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South Korean telecommunications giant KT Corp is facing a hefty $386 million counter-suit filed by the Rwandan government, escalating a bitter international legal battle over the termination of the company’s wholesale network monopoly in the East African nation. According to a regulatory filing submitted by KT Corp on Friday, the substantial counter-claim amounts to approximately…
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In the evolving landscape of digital privacy, the threat posed by sophisticated, government-grade commercial spyware has forced a fundamental shift in how personal computing devices are defended. Since 2022, Apple has offered a specialized, high-security feature known as "Lockdown Mode" for users of its ecosystem. While it stands as one of the most formidable barriers…
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Microsoft AI has officially launched MAI-Transcribe-2, a next-generation speech-recognition model that the company asserts is faster, more precise, and significantly more cost-effective than competing offerings from OpenAI, Google, and ElevenLabs. In a bold market maneuver, Microsoft has set the pricing at just 10 cents per hour of audio, a move that signals a seismic shift…
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Meta has officially pulled back the curtain on its latest artificial intelligence advancement, Muse Spark 1.3. Unveiled yesterday, the new model represents a significant evolution in the company’s AI strategy, boasting faster processing speeds and superior performance across a variety of third-party benchmarks compared to its predecessor. However, this technical upgrade comes with important nuances…
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Internet administrators across the globe are facing a frantic race against time today as a pair of critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language threaten the stability and security of a staggering portion of the modern web. With nearly 70 percent of all websites estimated to require immediate core software updates, the disclosure has sent…
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Anthropic has officially released Claude Haiku 5.5, positioning the release as its fastest, most cost-effective, and most capable small-scale artificial intelligence model to date. Unveiled on October 7, 2026, the new model arrives with an aggressive pricing structure, a significantly expanded context window, and native adaptive thinking capabilities. Designed specifically to handle high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks…
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Infinity Ward has long held the mantle as the definitive studio for the Call of Duty franchise’s single-player campaigns. While the series has seen its share of ups and downs over the last two decades, the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and its immediate sequel remain the gold standard for cinematic first-person shooters.…
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The National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and telecommunications giant AT&T have officially announced the launch of the fourth generation of the High-Speed Arena Network. This latest evolution of the leagues’ digital connectivity platform is engineered to quickly and reliably transport live game content, immediate highlights, instant replays, in-arena entertainment programming, and advanced…
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Tesla made a dramatic return to the spotlight this Thursday, staging a spectacle that seemed designed to remind the world of the company’s flair for the theatrical. At an October 15 event, the electric vehicle giant showcased its long-delayed, redesigned Roadster, punctuating the announcement with a stunt that felt ripped from a science-fiction blockbuster. With…
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Mark Wahlberg has spent decades navigating the worlds of Hollywood, global branding, and entrepreneurial ventures. From film sets to boardrooms, he has backed countless companies and launched his own brands, but as he prepares for the December launch of his latest project, he admits to a level of excitement he hasn’t felt in his entire…
Space Tech
LOS ANGELES — In a major development for both commercial space communications and orbital...
Networking & Telecom
By Gigi Onag September 18, 2026 Chunghwa Telecom announced the official activation of the...
Startups & Venture Capital
When Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs at the video-generation startup Synthesia, sent me...
Open Source
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