European Technological Sovereignty Package sets out plans for chips, AI, open source and energy digitisation
EUROPE 14:12

European Technological Sovereignty Package sets out plans for chips, AI, open source and energy digitisation

The European Commission has presented the European Technological Sovereignty Package of measures to strengthen capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and open source. The package includes two legislative proposals, namely the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act. It also sets out the Open Source Strategy and the Strategic Roadmap for Digitisation and AI in Energy.

GMI Cloud and Magna AI partner to expand global sovereign AI infrastructure
GLOBAL 13:23

GMI Cloud and Magna AI partner to expand global sovereign AI infrastructure

GMI Cloud, a provider of AI-native GPU cloud infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with Magna AI to design and scale a network of sovereign artificial intelligence factories (AIFs), based on Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 platform. Magna AI was established through a partnership by Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), operating in collaboration with Nvidia. Magna AI projects will break ground later this year in Malaysia, Belgium and Romania. Other locations are currently

STC Bahrain launches AI-enabled cyber defence centre
BAHRAIN 12:46

STC Bahrain launches AI-enabled cyber defence centre

STC Bahrain has announced the launch of its AI-enabled, autonomous cyber defence centre (CDC), powered by StrikeReady's advanced artificial intelligence SOC Platform. It says this is the first of its kind in the MEA region. The STC CDC offers next-generation security services that move beyond traditional monitoring by providing autonomous detection, investigation, and automated threat response at unprecedented speed.

Cisco introduces Cloud Control interface as central foundation for running Agentic AI
GLOBAL 12:17

Cisco introduces Cloud Control interface as central foundation for running Agentic AI

Cisco has capitalised on the occasion of its Cisco Live US event to discuss its latest agentic AI advances designed to streamline critical IT and network infrastructure operations. The firm is rolling out a unified interface to bring all of its networking, security, compute, observability and collaboration products into a secure panel interface for improved visibility and agentic functionality. The Cisco Cloud Control panel provides a single data layer across AgenticOps AI and human users with the same oper

Hakusan to invest JPY 5 bln in new Japanese plant to meet AI data centre demand
JAPAN 10:38

Hakusan to invest JPY 5 bln in new Japanese plant to meet AI data centre demand

Optical connector and components supplier Hakusan, part of the Lightera Group, has unveiled plans for a new production plant in its native Japan, funded by a JPY 5 billion (USD 31.3 million) capital spend. Set to launch in April 2028, the 20,000 square metre facility will aim to meet global demand for leading-edge optical connectivity in AI data centres. It comes as hyperscale data providers strive to keep up with bandwidth and energy density requirements, often turning to optical transmission upgrades in a

Kainos wins GBP 150 million digital transformation contract with Defra
UNITED KINGDOM 10:22

Kainos wins GBP 150 million digital transformation contract with Defra

Kainos, Belfast-based digital transformation and IT services provider, has won a GBP 150 million digital delivery and transformation contract from the UK government's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). The 4-year contract has an option to extend for an additional 12 months, and is part of Defra's Application, Development, Maintenance and Support (ADMS Plus) procurement programme. 

Dstny brings in Always-On Communications using voice as base layer for AI-supported system
EUROPE 10:22

Dstny brings in Always-On Communications using voice as base layer for AI-supported system

European business communications service provider Dstny Group has announced the introduction of a new service called Always-On Communications, to ensure that no business conversation is ever missed. It moves service providers from voice connectivity to an "AI-first Comms OS" using Dstny digital agents. CEO Daan De Wever said Always-On Communications makes voice service the operating system upon which every agent, workflow and conversation runs.

Comviva data report highlights knowledge gaps around AI value realisation
GLOBAL 09:40

Comviva data report highlights knowledge gaps around AI value realisation

A survey conducted by digital platforms vendor Comviva shows that one fifth (21 percent) of respondents lacked a tangible methodology for measuring the impact of AI deployments. The survey polled more than 200 senior IT and business executives globally in telecoms, e-commerce and retail. This sample was evenly split, with telecoms and the other two segments each accounting for 50 percent of respondents, spread across leadership roles including chief marketing officer, chief commercial officer, and chief dat

Saleforce buys Berlin-based content management system platform Contentful
GERMANY 08:25

Saleforce buys Berlin-based content management system platform Contentful

Salesforce has acquired Berlin-based content management system platform Contentful. Saleforce will integrate Contentful's API-first management system, making it accessible on its autonomous AI platform Agentforce. Contentful stores content created for delivery via interfaces (APIs) to websites, apps or other applications.

Cato Networks to expand London footprint with new AI innovation hub
UNITED KINGDOM 08:22

Cato Networks to expand London footprint with new AI innovation hub

Israel-based SASE specialist Cato Networks is embarking on a multi-year operational expansion in London and is launching its first dedicated AI hub in the UK's capital. Cato's AI innovation and research centre will be situated towards the centre of London in the Holborn district. The vendor's multi-year UK strategy includes a hiring drive to reach 50 staff in the next three years, building on an initial core group of product managers, data scientists and software engineers expected to be assigned to the fac

TIM and Google partner on discounted Google AI Plus and Pro options with up to 5TB
ITALY 07:24

TIM and Google partner on discounted Google AI Plus and Pro options with up to 5TB

Telecom Italia (TIM) has partnered with Google to offer its customers a number of promotions linked to Google One and Gemini AI. Currently, TIM customers can access the renamed Google AI Plus (2TB) plan, previously called Google One 2TB, with 2TB of storage, the Gemini App, increased access to monthly AI Credits and the NotebookLM enhanced research and writing assistant as well as Workspace integration for EUR 9.99 a month via their TIM bill.

Naver Cloud expands Nvidia partnership around AI infrastructure
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:45

Naver Cloud expands Nvidia partnership around AI infrastructure

Naver Cloud and Nvidia have outlined plans to deepen their collaboration across AI infrastructure, foundation models and AI services as the companies pursue what they describe as a global AI factory initiative. The announcement was made at Nvidia's Cloud Partner Summit in Taipei. According to the companies, the partnership will extend beyond AI infrastructure to include cooperation on large language models and physical AI technologies.

JAPAN 06:44

NTT develops explainable AI inference method for multimodal foundation models

NTT has developed a new inference framework designed to improve the transparency and reliability of large vision-language models (LVLMs), addressing what it describes as a key limitation in current AI reasoning systems. The technology, called Rationale-Enhanced Decoding, enables multimodal AI models to generate responses that are explicitly grounded in both visual inputs and their own reasoning processes, without requiring additional model training.

GLOBAL 06:42

Megaport to build global AI inference cloud across 1,100 data centres

Australian-based global network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider Megaport has announced four new AI infrastructure contracts with a combined total contract value of approximately AUD 458.9 million and plans to establish an on-demand GPU pool as part of a broader strategy to build a globally distributed AI inference platform. The company said the contracts are focused on supporting AI inference workloads and will require approximately AUD 369.5 million in capex, primarily for Nvidia GPUs, networking and storage

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:37

Naver updates shopping app with proactive AI agent recommendations

South Korean internet giant Naver has updated its AI Shopping Agent to proactively initiate conversations with users, extending the role of the assistant beyond product search and recommendation. The company said the new functionality allows the AI agent to analyse shopping activity, including searches, product views, saved items and shopping cart contents, and then suggest potential next steps directly from the shopping app's home screen.

JAPAN 06:35

KDDI Agile Development Center deploys Claude Enterprise across workforce

KDDI Agile Development Center (KAG), a software development subsidiary of KDDI Group, has deployed Anthropic's Claude Enterprise and Claude Code AI tools to all employees, extending their use beyond engineering teams to management, human resources, marketing and design functions. The company said the rollout follows earlier use of Claude Code by engineers and is intended to support the use of AI across business processes throughout the organisation.

ARMENIA 2 JUN

Eleveight AI opens artificial intelligence factory in Armenia

A data centre specialising in artificial intelligence has been launched by the company Eleveight AI in Armenia, reports Arka. It is located in the municipality Gegharkunik and has been deployed using Nvidia Blackwell B300 technology. It focuses on generative training models and on providing digital services for B2G and B2B customers.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 JUN

MTS blocks more than 10 mln connections to harmful websites in Q1

Russian operator MTS said that its cybersecurity service Secure Internet blocked more than 10 million connections to harmful websites in the first quarter of this year. It claims to have improved the quality of the service using AI agents working in real time. The accuracy of its filtering has reached 95 percent, MTS adds.

GLOBAL 2 JUN

Sivers Semi, Global Foundries to collaborate on CPO silicon photonics

Sivers Semiconductors and GlobalFoundries have struck a strategic pact aimed at maturing advanced silicon photonics for AI infrastructure use cases, including interconnects based on co-packaged and linear optics. The partnership brings Sivers' laser array technology into next-generation optical engines and sub-assemblies built using GlobalFoundries' SCALE platform. SCALE is an abbreviation of Silicon Photonics Co-packaged Advanced Light Engine. An iteration of the light engine designed for CPO silicon proje

EUROPE 2 JUN

ETSI publishes security specification for AI compute platforms

ETSI has released a technical specification defining security criteria for makers of AI compute infrastructure. ETSI's TS 104 033 specification forges a systematic baseline for safeguarding critical artificial intelligence components, spanning the core execution environment for AI training and inference as well as related AI service interfaces. 

TAIWAN 2 JUN

Nvidia, Foxconn team with Taiwanese healthcare to deploy 'special agent workforces'

Nvidia is collaborating with Foxconn to deploy specialised agentic AI and robotics in the Taiwanese healthcare system. The initiative is backed by a USD 1.5 billion regional investment under the government's 'Healthy Taiwan' initiative, aimed at addressing the aging population, clinician shortages and spiralling healthcare costs. Nvidia says the majority of Taiwanese medical centres have now implemented mature AI systems, enhancing care provision for more than 14 million patient encounters annually.

GLOBAL 2 JUN

DriveNets raises USD 410 mln in financing round to support AI fabric pipeline

Networking products company DriveNets said it has completed a USD 410 million Series D financing round, reaching USD 1 billion total capital raised. It will use the extra funding to scale inventory to support its growing artificial intelligence fabric pipeline and expand its heterogeneous AI infrastructure products. The funding round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Atreides Management. New investors AMD and Red Dot Capital joined alongside existing investors Pitango and D1 Capital Partners.

PERU 2 JUN

Nearly 7 in 10 Peruvians using messaging apps

The percentage of Peruvian users using instant messaging services increased to 68.6 percent at the end of 2025, according to data from the annual Residential Survey of Telecommunications Services (Erestel) cited by telecommunications regulator Osiptel. WhatsApp continued as the most popular instant messaging service in Peru, used by some 98.6 percent of the total, followed by Facebook Messenger with 45.1 percent, TikTok direct messages (27.9%) and Instagram with 20.5 percent.

GLOBAL 2 JUN

Nvidia expands agentic software toolkit into physical AI applications

Nvidia has unveiled additional open source software tools designed to bring agentic functionality to physical AI applications. These tools are now available in the existing Nvidia Agent Toolkit software repository. Nvidia hopes to support the development of agent-executed tasks from complicated physical AI workflows, such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, vision AI and industrial digital twins.

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