NetEase is discontinuing one of its public cloud services as competition in China’s cloud computing market intensifies. The Hangzhou-based internet and gaming company informed corporate clients on Friday that the service will go offline on April 7 due to a “business strategy adjustment.” Clients with unused credits can request refunds, according to a message seen […]
Recent advancements in quantum computing, including improvements in qubit count, coherence time and gate fidelity, have yet to provide a practical edge over classical computers. That was the conclusion of Forrester’s 2024 Quantum Computing Trends report. Quantum systems remain experimental and are unable to deliver the large-scale results needed to rival traditional computing methods. So […]
Zain Sudan is a mobile service provider in Sudan, serving 23 million customers. It is a subsidiary of Zain Group, a leading mobile and data services operator in the Middle East and North Africa. The problem: In early 2024, Sudan was plunged into an escalating civil war that triggered a nationwide mobile connectivity blackout. This […]
Google Cloud is expanding its telecom partnerships with Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Italy, focusing on AI-driven network operations and cloud-based data modernisation. AI-powered RAN optimisation with Deutsche Telekom Google Cloud and Deutsche Telekom are working together to enhance Radio Access Network (RAN) operations using Google’s Gemini 2.0 AI model. The collaboration introduces RAN Guardian, an […]
CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider known for supplying Nvidia GPUs to companies such as Meta and Microsoft, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq under the ticker CRWV. As reported by CNBC, CoreWeave reported a 700% boost in revenue in 2024, reaching $1.92 billion, while recording a net loss of $863.4 million […]
Cloud computing service Tencent Cloud has unveiled its Super App as a Service (TCSAS) service at MWC Barcelona 2025, with the goal of helping businesses build integrated digital ecosystems through super-app strategies. The role of super apps in digital connectivity By 2027, more than half of the global population is expected to be active users […]
Nigerian entrepreneur Fara Ashiru launched her fintech platform, Okra, in 2020 using AWS. As US-based cloud providers did not accept payments in naira, she had to pay for services in US dollars. As the naira lost about 70% of its value between 2020 and 2024, Okra’s cloud expenses soared. “The bills were staggering,” Ashiru told […]
Enterprise apps and business AI specialist, SAP, has unveiled SAP Business Data Cloud, which unifies all SAP and third-party data throughout an organisation, providing the trusted data foundation organisations need to make more impactful decisions and foster reliable AI. The solution harmonises data from organisations’ most mission-critical applications with data engineering and business analytics capabilities, […]
Warner Hotels, originally founded in 1932 as Warner Holiday Camp, is a hospitality company boasting numerous picturesque country and coastal properties dotted all around the UK – including North Wales, Somerset, Herefordshire, Berkshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, Hampshire and Warwickshire. For the past four years, the company’s head of cloud and IT […]
Apple has pulled the plug on its highest level data security tool in the UK, with it confirming that the encryption of UK customer data stored on its cloud storage service, iCloud, has come to an end. The move follows a row between the American tech firm and the UK Government, which has demanded to […]