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AI pioneer Yann LeCun quits Meta following reported rift with Zuckerberg

12th Nov 2025

3 minutes

Yann LeCun is leaving Meta to launch a start-up focused on “world models.” CTO Yuchen Jin called the move “inevitable after Zuckerberg spent $15B to acquire Alexandr Wang and made Yann report to him.”

Data Centres

Indosat, Nokia and Nvidia launch AI-RAN research centre in Indonesia

12th Nov 2025

3 minutes

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) Nokia, and Nvidia have officially launched the AI-RAN Research Centre in Surabaya, a strategic collaboration designed to advance AI-native wireless networks and edge AI applications across Indonesia.

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Microsoft powers into Portugal with €8.6bn AI data-centre hub

12th Nov 2025

3 minutes

Microsoft’s decision to invest €8.6 billion (US$10 billion) in a large-scale AI data hub in Portugal underscores a significant shift in Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape.

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Google’s Tabua Cable lands in Australia

12th Nov 2025

3 minutes

The new Tabua subsea cable is part of Google’s South Pacific Connect initiative and links the United States, Australia, and Fiji.

Industry Voices

Todd Zabell on AI, capEx pressure & the coming construction bottleneck

12th Nov 2025

1 minute

At Datacloud USA, Todd Zabell, CEO of Strategic Project Solutions and author of ‘Built to Fail, Why Construction Projects Take So Long and Cost Too Much and How to Fix it’ joins Capacity to unpack the growing risks in the data center boom.

Africa

Vodacom inks Africa-wide partnership with Starlink

12th Nov 2025

2 minutes

Vodacom Group has entered into a strategic agreement with Starlink (operated by SpaceX) to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across Africa, with a particular focus on enterprise and business connectivity.

Huawei

Huawei emphasises ‘shared success’ as critical for innovation and IP

12th Nov 2025

5 minutes

At its sixth annual Innovation and Intellectual Property Forum in Beijing yesterday, Huawei backs collaboration as the key to successful science and technology growth.

Data Centres

Google to invest €5.5bn in German data centres & cloud expansion

11th Nov 2025

3 minutes

Google has unveiled plans to invest €5.5 billion in Germany from next year to 2029.

AT&T

AI is shaping the future of enterprise networks, claims AT&T

11th Nov 2025

2 minutes

AI is no longer just an emerging tool but “rapidly becoming the central engine of enterprise transformation,” AT&T’s VP of wireline connectivity, Julie Kutchinski has warned.

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The AI revolution demands collaboration, warns Verizon’s Jeff Hulse

11th Nov 2025

3 minutes

Verizon Partner Solutions president Jeff Hulse has urged the industry to align, claiming that with the AI revolution happening right now, the whole system won’t function unless partners are connected within the ecosystem.

Data Centres

Vertiv to power Digital Realty’s first data centre in Italy

11th Nov 2025

2 minutes

Vertiv has announced it will provide next-generation power and cooling systems for Digital Realty’s first data centre in Italy, ROM1.