Aduna boss ready to take on API challenge

Anthony Bartolo, the newly appointed CEO of API group Aduna (pictured, second left), outlined the company’s vision of bringing multiple entities together to drive the ecosystem, as he pledged to fill a canvas that will effectively enable global innovation at scale. Speaking at Ericsson’s pre MWC25 Barcelona summit in one of his first public appearances … Leer más

EC bets big on AI with €200B investment plan

The European Commission (EC) pledged to raise €200 billion for investment in AI across the region, a move announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris. The programme, dubbed InvestAI, is set to combine public and private investments to boost AI research, infrastructure and deployment across the European Union (EU). The plan also includes a … Leer más

Orange, Mistral AI join forces in Europe AI push

Orange teamed with fellow French company Mistral AI to boost adoption of AI in Europe, with the pair pledging to work together to design the best network infrastructure to accommodate the technology. In a statement, the companies described the partnership as groundbreaking, based on a shared ambition to bolster network infrastructure for AI. R&D teams … Leer más

Ericsson aims to stand out at MWC25

Ericsson outlined plans to open its previously invite-only stand at MWC Barcelona to wider audiences including enterprise customers and developers this year, with an open area set to showcase its network capabilities. Speaking to Mobile World Live as part of our MWC25 Preview Week, Cecilia Atterwall, head of marketing at Ericsson, revealed the vendor’s usual … Leer más

Vodafone taps Proximus CEO as next investment chief

Proximus chief Guillaume Boutin (pictured) will join Vodafone Group in May as CEO of investments and strategy, replacing Serpil Timuray who departs the UK-based operator after 15 years. Boutin has led the Belgian operator since December 2019 and is credited by his current employers for initiating a major acceleration of fibre and 5G rollout in … Leer más

Honor upgrades AI assistant with DeepSeek

Smartphone manufacturer Honor updated its on-device assistant Yoyo to include integration with AI model DeepSeek R1 for users in China. The upgrade is available to users with devices running its MagicOS 8.0 software and above. Honor noted the move unlocked DeepSeek’s advanced natural language processing, logical reasoning, and contextual understanding capabilities for its on-device assistant. … Leer más

OpenAI broadens European reach with German office

ChatGPT developer OpenAI aims to open an office Munich, Germany over the coming months as part of a plan to expand into Europe. A German government agency stated the generative AI pioneer selected the nation due to it housing “the greatest number of users, paying subscribers and API developers building on OpenAI’s technology”. OpenAI CEO … Leer más

TIM tipped for French connection

Iliad Group reportedly began assessing a potential consolidation with Italian incumbent TIM, appointing consultancies and opening talks with the nation’s government, which holds a stake in the operator. Reuters reported Italian newspapers Corriere della Sera and La Stampa today (7 February) revealed details of Iliad’s interest, with the French telecoms group apparently appointing Boston Consulting … Leer más

Singtel bags $476M loan for green data centre

Singtel Group’s data centre arm Nxera secured a SGD643 million ($476 million) loan to help finance a green 58MW data centre in its home market of Singapore. The agreement has a five-year term and is termed a “green loan,” financing allocated to support projects deemed to have an environmental benefit. Cash is being supplied by … Leer más

Trump hands off TikTok portfolio to Vice President Vance

US President Donald Trump reportedly turned to Vice President JD Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz to oversee the potential sale of TikTok to a US entity. Punchbowl News reported Vance is now in charge of finding a deal to save the social media site from a ban while Waltz and the National Security Council are tasked … Leer más