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Egypt’s data landscape Pt II: What’s driving data center growth?
Egypt’s data landscape Pt II: What’s driving data center growth? Late last year Hardhat looked at Egypt’s existing data infrastructure,…
Google threatens to quit Down Under
Also worth noting this morning: Fahad Al-Mubarak is once again the governor of Saudi Arabia’s central bank after Ahmed Alkholifey…
Google links up with TE
Google is looking to bump its international traffic capacity and reliability by tapping Telecom Egypt’s (TE) Mediterranean subsea cable and…
Around the world for 16 December 2020
The US has slapped its NATO ally Turkey with sanctions over the purchase of Russian missiles, effectively denying Ankara’s state…
Around the world on 15 December 2020
It’s not a great day for Amazon, Facebook, and seven other social media and video companies whose data practices are…
What we’re tracking on 15 December 2020
Good morning, wonderful people. It’s midweek and mid-December, and our long-awaited end-of-year news slowdown is still MIA. There’s very interesting…
2020 in review: covid-19 has upended education provision but investment is still solid
Year in Review Part 1- Education proves its mettle as a defensive sector in the face of covid: In a…
Around the world on 10 December 2020
IN DIPLOMACY: We’re signaling we’re probably okay with bringing Qatar in from the cold. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry praised progress…
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