Navigating the Future of International Technology
Fintech 1. US crypto executives to throw Washington fundraiser for Harris Cryptocurrency investors and industry executives calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to pursue a softer regulatory stance on the industry are planning to raise at least $100,000 for the Democratic nominee at a Sept. 13 Washington fundraiser. (Reuters) IT infrastructure 2. CrowdStrike exec to…
IT infrastructure 1. No merger scrutiny of Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection staff, EU says Microsoft’s hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection’s staff including its co-founders will not be scrutinised under European Union merger rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. (Reuters) 2. EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction Europe’s second-top court largely…
Fintech 1. Nigerian judge to hear money laundering case against Binance next week A Nigerian judge will hear a money laundering case against crypto exchange Binance and two of its executives next week, more than a month earlier than planned, after defence lawyers asked for the date change. (US news) IT infrastructure 2. Nvidia second-quarter…
IT infrastructure 1. Dell, Palantir and Erie Indemnity to join S&P 500 Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Dell Technologies (DELL) and Erie Indemnity (ERIE) will join the S&P 500 index before the open on Monday, Sept. 23. All three stocks jumped late Friday, with Erie and possibly Palantir around new highs. (Investors) 2. Google search monopoly US…
IT infrastructure 1. Microsoft to host cybersecurity summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage Microsoft will hold a summit in September to discuss steps to improve cyber security systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage last month. (IT news) 2. Edged Energy opens first North American data centre Edged Energy has opened…
IT infrastructure 1. CrowdStrike earnings to shed light on fallout from global Windows outage CrowdStrike’s results on Wednesday will offer a first look at the financial implications of the global cyber outage that paralyzed Microsoft Windows operating system last month, with investors keen to understand the impact on the cybersecurity firm’s reputation and whether it…
Fintech 1. Crypto stocks fall as bets on Harris win rise after debate, Swift support U.S. cryptocurrency shares fell in early trading on Wednesday after Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival and crypto supporter Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate. (Investing) 2. India leads in crypto adoption for second…
IT infrastructure 1. Google considering large data centre in Vietnam, source says, in nation’s first by US big tech Alphabet’s Google is considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, a person briefed on the plans said, in what would be the first such investment by a big U.S. technology company in the Southeast Asian…
Fintech 1. Robinhood in $3.9 mln settlement with California over crypto withdrawals A cryptocurrency platform run by Robinhood Markets will pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts from 2018 to 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Wednesday. (Reuters) IT infrastructure 2. Nvidia did not…
IT infrastructure 1. Amazon to invest $10 billion in UK data centres Internet giant Amazon’s cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services, said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 8 billion pounds ($10.45 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next five years to build, operate and maintain data centres. (US News) 2. SpaceX Launches…