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• Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion

  Among the tools used are the WayBack Machine from the non-profit Internet Archive, or Perma.cc, developed by the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School.

  

• Amazon to spend $4 billion on cloud infrastructure in Chile

  The surge of data centers globally has caused concerns over energy and water use, which have been amplified in Chile as the country has suffered a drought for more than 15 years.

  

• Cyber sleuths ramp up vigil on critical infra as Pakistan conflict spills online

  National Stock Exchange and BSE have temporarily restricted access to their website for international users.

  

• Equinix Malaysia unit eyes alternative energy options amid expected electricity tariff hike

  Various renewable energy service providers were being looked into, Equinix Malaysia managing director Cheam Tat Inn told reporters during a walkabout at the completion of the second phase of its data center in Cyberjaya.

  

• MeitY shortlists 7 firms in second round of AI Mission GPU tender

  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) expects to get 15,000 GPUs in this round.

  

• TEECL launches digital infra arm; outlays $1 bn for data centres, partners RailTel

  Commencing its operations, the TEECL wholly-owned subsidiary is building a 36 MW hyperscale data centre within SIPCOT IT Park in Siruseri, Chennai.

  

• Meta content moderator Telus cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: Union

  The move comes as Mark Zuckerberg's company has cut its third-party fact-checking in the United States and overhauled its content moderation policies.

  

• OpenAI reaches agreement to buy startup Windsurf for $3 billion

  Windsurf, formally called Exafunction Inc., had recently been in talks with investors including Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation. The company was valued at $1.25 billion in a deal led by General Catalyst last year.

  

• EU's Ribera says Microsoft has committed to abide by European rules

  Microsoft said last month it would sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office software globally, six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine.

  

• Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

  From mobile money fraud to investment scams, a murky digital underworld is sucking in minors, many working from their bedrooms or small kiosks operating in plain sight -- anywhere with a stable internet connection.

  

• Global AI spend to rise 60% in 2025 even as Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta share drops: UBS

  The share of spending attributed to the Big 4 tech giants — Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta — is anticipated to decline, falling from 58% in 2025 to 52% in 2026.