Cloudflare’s sixth annual Radar review highlights a 19% surge in global internet traffic in 2025, driven by satellite networks, automated scraping, and large-scale attacks, signalling a profound rewiring of the internet’s architecture and security landscape. Nobody would be surprised that communications traffic rose in 2025, but Cloudflare’s sixth annual Radar…

Japan has achieved nearly complete 5G population coverage, yet performance and accessibility vary widely across operators and regions, highlighting ongoing challenges in bridging urban-rural gaps and ensuring consistent user experience. Japan has achieved near‑universal 5G population coverage, but performance and real‑world access vary sharply across operators and prefectures, leaving many…

The database software industry is experiencing rapid growth driven by cloud adoption, AI integration, and automation tools, with market forecasts highlighting significant opportunities and challenges for organisations and vendors alike. In a business environment awash with data from smartphones, sensors and digital transactions, database software has become central to how…

Oracle counters reports of delays in its AI-focused data centre projects for OpenAI, reiterating confidence in meeting contractual milestones despite industry speculation and aggressive expansion plans. Oracle has pushed back against recent reports that labour and material shortages have delayed the completion of data centres it is building for OpenAI,…

A GSMA report warns that escalating cyber threats and fragmented regulations are driving mobile operators’ cybersecurity investments towards an estimated $42 billion annually by 2030, highlighting the need for coherent policy frameworks to secure the digital infrastructure. Mobile network operators are pouring ever-larger sums into defending the infrastructure that underpins…

Samsung plans to cease production of budget SATA SSDs in favour of higher-margin memory for artificial intelligence applications, signalling a major reshuffle in storage industry supply chains and pricing dynamics. According to the original report, a well‑known tech leaker operating under the name “Moore’s Law Is Dead” said Samsung Electronics…

A rare insider look at Apple’s upcoming iOS updates uncovers new features for Siri, a redesigned Health app, and security enhancements, signalling a significant push towards AI-driven user experiences and health integration in future releases. An internal engineering build of iOS 26 examined by Macworld and reported by PhoneArena appears…

A surge in generative AI demand is causing a significant reallocation of memory supplies, leading to higher prices, reduced availability in consumer devices, and potential impacts on healthcare and automotive sectors, with shortages expected to persist into the late 2020s. If the GPU shortage of 2021 felt like a one-off…

Over 1.2 million flat owners in England and Wales may soon gain legal grounds to compel landlords to approve gigabit broadband installation, as the government seeks to bridge the persistent connectivity gap in multi-occupancy buildings. More than 1.2 million flat owners in England and Wales risk being left behind in…

While focus remains on US software giants, a closer look reveals that Asia’s factories and materials firms are shaping the future of AI technology, highlighting new opportunities and strategic vulnerabilities. While investor attention has clustered on the US “Magnificent Seven”, a closer look at the physical backbone of large‑scale…

Light-based photonic technologies are moving from labs into mainstream AI data centres, offering a pragmatic response to escalating energy and bandwidth constraints through co‑packaged optics and specialised photonic processors, potentially transforming data movement and processing in the near future. Light is steadily replacing copper and electrons in the plumbing of…

India’s leap to third position in Stanford University’s 2025 Global AI Vibrancy Tool reflects a swift transformation driven by increased research, talent, policy initiatives, and market momentum, positioning the nation as a rising power in global artificial intelligence. India’s rise to third place in Stanford University’s 2025 Global AI Vibrancy…