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Gaming is still the world’s largest entertainment industry, but it no longer competes with just film and TV. GlobalData’s latest Video Games report highlights that the real fight is for attention, and in 2026, social platforms such as TikTok are steadily siphoning it away, thanks to their frictionless, always-on interfaces. According to SimilarWeb’s App Intelligence data, the typical TikTok user spends 97 minutes per day on the platform’s Android app.

April 17, 2026 Globalstar marks Amazon’s second-largest acquisition by value to date, valued at $11.57bn. Credit: Golden Shrimp / Shutterstock.com. Ever since Globalstar was in the market for a buyer to remain relevant in the increasingly competitive satellite services landscape, Amazon jumped at the opportunity. By buying Globalstar, Amazon is causing jitters at SpaceX’s Starlink, which has had a virtually unimpeded free run on the global satellite connectivity market.

SpaceX’s vertical strength and launch capability are the moat around its dominant position in the space economy and the reason that the company got its massive low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation in orbit while many of its would-be rivals remained on the proverbial tarmac. Yet, it’s the Starlink broadband service brand that keeps the lights on.

The move builds on OpenAI’s earlier decision to position London as its “largest” research hub outside the US. Credit: Evolf / Shutterstock.com OpenAI has confirmed plans to establish its first permanent office in London, signalling an expanded UK presence to meet rising demand for its services. The announcement comes days after OpenAI paused a major infrastructure project focusing on data centre buildout in the country.

Siemens extends Industrial Automation DataCenter for edge AI deployments. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com. Siemens has introduced an updated Siemens Industrial Automation DataCenter that delivers Nvidia computing infrastructure at the edge and integrates cybersecurity technology from Palo Alto Networks.

The pause marks a setback for government efforts to attract large-scale AI investment. Credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock.com OpenAI has halted progress on its planned Stargate UK artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project, citing regulatory uncertainty and high energy costs as key barriers.

On 1 April 2026, a report in the online politics title Politico discussed how European Union (EU) lawmakers had fallen out with the European Commission over plans to open up a dialogue with Washington over the EU’s tech regulation rules. The lawmakers fear such a move risks watering down the EU’s digital services laws and could block plans to step up Europe’s path to greater tech sovereignty.

The increased use of AI is changing the nature of the way traffic flows through mobile telecommunication networks. These changes force mobile operators to upgrade their networks to better serve the most current needs. The transmission of tokens – the data that AI models process – is prompting an explosion in the volume of data coursing through mobile networks.

SiFive RISC V data centre push backed by $400m Series G funding. Credit: Sashkin/ Shutterstock.com. SiFive has secured $400m in an oversubscribed Series G funding round to advance its RISC‑V data centre processor and AI intellectual property portfolio. The equity financing, which values the company at $3.65bn, will support the development of high‑performance CPU solutions for data centre and AI workloads.

Credit: wetzkaz.com via Shutterstock.com. GlobalData defines a humanoid robot as a multi-purpose robot that resembles the human body, typically having a torso, a head, two arms, and two legs. It can perform tasks that mimic human actions, making it suitable for complex interactions in human-centric environments. Humanoid robots can be deployed industrially; however, they are also suitable as service robots and as personal household robots.