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The ICT Trends: latest ICT industry news
Telecom & 5G
All stories →Musk pledges SpaceX shares to every US child
Elon Musk revealed plans to give a SpaceX share to every child in the US next year, making the pledge a day after AI company Anthropic outlined plans to dedicate part of its equity to public benefit initiatives.
Mediacom hires group VP of strategic insights and analytics
Mediacom Communications has appointed former Comcast exec Conner Clyde as group VP, strategic insights and analytics, a new role that will aid Mediacom's strategy, pricing and investment decisions. #pressrelease
Arelion sees growing momentum in Baltic expansion
With multiterabit capacity now live and additional deployments underway, Arelion's Baltic investment is entering a new phase of sustained growth. #pressrelease
AT&T, WNBA, NBA launch next-gen basketball network
AT&T, the NBA and WNBA are launching the fourth-generation High-Speed Arena Network (HSAN), supported by more than 68,000 miles of AT&T fiber and infrastructure. #pressrelease
US telecom retail holds up – where might Starlink fit? (Analyst Angle)
US telecom retail remains resilient, but Wave7 Research’s Jeff Moore questions whether Starlink can become a national mobile operator. SpaceX could bypass the traditional retail model, but building a competitive…
AI in the RAN moves toward the scale test
Speaking at the RCR Wireless News’s Telco AI Forum 2026, AT&T and Verizon executives described AI-based RAN deployments that are already producing measurable results In sum – what to know…
Cloud & Data Centers
All stories →Arelion looks to the Baltics as data centre demand goes north
Arelion has seen accelerating demand for its Baltic infrastructure, following recent investment in the region.
Alcoa sells New York aluminum smelter to data center developer for $315 million
Company doesn’t name buyer, but signs point to cryptominer NYDIG
Israel to cap capacity of new data centers at 200MW - report
New rules come as country faces unprecedented data center demand
Microsoft pulls out of delayed Nscale data center in Loughton, Essex
Would have been Nscale's anchor tenant at the site
Microsoft: October Windows Server updates break Exchange sign-in, mail flow
Microsoft has confirmed that this month's Windows Server security updates are causing OWA sign-in and mail delivery issues on some Exchange Server systems.
The end of independent infrastructure roadmaps: how AI is forcing data center co-design
Idle accelerators represent stranded capital, wasted energy, and lower returns on some of the most expensive infrastructure investments in the data center
Artificial Intelligence
All stories →stc sets AI-native targets
stc Group seized the initiative on AI-native networking, setting a target of employing the technology directly in its core infrastructure by 2030.
Microsoft abandons UK AI supercomputer as grid struggles to keep up
Tech giant walks away from flagship Essex project as power connection delays threaten to leave nation's AI ambitions waiting until the 2030s
UK AI strategy in tatters as Microsoft steps back
US tech giant Microsoft has reportedly pulled out of its commitment to a major new UK data center due to concerns about power infrastructure.
Optical PCIe Extends the Reach of AI Rack Design
Lumentum, Astera Labs, and Corning demoed optical PCIe, which extends reach beyond copper and enables more flexible, disaggregated AI rack designs, though it’s still an early-stage proof of concept.
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney.
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.
Cybersecurity
All stories →Rank Math PRO WordPress Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
Hackers injected malware into Rank Math PRO version 3.0.123 packages distributed between October 15 and October 16.
One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students’ Records
Intruders used compromised credentials to access an ETS SFTP server, copying records of California students back to 2006.
UAE’s PureCS Partners With Dell Technologies to Strengthen Cybersecurity Services
PureCS, a sovereign digital infrastructure and cybersecurity company within PureHealth, the Middle East’s largest healthcare group, has signed an agreement with Dell Technologies to enhance…
Hackers exploit SiteGuard WAF flaw to run commands as admins
Attackers are targeting an OS command injection vulnerability in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them execute commands as root or SYSTEM on affected servers.
US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars
CyberSN’s Cybersecurity Jobs Report provides visibility into the US cybersecurity job market. It’s a mixed bag.
Drupal patches critical RCE flaws, warns exploits may emerge soon
Drupal has patched two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code remotely on websites running any supported version of the content management system.
Semiconductors
All stories →A Composable Thermal Solver For Heterogeneous 2.5D/3D-IC Packages (Cadence, Notre Dame)
Researchers at Cadence Design Systems and the University of Notre Dame published “A Composable AI-Accelerated Iterative Solver for 3D-IC Thermal Modeling.” Abstract: “Accurate thermal analysis of heterogeneous 2.5D/3D-IC packages is…
Thermal Side Channels Create New Security Risks For Autonomous Vehicles (Missouri S&T)
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology published “Can Autonomous Vehicles Keep Their Cool?
Intel and Applied Materials to collaborate on chip manufacturing advancements
Work will take place at the companies' respective R&D facilities
Musk plays down TSMC presence at AI fab facility
Elon Musk ruled out Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company taking an operational role in Terafab, the billionaire’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility in the US state of Texas.
Monolithic 3D Memristor-TFT Stack For Programmable Neuromorphic Computing (SNU, Yonsei)
Researchers at Seoul National University and Yonsei University published a technical paper titled “Monolithic three-dimensionally integrated memristor-thin-film transistor for electrically programmable multimode reservoir computing.”…
AI Power Spikes Demand Chip-to-Grid Design Changes
AI data centers’ rapid power swings threaten grid stability, requiring coordinated chip-to-grid strategies across chip makers, operators, utilities, and infrastructure providers.
Enterprise IT
All stories →Broadcom Wi-Fi bug turns sweet 16, still lets strangers hijack your router
Chip giant knew about the flaw in 2018, researcher claims, but millions of devices may still be vulnerable
Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers
You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup
Cisco Unveils New Agentic Collaboration Experiences
New updates bring people, digital teammates, and enterprise context together across work, workplaces and customer experience More RSS Feeds: https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/rss-feeds.html
Logitech organises its RISE annual Partner Connect Program in Cairo
Logitech aims to equip organisations with innovative collaboration solutions that help teams become more connected, productive, and ready for the future.
PNY advances AI factories for enterprise deployment
Ultimately, optimising AI infrastructure is about achieving the right balance between performance, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
Cisco readies new control plane for quantum networks
Cisco continues to fill out its portfolio of quantum network technology, this week adding a core control mechanism for distributed quantum networks.
IoT & Smart Cities
All stories →IoT Global Awards 2026 winners announced
Recognising innovation in iSIM, industrial AI and fleet technology, the winners of the IoT Global Awards for 2026 have been selected. Following a rigorous evaluation by an independent judging panel … Continued
Omdia lifts lid on edge IoT deployments
A majority of businesses are prioritising edge computing in IoT deployments, with the approach now at a tipping point in terms of delivering tangible benefits, research by Omdia showed.
SEALSQ’s sister company WISeSat.Space completes business combination with Columbus Acquisition Corporation
WISeSat.Space ordinary shares have begun trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SAIQ, establishing a separately listed company focused on post-quantum-secure satellite IoT connectivity.
Telna opens Brazilian IoT door to Aeris
Physical AI and IoT connectivity platform provider Aeris chose Brazil as the beachhead for a core network tie-up with global mobile infrastructure player Telna intended to create a repeatable deployment scenario in a nation where permanent…
Aeris extends IoT eSIM orchestration for the Physical AI era
New SGP.32 orchestration, Single SKU eSIM and eIMaaS bring speed, simplicity and scale to global IoT deployments on the Aeris IoT Accelerator platform.