.
Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO
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saas
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Oracle Q3 revenue jumps 22% to USD $17.2 billion as AI-fuelled cloud demand soars and contracted backlog swells to USD $553 billion.
Anthropic offers EUR €355,000 AI roles in Dublin push
Last month
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data protection
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fintech
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martech
Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.
Why digital sovereignty is a myth
Last month
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Digital sovereignty is a comforting fiction; true resilience lies in messy, modular choices that manage dependency, not abolish it.
Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal
Last month
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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clean technologies
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
EU urges social media ad checks to tackle €4.3bn scam crisis
Thu, 15th May 2025
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social media
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fraud
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regulation
EU member states urge social media firms to verify advertisers to curb a EUR €4.3bn investment scam crisis sweeping across Europe.