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Threads hits 175 mn users on first anniversary
Threads hits 175 mn users on first anniversary
by  AFP

Threads, Meta's alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has hit 175 million monthly users a year after its out-of-the-blue launch. Threads, which hit app stores on July 5 last year, is a spin-off of Instagram and is intended to be a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, after that platform alienated many users and advertisers following Elon Musk's purchase in 2022.

Microsoft to invest 2.2 bn euros in Spain data centres
Microsoft to invest 2.2 bn euros in Spain data centres
by  AFP

Microsoft is to invest 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in a huge data centre project in northeastern Spain, regional authorities said Wednesday as the area seeks to establish itself as a cloud storage hotspot.

Indonesia launches first EV battery plant
Indonesia launches first EV battery plant
by  AFP

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry. The plant is part of a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal signed between Indonesia and LG in 2020.

Amazon counts on 'grit and innovation' to meet AI surge
Amazon counts on 'grit and innovation' to meet AI surge
by  AFP

The AI revolution is upon us with companies around the world looking to jump headfirst into the technology made famous by ChatGPT. To satisfy their generative AI urge, firms need to secure state-of-the-art software and ramp up computing power, which quickly brings them knocking on the doors of the globe's cloud computing giants, of which Amazon's AWS is the biggest.