Author: Chris Anu
SpeakUp team on the final episode of The Final Pitch Dubai on OSN & OSN+ (Photo: AETOSWire) SpeakUp, the AI-powered matching app launched in April 2025 in Dubai, delivered one of the defining moments of the season on OSN’s The Final Pitch Dubai, the regional adaptation of Shark Tank. In the final episode aired on 15th December, SpeakUp became the only startup of the season to receive a direct investment offer when an investor–judge presented the founders with a SAFE agreement live on air. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251222901478/en/ After the founders left the…
Mathias Miedreich, CEO of ZF Group; Young Sohn, Chairman of the Board of Directors, HARMAN and Senior Advisor, Samsung Electronics; and Christian Sobottka, Chief Executive Officer and President, Automotive Division, HARMAN, sign a definitive agreement for HARMAN to acquire ZF’s ADAS business – strengthening HARMAN’s leadership in software-defined vehicles and advancing a unified safety-to-experience platform for automakers worldwide. HARMAN International, a global leader in automotive technology and lifestyle audio, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) business of ZF Group,…
Spain’s CESGA selects IQM and Telefónica to deploy advanced quantum computing infrastructure IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in deployed, on-premises computers, and Telefónica, a global telecommunications provider, have joined forces to sign a purchase agreement with the Galician Supercomputing Center (CESGA) to install two full-stack quantum computers in Spain. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251223742835/en/Under the agreement, IQM will deliver and install a 54-qubit IQM Radiance, designed for integration into high-performance computing centres, together with a 5-qubit IQM Spark system dedicated to education. The systems are scheduled for delivery by June 2026. The deployment…
Tecnotree Included as a Representative Provider in Gartner® Innovation Insight: AI SOC Agents Accelerate CSP SecOps Transformation Tecnotree, a global digital platform and services provider for communications service providers (CSPs), today announced that it has been referenced as a Representative Provider alongside Google, Anthropic, Dropzone AI, DRUID, Palo Alto Networks, and Pegasystems in the Gartner Innovation Insight: “AI SOC Agents Accelerate CSP SecOps Transformation,” published in December 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251231210303/en/The Gartner Innovation Insight examines the emerging role of AI-driven Security Operations Centre (SOC) agents in CSP environments, outlining how these agents…
Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, today announces the launch of the world’s first 5G-advanced (5G-A) automotive-grade cellular module, the AR588MA, establishing it as the industry’s highest-performing and most reliable wireless communication product for vehicles. Based on MediaTek’s latest-generation MT2739 platform, the AR588MA supports 5G-A communication technology and is the world’s first to comply with the 3GPP R18 standard protocol. The module also features both NB-NTN and NR-NTN satellite communication capabilities, supports Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) technology, offering improved stability and reliability on cellular connections and includes intelligent driving scenario recognition. Designed in compliance with the…
Minister of communications and digital technologies, Solly Malatsi. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson.) The year 2025 came to an end without the resolution of an apparent conflict over extending Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) into the telecoms sector – a policy shift that could see billions in additional foreign direct investment and the creation of thousands of jobs.ICT veteran commentator Adrian Schofield says the proper application of EEIPs as an alternative to the 30% historically disadvantaged ownership requirement under the Electronic Communications Act for companies to secure a telecoms licence could greatly advantage South Africa.“Not only would we see broadband coverage being…
Power utility City Power’s IT systems are experiencing outages that are affecting critical services for Johannesburg residents. Power utility City Power’s IT systems are experiencing outages that are affecting critical services for Johannesburg residents.In a statement yesterday, City Power informed customers that both the Forcelink and SAP systems are currently experiencing a temporary outage. According to the power utility, the system disruption affects a number of critical services, including the logging of service queries, outage reports, dispatching of technical teams, and access to customer account information.“Although this may affect the timely response and allocation of resources to attend to outages,…
DStv parent Groupe Canal+ and Warner Bros Discovery have reached a last-minute agreement that will see 12 channels, including CNN International and Cartoon Network, stay on the DStv bouquet following the warning earlier this month that they might be discontinued. According to a statement by Canal+ on Wednesday, the deal between the two broadcasting giants spans multiple territories, including South Africa, the rest of Africa and regions in Europe where Canal+ also has operations. “This expanded agreement covers both the distribution of HBO Max and the renewal of several Warner Bros Discovery thematic channels across numerous regions,” Canal+ said in…
Advocate Pansy Tlakula, chairperson of the Information Regulator. (Photograph by Strike A Pose Studio) The Information Regulator has vowed to continue its efforts to block the publication of the 2025 matric results in the media, following a ruling by the full bench of the Pretoria High Court that set aside the Regulator’s enforcement notice and an infringement notice carrying a R5 million fine issued against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in late 2024.The enforcement notice, issued on 18 November 2024, followed an assessment into how the DBE processes the personal information of learners writing matriculation examinations.That assessment found the…
The rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the US dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years as the greenback weakened broadly. The risk-sensitive currency posted its first yearly rise against the dollar since 2019 and its largest increase since 2009, supported by South Africa’s improved fiscal performance, success in containing inflation and a surge in precious metals prices. Gold and platinum, key South African exports, rallied strongly during the year. This was also the first full year under the coalition government and was marked by disputes over the national budget In contrast, the US dollar slid about…