Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (06/07/2026-10/07/2026)
This week’s roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including data centre capacity, drone contract, broadcasting acquisiton, subsea cable, satellite services, a chip supply deal, telco fines, AI safety concerns, IoT and digital sovereignty.
Here are our highlights:
monday
Amazon's carbon emissions grow by 16 percent in 2025, on the back of record data centre capacity additions
Amazon has seen its carbon emissions grow by 16 percent in 2025, driven predominantly by data centre expansion.
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Cohere wins US drone defence contract
US waveform disruptor Cohere Technologies has announced a major endorsement of its novel technology by the US Department of Defence.
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tuesday
Sky shells out £1.6bn for ITV's broadcast business
Content is still king for Sky, which has finally done a deal to acquire ITV's broadcasting and streaming operations.
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Tata Communications Boosts India-Singapore AI-ready Connectivity with new Subsea Cable
Tata Communications, a leading global communications technology player, announced strategic investments in subsea cable infrastructure via acquisition of significant fiber capacity, to strengthen its connectivity solutions between the emerging AI hubs of Mumbai and Chennai in India and Singapore, Asia's leading cloud and AI ecosystem.
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Wednesday
Gilat Secures $11 Million Defence Orders for Mission-Critical SATCOM Connectivity
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Gilat DataPath has received orders totaling $11 million to supply field services and custom SATCOM terminals to the U.S. Department of War.
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Apple to spend $30 billion on Broadcom chips as it boosts US sourcing
Apple plans to spend more than $30 billion under a multi-year chip supply deal with Broadcom, bolstering its U.S. sourcing as President Donald Trump's administration pushes to expand domestic chip manufacturing.
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thursday
Ofcom slaps VMO2 with record fine for blocking customer exits
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media O2 £28 million for deliberately making it difficult for customers to cancel their contracts.
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Meta is facing a backlash over its new AI tool Muse Image, which can generate pictures using other people's profile pictures without telling them.
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Friday
Telefónica drafts in Thales for IoT eSIM push
Telefónica Tech has joined the growing list of telcos to enable remote eSIM provisioning for global IoT customers.
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Special delivery: Italy's postman joins the AI infrastructure race
MILAN, July 10 (Reuters) - Italy has picked an unlikely champion to develop its technology infrastructure and protect digital sovereignty: its national postman.
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