The Bangkok region connects with Google’s worldwide network, spanning more than 200 countries and territories and 7.8 million km of terrestrial and subsea fibre.
The European Commission seeks reform with the Digital Networks Act
EC’s DNA will now be presented to the European Parliament and Council for approval.
UK also considers a child social media ban
It noted it is increasingly clear schools need to be “phone-free environments” with no access to devices in lessons, breaks or between lessons.
ChatGPT’s free version to start receiving ads in the U.S.
It also stated the advertisements will not influence ChatGPT’s responses and that it will never sell data and conversation information with advertisers.
EU considers banning China-made equipment
The EU would mandate nations restrict or exclude high-risk vendors from networks.
4.7 million child social media accounts banned in Australia
Platforms deleted around 4.7 million underage accounts in the first half of December 2025.
U.S. and Taiwan enter trade deal over chipmaking
Future tariffs under the Section 232 framework would allow exceptions for Taiwan-based companies building chips in the U.S.
India sees substantial increase 5G users
Statistics from the country’s government pin the number of 5G base stations across the nation at 518,854 as of the end of 2025. This was up from around 464,990 at the turn of that year.
Ericsson to cut 1,600 jobs in their home region
Bloomberg reported Ericsson has around 12,600 employees in Sweden, meaning the cuts proposed impact around 13 per cent of its staff.
Nvidia H200 chips get approved for import to China
Meanwhile, China clarified its stance on H200 imports, setting new conditions for companies wanting to buy the chips, with approval granted only under special circumstances.
Meta closes over 500,000 accounts to comply with new Australian law
In a post, the company stated it closed 330,639 Instagram, 173,497 Facebook and 39,916 Threads accounts between 4 December and 11 December 2025.
UK regulator launches investigation into Grok AI
It also plans to assess if X is taking appropriate steps to remove illegal content; protect users from a breach of privacy laws; and use age assurance measures to protect children from seeing pornography.
Malaysia and Indonesia ban access to Grok
The ban on the chatbot in the two countries comes only days after xAI, which owns Grok, moved to limit image editing to paying customers following a backlash over users being able to generate sexual content.
U.S. looks to license Nvidia H200 chips to China
Financial Times previously reported access to the chips were likely to be limited by authorities in Beijing as officials sought to pressure companies into using domestic alternatives.