UK wants Google to add AI assistants to Android, Chrome search choice screen
The competition watchdog has updated its proposed remedies for Google's dominance in the online search market. In addition to offering Android and Chrome customers a choice of search engines, it wants AI assistants added to the list of options Google must present. The Competition and Markets Authority said the new proposal reflects "rapid developments" in how people are searching for information online, including the growing use of new services like ChatGPT and Perplexity in place of search engines. The pla
UK wants Google to add AI assistants to Android, Chrome search choice screen
The competition watchdog has updated its proposed remedies for Google's dominance in the online search market. In addition to offering Android and Chrome customers a choice of search engines, it wants AI assistants added to the list of options Google must present. The Competition and Markets Authority said the new proposal reflects "rapid developments" in how people are searching for information online, including the growing use of new services like ChatGPT and Perplexity in place of search engines. The pla
Palo Alto debuts agentic offensive platform with access to Claude Mythos, GPT models
Palo Alto Networks said it is launching an agentic offensive security service to help enterprises fix security flaws faster. The Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defence platform provides access to gated capability models such as Claude Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6-Cyber as well as open-weight models. These technologies are combined into a proprietary "multi-model" harness that selects the best AI for each cybersecurity scan, resulting in better efficacy and coverage.
Palo Alto debuts agentic offensive platform with access to Claude Mythos, GPT models
Palo Alto Networks said it is launching an agentic offensive security service to help enterprises fix security flaws faster. The Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defence platform provides access to gated capability models such as Claude Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6-Cyber as well as open-weight models. These technologies are combined into a proprietary "multi-model" harness that selects the best AI for each cybersecurity scan, resulting in better efficacy and coverage.
Airtel Money announces plans for London IPO with cornerstone investment by IFC
Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of Airtel Africa, announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). It has declared a cornerstone investment agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to purchase up to GBP 67.2 million of the offer shares.
Airtel Money announces plans for London IPO with cornerstone investment by IFC
Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon 8 chips for flagship phones
Qualcomm unveiled its newest flagship smartphone processors at its annual Snapdragon Summit. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes in two versions this year, the Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Elite Gen 6, and is designed to power the latest AI agents on Android phones as well as new advances in gaming, imaging and connectivity. The Motorola Signature 27 was the first phone announced to use the new SoC, and other customers include Honor, iQoo, OnePlus, Oppo, RedMagic, Vivo and Xiaomi, Qualcomm said. The first phones will b
Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon 8 chips for flagship phones
Liberty Global picks Sierra AI platform for customer contact
Liberty Global announced it's adopting the Sierra conversational AI platform for its companies across Europe. The three-year contract will see Sierra used for customer interactions across operators such as Ziggo, Telenet and Virgin Media. The software is already rolling out, with the timing and use cases to depend on the individual market requirements, Liberty Global said.
Liberty Global picks Sierra AI platform for customer contact
Semtech brings Palo Alto next-gen firewalls to AirLink routing line-up
Semtech is launching an integration into Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) for its AirLink portfolio of secure edge 5G/LTE routers. AirLink customers will be able to deploy Palo Alto's NFGW feature set, including machine learning safeguards, zero-touch public key infrastructure (ZTPKI) and next-generation trust tools (NGTS). Semtech said the tie-up would support its clients in scaling up network infrastructure while boosting resilience against evolving cyber threats.
Semtech brings Palo Alto next-gen firewalls to AirLink routing line-up
Firebird raises investment estimate for 2nd phase of Armenia AI project to USD 7-8 bln
Firebird has raised its investment estimate for the second phase of its AI infrastructure project in Armenia to USD 7-8 billion, according to Alexander Yesayan, a co-founder and CEO of Firebird AI, reports Arka. Previously, the company had announced plans to scale the project to approximately 50,000 GPUs with total investments of around USD 4 billion. The company claims that, as part of the first phase, it deployed 6,144 Nvidia B200 GPUs. The second phase involves 45,000 GPUs, and a third phase, adding anot
Firebird raises investment estimate for 2nd phase of Armenia AI project to USD 7-8 bln
Eutelsat and Meo bring advanced LEO satellite backup to Portugal
Satellite operator Eutelsat has teamed up with Portuguese telecom provider Meo to roll out Eutelsat's OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet services throughout Portugal. Meo will blend Eutelsat's LEO satellite technology with its existing 5G and fibre networks, creating a robust, multi-layered communication system. The service is designed to deliver high-reliability backup connectivity for businesses, government agencies, local municipalities, and critical infrastructure networks.
Eutelsat and Meo bring advanced LEO satellite backup to Portugal
Uztelecom to offer Amazon Leo satellite internet in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan national operator Uztelecom and Amazon Leo announced a partnership on providing satellite internet services in Uzbekistan. UZ-SAT, a subsidiary of Uztelecom, will serve as an authorised distributor of Amazon Leo. UZ-SAT will use Amazon Leo to create and deliver new connectivity solutions to its customers, bringing satellite internet to communities and businesses in areas where traditional networks are difficult to deploy.
Uztelecom to offer Amazon Leo satellite internet in Uzbekistan
Uztelecom adds Bukhara, Kokand to national data centre network
Uzbekistan national operator Uztelecom commissioned two new data centres in Bukhara and Kokand on 22 September, reports Trend from a statement by the Ministry of Digital Technologies. The new data centres operate as part of the unified national cloud platform, UzCloud, providing infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS), object storage and backup services.The facilities also offer AI cloud and GPU-as-a-Service resources, with dedicated GPU servers for tra
Uztelecom adds Bukhara, Kokand to national data centre network
VK places bonds worth RUB 5 bln
Russian internet company VK announced the placement of a new series of RUB 5 billion in exchange-traded bonds with a floating coupon by its subsidiary Mail.Ru Finance. The bonds have a maturity of three years, with coupon payments scheduled every 30 days. The arranging banks were Gazprombank, Alfa-Bank, VTB Capital Trading, Sber CIB, and Sovcombank.
