Vodacom Tanzania Net Profit Surges 182.7% to TZS117.8 Billion in First Half
Vodacom Tanzania Plc has reported a 182.7% increase in net profit after tax to TZS117.8 billion for the six months ended 30 September 2026, compared…
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Telecom & 5G
All stories →KDDI, newmo team on taxi tech
KDDI committed to pump capital and other resources into initiatives to develop autonomous taxis in the Osaka Prefecture, Japan, furthering examples of using mobile technology to solve real-world challenges.
Inflation, energy costs drive telco spend
IDC tipped worldwide spending on telecoms and pay-TV services to reach $1.6 trillion this year and backed direct-to-device partnerships as the next big growth opportunity for operators.
Eurobites: Ukraine's Kyivstar cracks on in Q3
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone trials 5G SA in Ireland; Cellnex cuts costs, grows revenue; captain of cable sabotage ship jailed in Finland.
Veon eyes digital entertainment boost from media pact
Operator group Veon inked a deal to buy a stake of almost 33.8% in Jungo TV for $5 million in cash and around $42.3 million worth of shares in Kyivstar, with plans to offer content from the provider across its markets post completion.
Toshiba gets UK quantum networking contract
Toshiba Europe has been awarded a contract by Innovate UK, which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to develop quantum networks technology.
Openreach hits 10 million fibre connections
Openreach passed 10 million premises connected to full fibre last month, parent company BT announced on Thursday as it presented a set of Q2 financials that exceeded expectations and pushed up its share price.
Cloud & Data Centers
All stories →Microsoft design change delays Iren's data center delivery in Texas
$4bn ARR now targeting online date in January
Chemours releases two fluids for two-phase liquid cooling
Will target direct-to-chip and immersion markets
Google to serve as credit backstop for TeraWulf data center in Kentucky
Data center is contracted to Anthropic under $19bn deal
Bank of England queries speculative data center loans tied to projects without tenants
Tries to understand the scale of risk in the sector
Everything you need to know about in-line amplifiers
A look into the hidden world of fiber huts
Quint Computing raises €9.1 million for development of fault tolerant quantum computing architecture
German startup was also awarded a €2.2 million Pathfinder grant by the European Innovation Council
Artificial Intelligence
All stories →Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M
Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.
AI agents are a ‘bane’ for some website operators, says Cloudflare
CEO says sovereigns probably exploited PHP2SHELL ages ago, and suggests containers are dead
3 Charged in Scheme to Use AI to Impersonate CEOs and Attorneys to Steal $129 Million
The trio, who have nicknames that include “Rocky Balboa,” “Superman Cash” and “Fat Boy,” often targeted the companies’ accounting departments.
Fake OpenAI, SpaceX events used to steal Microsoft, Google accounts
Hackers are using fake OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic event invitations to lure employees into phishing attacks, using two different phishing-as-a-service platforms to steal Microsoft and Google account credentials and authentication…
Vera Delivers the Best of Both Worlds: Highest Throughput and Fastest Agents
AI agents do more than generate answers. They search for information, query databases, write and test code and take action. Each of those steps relies on a CPU, with agents moving between GPU reasoning and CPU execution throughout a task.
Agentic AI boom expected to reshape CPU market
Growing use of autonomous AI agents could drive a four-fold increase in data center CPU core requirements.
Cybersecurity
All stories →The Flood is Coming And The Pipes Were Already Full
An update on Athena, and some unsolicited predictions on what's coming next On Saturday, Dario Amodei published We Must Pace the Frontier. I agree with him. Go read it if you haven't.
FBI, CISA warn of cyberattacks targeting refrigeration systems
The FBI and CISA warn that hackers are actively targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems worldwide, potentially causing food spoilage, equipment damage, and fire hazards.
Feds warn grocers: Don't chill on cyber defenses as freezer hacking spree heats up
No documented attacks against American supermarkets…yet
Nearly 1.5 million exposed secrets targeted in new revocation program
Truffle Security has launched the Secrets Revocation Program, a free initiative that helps API key issuers revoke 1.4 million publicly exposed secrets that remain valid.
October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed
Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations
OpenSSH flaw lets attackers log into password-disabled Linux accounts
A newly disclosed OpenSSH vulnerability dubbed "*sshole" allows attackers to log in to certain Alpine Linux and other musl-based Linux accounts that are configured to block password authentication, simply by entering an oversized password.
Semiconductors
All stories →Two dead and five injured following fire at Panasonic chip packaging facility in Taiwan
Fire broke out at 2:00 am local time on November 4
DRAM demand stays strong, fuelling gains
DRAM revenue surged during Q3 despite minimal growth in shipments, as demand for AI and data centres continued to keep prices high, Counterpoint Research figures showed.
Viettel reveals homegrown security chip co-developed with Vietnam govt
Viettel Group and Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee revealed on Wednesday they have jointly developed a semiconductor security platform featuring VGC v1.0, a homegrown chipset that integrates a domestic cryptographic algorithm directly…
Fast, Sub-Volt HZO Ferroelectric Capacitors For DRAM-Like Memory (SNU)
Seoul National University-led researchers published “Resolving the Kay–Dunn limit and the speed–endurance dilemma in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 for DRAM-class sub-volt capacitors.” The first author, Geun Hyeong Park, Ph.D., summarizes the…
AI Is Changing How Semiconductor Fabs Work — and Engineers Are Moving Faster Because of It
Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking.
AI Image Enhancement Improves Detection Of Flip-Chip Interconnect Defects (MCL, PVA TePla, ASE)
Researchers at Materials Center Leoben, PVA TePla, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) published “AI-Based Image Enhancement Improves Detection of Interconnect Defects in Microelectronic Packaging.” Abstract Excerpt: “Traditional…
Enterprise IT
All stories →Broadcom has quietly changed VMware availability, support for parts of Europe
When Broadcom announced a series of updates to VMware on Wednesday, it quietly added a sentence that extended support and availability options for users in most European countries, attributes not available to the rest of the planet.
Get root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password
Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'
IBM, Quantinuum and Intel signal a new phase in the quantum computing race
Announcements from IBM and Quantinuum plus a recent acquisition by Intel show that the race to develop a quantum computer has shifted from focusing just on the qubits to integrating these computers with classical systems and software…
openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable
One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out
Paratus Enters Lesotho Market with Starlink Enterprise Connectivity Services
Pan-African telecommunications and network services group, Paratus Group announces its latest operation in Lesotho. Paratus Lesotho will provide high-speed internet services backed by local customer…
MWC26 Doha exhibition showfloor sold out, as final registration call issued for MENA’s leading connectivity event
The MWC Doha show floor is now sold out, with industry leaders confirmed to showcase their latest innovations including Carnegie Mellon University, Cisco, Fortinet, Google Cloud, HPE, Microsoft, Ooredoo, Scale AI, Strategy&, Trend Micro…
IoT & Smart Cities
All stories →Infineon’s Steve Tateosian Talks IoT, Consumer, and Industrial MCUs at OktoberTech
Sponsored: EDN's Majeed Ahmad talks to Infineon's Steve Tateosian on edge systems, application examples, and the growth of the market.
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.