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The US has plans to award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) US$6.6 billion in grants and up to $5 billion in loans to help the company build factories in Arizona. -
This week, the UK and US signed a ‘landmark’ deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence (AI).
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The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together to test advanced AI.
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The AT&T data breach, which affected 73 million customers is a “wake-up call for the telecom industry to keep up with the times”.
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Despite the sanctions imposed on two Chinese nationals and a company on Monday, it is essential for the UK and the US to remain vigilant about cybersecurity threats.
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The Biden administration has agreed to give intel up to US$8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon.
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Nokia’s exit from TD Tech, a wireless technology firm jointly controlled by Huawei comes as no surprise according to Paolo Pescatore, TMT analyst at PP Foresight.
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The Biden-Harris Administration is issuing a “landmark” National Spectrum Strategy aimed at freeing up additional wireless spectrum for advanced technology needs.
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun plans to reinstate net neutrality rules that were rescinded under then-President Donald Trump in 2018.
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Capacity caught up with Ashley Haghighi, a senior in engineering, who attended Datacloud USA as part of the Broadgroup Talent in Tech initiative.
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Hydrogen and nuclear-powered data centres are a distinct possibility for the future.
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Microsoft has won its court case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), potentially clearing the way to acquire Activision in a deal worth US$68.7 billion.
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After US$700 million was announced by the Biden administration to connect people in rural areas in the US, more investment needs to fall into the hands of wireless infrastructure providers.
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Colt will expand its US capabilities with the connection of a new data centre and subsea cable landing station (CLS), NJFX, in New Jersey, US to its Colt IQ Network.
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Arelion has deployed a new fully diverse, high-capacity route from Reston, VA down the US East Coast.
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Verizon has signed an agreement with Vertical Bridge to build cell towers across the US, expanding the operator’s 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services.
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Huawei is launching its own enterprise IT management software that will reduce its reliance on foreign-sourced tech.
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The US Marine Corps has awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications to Viasat, the company that is in the process of merging with Inmarsat.
