QED, a biz-tech conference organized by CROZ for 16 years, aimed to bring industry professionals together in one place to learn and connect.

Amazon Web Services outlined a plan to establish an independent cloud in Europe.

The country’s regulators approved Vodafone’s sale of its Spain operations to Zegona Communications.

Infobip has partnered with Spendgo, the loyalty and identity platform, to embed omnichannel communications throughout its loyalty programs.

Intel entered into advanced discussions with a US-based investment company for $11 billion in funding for a chip manufacturing plant in Ireland.

South Korean government is preparing a program worth KRW10 trillion ($7.3 billion) to support local makers of chips and related components and materials.

Microsoft is considering France as the site of its next major investment in cloud and AI.

The European Commission has designated Booking as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for its online intermediation service Booking.com and decided not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads.

Apple is reportedly close to agreeing with OpenAI to use the company’s ChatGPT features in its upcoming iOS 18.

T-Mobile US conducted discussions to buy a piece of UScellular.

Microsoft is reportedly building a new AI model.

Intel pulled together a group of 14 Japanese companies to automate chip packaging, to have a working prototype by 2028.

Apple progressed to work on developing its own chip to run AI software in its data centers.

A plan to merge UK operators Vodafone and 3 passed a national security assessment.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) predicts a massive US investment in its domestic chip sector would pay off within a decade.

In the first quarter earnings announcement, Telefonica said its net income rose 79% to €532 million.

The US government has increased restrictions on Huawei’s access to advanced chips by revoking export licenses secured by Intel and Qualcomm.

The European Commission has sent X a request for information under the Digital Services Act.

Microsoft plans to invest $3.3 billion in a domestic AI data center on the same ground as a failed attempt by Foxconn to set up an LCD-screen plant.