The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
The ICT Trends: latest ICT industry news
Telecom & 5G
All stories →Musk's mobile plan comes down to Earth with tower talk
SpaceX is in talks with Crown Castle and other towercos to gain access to 80,000 mobile sites to build a terrestrial network, reports Bloomberg.
Crown Castle bullish on carrier spectrum deployment, says it can support SpaceX's terrestrial dreams
As the tower company sees an opportunity to support SpaceX's terrestrial rollout
iPhone Duo hits stores
Apple shrugged off widely-reported delays to shipments of iPhone Duo models by delivering the first units to eager customers worldwide.
Burkina Faso Moves Towards Online Issuance of Civil Status Certificates
Burkina Faso is moving towards the online issuance of civil status certificates under a decree governing the digitisation of civil registration records and related administrative…
Google's fiber unit to snap up dark fiber leasing contract from Ting Fiber in Colorado Springs
As Ting Fiber set for Colorado Springs exit in late March 2027
Orange Tunisia Reaches 120 Young People with Digital Safety Initiative
Orange Tunisia has partnered with the Tunisian Federation of School and University Sports (FTSSU) to promote responsible digital use among young people through the second…
Cloud & Data Centers
All stories →Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more
Google has an answer to some of the electricity supply problems that data center construction is causing: It has signed an agreement with energy supplier Voltus to build what it’s calling a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant, expanding on an…
Hyperscalers allow more scrutiny of controversial data center plans
Hyperscalers are getting decidedly twitchy about citizens’ reactions to their secretive data center construction plans, and are looking for ways to de-escalate some of the conflicts.
Microsoft: Windows Server 2016 reaches end of support in January
Microsoft says Windows Server 2016 will stop receiving security updates after it reaches the end of support in January 2027.
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
Core Stack JV adds more data centers to €1bn Italy network
Two facilities near Cremona and Verona are in advanced planning stages
New Libyan telecom firm to launch data center in 2027
Installation of the Medusa subsea cable also progresses in Benghazi
Artificial Intelligence
All stories →OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
AI models think humans are a bunch of amoral sheep
Ask LLMs for their most controversial take on humanity, and it turns out they have little nice to say about us, as one AI experiment found
Nvidia CEO AI promotional push lands in Kazakhstan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Kazakhstan to use its energy resources as a foundation for AI and backed the idea the technology could help transform the nation's physical industries.
Michigan prof creates Python-like Jac language for AI agents
Stop burning $165K on AI rewrites; Jac is meant to "gobble up" your polyglot stack
Stop the insider threat lurking in AI agents
The insider threat model rests on a simple premise: legitimate access to business systems is used in ways you didn’t intend.
CMC Networks on why the future of connectivity is AI running the network
CMC Networks explains how AI is changing the way networks run, and why Africa and the Middle East are becoming central to global connectivity.
Cybersecurity
All stories →Abandoned Popcorn Time app exposed millions of devices to RCE attacks
Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, a fork of the Popcorn Time BitTorrent client, closing a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code with elevated…
Microsoft Teams to get AI-powered, context-aware phishing detection
Microsoft has announced plans to add AI-powered phishing detection to Teams messages starting in early November 2026.
BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations
Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX.
Oracle patches 1295 security vulnerabilities in October, including six scoring 10.0
Oracle has patched 1295 security vulnerabilities with its October Critical Patch Update Advisory; six of them scored the highest vulnerability rating of 10.0 on the CVSS version 3.1 scale.
Ruby Fixes Three Regex Engine Bugs Responsible for Four Critical GitLab RCE Flaws
Ruby has released versions 4.0.9, 3.4.12, and 3.3.13 to fix three bugs in Onigmo, the regular expression engine built into the language. The bugs lie behind four critical security flaws that GitLab patched over the past month.
Exposed Infrastructure Reveals How Ransomware Affiliates Used AI Agents to Execute Intrusions
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven intrusion ecosystem run by affiliates of the INC and The Gentlemen ransomware groups.
Semiconductors
All stories →Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors
Top-funded fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems received an $85 million award from the federal government to advance conductors for fusion power plants.
Vertical Semiconductor awarded $73m in CHIPS Act funding to support vGaN transistor development
The agreement will see the Department of Commerce take a minority stake in the company
Aleria to deploy Nvidia Blackwell and Vera Rubin GPUs in US and UAE
Neocloud partners with DDN on deployment
US Department of Commerce commits up to $389m in R&D funding to power semiconductors for fusion and advanced computing
Google-backed CFS and Microsoft-backed Helion to receive R&D funding
US pumps $400M into semiconductor R&D
The US Commerce Department awarded $389 million in R&D funding to four companies working on semiconductor development, under the government’s CHIPS and Science Act.
Intel makes construction move on delayed US chip plant
Intel heralded a construction milestone at a long-planned semiconductor manufacturing facility in the US state of Ohio after installing the first major structural truss years after it was announced.
Enterprise IT
All stories →Midmarket AI gap: Small IT teams are being asked to do enterprise-sized jobs
AI has created a paradox that comes up in almost every conversation I have with midmarket IT leaders. Smaller companies arguably have more to gain from AI than any other group.
ZWSOFT and Logicom Saudi Arabia partner to expand access to professional CAD solutions in the Kingdom
Through this partnership, ZWSOFT and Logicom aim to expand the availability of professional design software across Saudi Arabia and strengthen support for the country’s growing engineering and construction industries.
At Capital One Arena, a winning goal for the network
Behind the scenes at a Washington Capitals game, a Cisco partnership ensures a dazzling fan experience. More RSS Feeds: https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/rss-feeds.html
The limited-edition ROG XBOX Ally X20 bundle is now available in the UAE
Priced at AED 10,999, through the ASUS UAE eShop and leading retailers, the 20th anniversary collection combines handheld gaming with a wearable big screen experience.
PNY brings enterprise-grade computing power to Dubai AI Festival
The PNY team, represented on-site by Abdulkader MANDO will be available throughout the two-days event to meet with visitors, discuss upcoming projects, and provide a closer look at the systems on display.
Gartner forecasts 15% global IT spending growth, recaps top tech predictions
AI infrastructure and AI software will shape the next $1 trillion dollars in IT spending growth, according to Gartner. The research firm is anticipating a significant rise in AI-driven spending in a wildly changing tech environment.
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.