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Microsoft: Windows KB5124010 update crashes some games and apps

Microsoft confirmed over the weekend that some games and applications using AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio decoding will crash after installing the September 2026 KB5124010 Windows 11 preview update.

Huawei And Qualcomm Sign Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Huawei and Qualcomm announced a multi-year, broad patent license agreement that includes cross licenses to the companies’ patent portfolios across a range of technology fields,…

Interview: Biting AI realities push data to the fore

NetApp principal architect and field CTO Rahul Sharma explains why data is a constant in industrial digitalisation as the realities of AI deployments bite.

Vertical Data Centers Face Cost-Proximity Trade-Offs

A proposed 20-story Kansas City data center trades suburban sprawl for urban density, offering proximity and network diversity – but at higher construction costs that only specific workloads may justify.

From automated response to reasoning: Building confidence in AI-driven NetOps

The concept of probabilistic automation can be off-putting, even divisive. Consider self-driving cars. They’re part of the progression of vehicle automation that includes parallel parking assist, driver assistance and hands-free driving.

Why judgment matters more, not less, in the AI era

For a few years now, the headlines have become familiar: yet another company laying off workers as a result of AI. But in recent months, we’ve seen a new twist.

£400m and 2.5 million customers: BT’s TalkTalk rescue reopens the UK broadband consolidation debate

BT Group has acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications Limited (PXC) out of administration.

Basata Expands B2B Payment And Collection Solutions In Egypt

Basata Holding for Financial Payments continues to strengthen its presence in the business-to-business (B2B) sector through its integrated suite of payment and collection solutions, including…

NEOPAY To Acquire 65% Stake In noon Payments

NEOPAY announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 65% controlling stake in noon payments (the “Transaction”), marking a significant step…

Facebook whistleblower urges AI firms to honour US safety pledge

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen reportedly cast doubt on whether AI companies would honour a voluntary safety pledge agreed after a meeting with US President Donald Trump last week.

Brighter isn't better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what

Orange Egypt And Huawei Deploy World’s First CCIC Microwave Technology

Orange Egypt and Huawei have announced the successful deployment of the world’s first Co-Channel Interference Cancellation (CCIC) microwave technology, marking a significant development in wireless…

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.

MobileX names Datla as CFO

MobileX beefed up its executive team by hiring Raju Datla as its CFO, which followed special purpose acquisition company CONX taking a controlling stake in the MVNO in August.

Ghana splits 5G licences between Telecel, MTN after JV falters

Ghana awarded 5G spectrum licences to Telecel Group and MTN's local unit, ending the exclusive wholesale-network model previously used for the country's 5G rollout, Bloomberg reported.

Attackers Target Rejetto HFS Flaw That Enables Admin Session Forgery and RCE

A critical security flaw impacting Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) is witnessing active exploitation attempts, according to VulnCheck.

GSMA Elects new board members

GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2027 through December 2028 5 October 2026, London: The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2028.

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Delivering Insights and Autonomy for Telco CX - White Paper

AI is creating unprecedented new capabilities in customer experience for CSPs. But realising the full benefits of AI powered insights and autonomy means acting strategically, not making isolated deployments.

Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan

Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group.

MTN Eswatini Partners With Lubane SACCO to Expand Access to Devices

MTN Eswatini has partnered with Lubane SACCO to launch a device loan scheme aimed at making smartphones and mobile connectivity more accessible to cooperative members…

The Agentic AI Super Cycle

AI is the biggest revolution of our lives, and it will grow exponentially into the 2030s.

Extreme Environments Push Chips To Their Breaking Point

Orbital data centers, defense systems, quantum computing, particle physics, and advanced manufacturing are raising the bar for simulation, test, and lab tools.

AWS drops NDAs with governments and pledges $1B to data center communities

AWS chief Matt Garman says Amazon will stop using NDAs with government agencies and spend over $1 billion in communities that host its data centers.

New NetScaler Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks Can Knock SAML Deployments Offline

Citrix has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway that has been exploited as part of targeted zero-day attacks.