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Round-up of the latest news US plans to help connect 80 per cent of Africa Large language models ‘will not reach human intelligence’ Microsoft unbundles Teams globally to avert antitrust concerns EU approves Act designed to increase domestic green tech production AI is more hyped than used but people are optimistic, finds study See more

Google considers ‘AI charge’ US and UK pact on AI testing Starlink ordered to cut off subscribers in Zimbabwe Ad transparency tools lack data and functionality, says report Trustworthiness tests for clean technologies EU cyber certification scheme relaxes rules over sovereignty See more

OpenAI announces more media partnerships for ChatGPT Zambia has a new 700 km fibre network Apple has been hit by a huge fine from the EU, but it’s going to appeal UK and Australian governments agree on greater cooperation in online safety Public will get greater say on cybercrime, says Barbados industry minister New reports… [Read More]

The EU has published its long-awaited white paper on networks and infrastructure, ‘How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs’. The AI boom is raising concerns over the water consumed by data centres. Researchers from the University of California suggest that demand for services powered by artificial intelligence would drive up water withdrawal to between 4.2… [Read More]

Dear Friend of the IIC, As I come to the end of my term as President of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) and hand over the role at the end of January, I begin by saying that it has been a great personal privilege to have been given the opportunity to serve the IIC… [Read More]

Apple will open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals, allowing third party providers to access the contactless function on its iOS operating system. OpenAI has claimed that a ban on the use of news and books to train models would doom the development of artificial intelligence. Nearly 40 per cent of global employment… [Read More]