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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

Hackers Breach Enterprise Firewalls and VPNs, Exposing Over 70,000 Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a large-scale campaign that has targeted exposed network edge devices such as Fortinet FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect firewalls.

Data center outage leaves Portugal's National Health Service without prescriptions

Affected services included National User Registry and the Electronic Medical Prescription (PEM), as well as access to Electronic Health Record

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…

Telefónica and IQM will install Madrid's first quantum computer

The project expands the collaboration between Telefónica and IQM, which have already supplied two quantum computers to the Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA)

InsurTech company Reliance Global Group to acquire GPU cloud company and pivot strategy

6G spectrum sharing gains importance as testing complexity rises

During a session at RCR’s 6G Forum, Derek Khlopin, deputy associate administrator of NTIA’s Office of Spectrum, said the U.S. is pursuing a significant pipeline of spectrum for future wireless…

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.

NextDC loses 42% in a day: How community opposition became a data centre financing risk

Australian data centre operator NextDC lost almost 42% of its market value on 21 October, its first session back from a trading halt, after a dispute over power poles in Melbourne's inner west forced it to cut its FY27 guidance.

How Heavy AI Rules Risk Killing Africa’s Homegrown Startups

With approximately 5,900 companies specializing in artificial intelligence already operating across the continent, Africa’s software ecosystem is expanding rapidly ahead of formal regulation. However, as…

Orange Liberia Launches 5G as Liberia’s First Provider

Orange Liberia has launched 5G services in Liberia, positioning itself as the country’s first provider of the next-generation mobile network technology. The launch is expected…

Uganda’s UICT Trains 70 Busia Residents in Practical Digital Skills

The Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) , in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative, has trained 70…

Chinese telcos' Q3 earnings drop on weak demand

Chinese operators see more red ink in Q3 as their core businesses continue to shrink.

HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released security updates to patch 72 vulnerabilities in the Aruba Operating System (ArubaOS), including eight maximum-severity authentication bypass and code execution issues.

Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge

Researchers tie PHP2Shell attempts to a Mirai botnet and show an ASLR bypass, but no successful compromise has been confirmed yet.

MTN Uganda Foundation Launches Teachers’ Resource Centre for Digital Learning

MTN Uganda Foundation has launched a Teachers’ Resource Centre in partnership with The Burn Radio to expand access to digital learning resources and strengthen teachers’…

Redington Gulf signs strategic collaboration agreement with AWS

Looking ahead, Redington Gulf will work with AWS to develop new pathways for Redington Gulf’s partners and customers to access emerging technologies, build new solutions leveraging AWS services and address evolving market needs.

Emerald AI, Nvidia share results of latest pilot at Nscale data center in Iceland

Seventh pilot undertaken by Emerald AI to date

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.

Satellite Connectivity Market Shifts Towards Integration and Digital Sovereignty

SpaceX ’s second-quarter results highlight the growing role of Starlink in the satellite connectivity market, with revenue from connectivity services rising 66% year on year to…

DNB goes fully private as Malaysia's MOF divests majority stake

Malaysia's three operators – CelcomDigi, Maxis and YTL Communications – will take full control of the DNB as the Ministry of Finance exits the 5G network.

Aleria to deploy Nvidia Blackwell and Vera Rubin GPUs in US and UAE

Neocloud partners with DDN on deployment

Submer to address the infrastructure challenges behind sovereign AI at DCD Connect | MENA 2026

Submer representatives will also be available throughout the event to meet with customers, partners and industry stakeholders and discuss the evolving AI infrastructure landscape across the Middle East, Africa and Türkiye.

Why Europe’s AI footprint is moving from FLAP to frontiers

As AI drives unprecedented demand for compute, the industry is looking beyond traditional FLAP markets to a broader network of regional and edge locations.