The Top Capacity Media Stories of the Week

US Government finalising Intel’s $8.5bn funding as takeover rumours swirl: report

The US government will provide $8.5 billion in funding to Intel by the end of the year, providing crucial support to the embattled semiconductor giant.

Microsoft invests €4.3bn to boost AI in Italy

In its largest investment in Italy, Microsoft has unveiled a €4.3 billion initiative to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure and train over one million Italians by 2025.

Data: Nokia blames AI for rise in cyberattacks

Generative AI and automation have caused more cyberattacks on mobile operators' infrastructures, research by Nokia revealed.

Verizon leases over 6,300 wireless towers to Vertical Bridge for $3.3bn

Vertical Bridge has acquired the rights to lease and operate more than 6,000 wireless towers across the US from Verizon in a deal with $3.3 billion.

OpenAI o1: How the 'improved reasoning' model could transform telcos

After much anticipation, OpenAI recently lifted the veil on ‘Project Strawberry’ unveiling o1 – an AI model designed to “think” before responding. Capacity explores what the release of o1 means for operators in the telco and infrastructure space.

New rules could boost Nvidia's sales to China under strict oversight

The US Commerce Department has updated export rules that would ease chipmakers to shipping data centre hardware to trusted end users.

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