This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including new subsea cables and cable cuts, data centres, OpenAI's new platform, global IoT deployments, medical AI insights, digital divides, multi-language dubbing and 5G connectivity.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts
Microsoft's Azure cloud services have been disrupted by undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, the US tech giant says.
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ODATA secures $1.02bn financing to power sustainable data centre growth
ODATA has announced a $1.02 billion in green financing for sustainable data centre infrastructure.
Read the full story here.
tuesday_____________________________
OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn
OpenAI says it’s developing an AI-powered hiring platform to connect businesses and employees, a service that would put the outfit in close competition with LinkedIn.
Read the full story here.
Two submarine cables to land in Iraq
Contracts have been signed to land two submarine cables in Iraq. On August 12, Iraq’s Minister of Communications Hiyam Al-Yasiri announced that the country would see its fifth submarine cable landed at Al-Faw, a coastal port on the Persian Gulf.
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Tata Communications, Cisco Team Up to Transform Global IoT Deployments
Tata Communications announced a new strategic collaboration with Cisco to reshape the future of how businesses connect, manage, and scale their connected devices around the world.
Read the full story here.
Telekom MMS Enables Predictive Insights for Critical Hospital Operations with AI Solution
The role-based dashboard integrates diverse data streams, providing predictive insights and recommendations.
National Databank Bridges UK Digital Divide with Vodafone UK Data Donations
YouTube’s multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators
T-Mobile’s 5G to power LA 2028 Olympics
3 billion people offline as device affordability stagnates
3.1 billion people globally live in areas with mobile Internet coverage but do not use it, with device affordability still a major barrier to entry, according to new data from the GSMA.
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