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FLAG completes trans-Pacific fibre ring with ECHO cable investment, says Carl Grivner

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“It ensures legal certainty and a smoother and more harmonised implementation of the rules across the union, strengthening EU’s digital sovereignty and digital competitiveness”.
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We continue to expand our reach across the travel ecosystem, expand our AI capabilities, and demonstrate the transversal strength of our portfolio, says Luis Maroto, President & CEO of Amadeus.
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"The deal involves @AnthropicAI using the compute power from @SpaceX to boost capacity for its Claude Pro and Claude Max AI assistants".
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