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Atos staves off bankruptcy, casts wider net for refinancing

CIO

But the company is out of ideas for finding new money after the collapse of plans to sell its legacy infrastructure management business to an investment fund and its big data business to Airbus. billion from the sale of its big data and security activities to aircraft manufacturer Airbus fell through in March. billion in 2022.

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e& and Huawei Launch Middle East’s First Net-zero 5G Massive MIMO Site

CIO

At the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Huawei and e& announced the inauguration of the region’s ground-breaking net-zero 5G massive MIMO site, setting new benchmarks in sustainability and technological innovation. Massive MIMO technology, the cornerstone of 5G, improves capacity, coverage and user experience.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

CIO

However, the latest and largest UNGC-Accenture CEO study revealed that 91% of CEOs report insufficient technology solutions as a barrier to seizing opportunities in the net-zero transition, building resilience in their organization, and overcoming current volatility in the business landscape.

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Airbus abandons possible acquisition of Atos data division

CIO

Airbus, a potential acquirer of the IT services company’s big data and security business, has walked away from the deal after completing its “due diligence” investigation. Airbus already has a cybersecurity business of its own, and manages vast quantities of data generated by its earth observation satellites. Another buyer?

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The alternative asset class needs new infrastructure — who will build it?

TechCrunch

Healthcare is the next wave of data liberation. Together with more established alternative classes like venture capital and private equity, these new alternatives give retail investors unprecedented access to asset classes that either never existed (like crypto) or were previously limited to high-net-worth investors. David Jegen.

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Software infrastructure 2.0: a wishlist

Erik Bernhardsson

Software infrastructure (by which I include everything ending with *aaS, or anything remotely similar to it) is an exciting field, in particular because (despite what the neo-luddites may say) it keeps getting better every year! Anyway, I feel like this applies to like 90% of software infrastructure products. Ephemeral resources.

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London-based Fidel API lands $65M in Series B funding, proving fintech infrastructure is hotter than ever

TechCrunch

Financial infrastructure startup Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The London-based company provides identity, data and payments products that it says gives developers a way to capture consent permissions and “securely” connect payment cards to a service or application. .