Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (28/09/2026-02/10/2026)
This week’s roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including AI cybersecurity, data centre disruptions, AI trust, subsea cables, 5G networks, technology lawsuits, cloud capacity, satellite communication, fibre expansions and chip financing.
Here are our highlights:
monday
OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
OpenAI has acknowledged that it alerted "dozens" of global institutions that their websites may have been meddled with by its AI bots acting improperly.
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Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres
Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider on Sunday, the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure.
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tuesday
OpenAI apologises for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust
OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber defences and to establish a local response taskforce as scrutiny mounts over the high-profile incident.
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SubCo plans three subea cables in Indo-Pacific
Samsung and SK roll out major private 5G network in financial sector
Samsung is again trumpeting its success in its domestic private 5G market, detailing a deployment with SK Telecom and Hana Financial Group.
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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7bn (£4.3bn) in damages after a US jury found it had used another firm's tech without permission.
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thursday
Google to double cloud capacity in Brazil in through 2030
Executives provide details on the expansion of data centres as well as the arrival of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in the country.
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Nokia partners with ICEYE for sovereign satellite comms
Kit vendor Nokia and ICEYE, described as specialising in sovereign intelligence from space, will develop low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems for governments.
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Friday
AT&T and Corning partner to expand fibre across the US
AT&T has signed a multi-year agreement worth over $3 billion with Corning Incorporated to secure fibre and cable supplies.
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Amazon seeks to offload $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors, FT reports
Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion of advanced Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab chips to investors through a new vehicle to strengthen its balance sheet, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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