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OAG announces today the appointment of Filip Filipov, ex-Skyscanner executive, as new Chief Executive Officer. Filip Filipov currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and takes over from Phil Callow who has chosen to step down having completed thirteen transformational years at the helm of OAG to pursue his many other interests. Since joining in 2024, Filipovhas played a leading role in the company’s ambitious next phase of growth and ongoing acceleration. He will now lead OAG into a new era defined by advanced data products and AI-driven intelligence. Before joining OAG, Filipov held senior roles in travel technology…

Airtel Africa said on Tuesday it has partnered with SpaceX to introduce Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite technology to all of its 14 markets. The satellite-to-mobile service will begin across Africa in 2026, with data for select applications and text messaging, Airtel Africa said in a statement. Airtel Africa customers with compatible smartphones in regions without terrestrial coverage will have network connectivity through Starlink. The deal also includes “support for Starlink’s first broadband Direct to Cell system, with next-generation satellites that will be capable of providing high-speed connectivity to smartphones with 20x improved data speed,” Airtel Africa said. Read: Vodacom signs ‘pivotal’…

ONYX 3200 Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray analytical systems and a group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) announced the launch of the ONYX 3200, a new semiconductor metrology system to measure film thickness, composition and bump* structures for wafer-level processes. The system is engineered to help manufacturers stabilize quality and increase yield in the metal-wiring formation (back-end-of-line (BEOL)) and packaging processes of semiconductor chips. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251216597402/en/Due to accelerating demands for AI, high-performance computing, data centers, mobile devices, and other devices,…

Elon Musk. Dado Ruvic/Reuters Elon Musk’s X sued a start-up on Tuesday after it sought to cancel X’s Twitter trademarks so it can “bring Twitter back” as a new social media platform. X said in the lawsuit in Delaware federal court that its Twitter brand is still “alive and well” and “not ripe for the picking”, and that Operation Bluebird’s attempt to “steal” the name constituted trademark infringement. “Our cancellation petition is based on well-established trademark law and we believe we will be successful,” Bluebird founder Michael Peroff said in a statement in response to the lawsuit. “We are prepared…

Graphic: Xsolla Xsolla, a global video game commerce company that helps developers launch, grow, and monetize their games, today announced the expansion of MTN Mobile Money (MTN MoMo) as part of its payment solution in Congo-Brazzaville and Zambia. This expansion builds on Xsolla’s existing MTN Mobile Money coverage across Africa, reinforcing its mission to make gaming payments more accessible, secure, and seamless for players and developers alike. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251217216372/en/Mobile money is integral to daily life across both markets, with millions of active users and rapidly growing transaction volumes. Mobile money is…

Launch event of MTN Zambia’s 4G Cloud Smartphone solution in Lusaka, Zambia MTN Zambia has launched the world’s first 4G cloud smartphone solution, marking a major step forward in addressing digital inclusion challenges across the country. The new service integrates affordable Alola smartphones, a high-quality 4G network and the AppJoy cloud ecosystem, delivering a “low-cost, high-experience” digital solution designed to make smart connectivity accessible to all. Alola – MTN’s own-branded smartphone – is available in 5-inch and 6-inch models featuring dual Sim, dual cameras, 32GB storage and 2 500/3 000mAh batteries. The newly launched cloud smartphone service fully integrates the AppJoy cloud…

Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (“Megaport”), the world’s leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, today announced the acquisition of Extreme IX,India’s leading Internet Exchange operator, from Extreme Labs, a Bulgaria-headquartered software and network engineering company that incubated the Extreme IX platform. The acquisition expands Megaport’s global platform into one of the world’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets and supports the Company’s strategy to deliver scalable, high-performance connectivity services across APAC. The acquisition establishes Megaport’s presence across seven Internet Exchanges in major Indian metros: Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune, connecting 40+ data centres and more than 400 customers. It…

In B2B technology marketing, reach on its own is meaningless. What matters is who you reach – and whether your message lands with people who influence budgets, strategies and purchasing decisions. TechCentral’s 2025 reader survey makes one thing unmistakably clear: this is not a consumer audience. It is a concentrated, high-quality community of business IT decision makers – and it is precisely the audience serious technology brands want to reach. Let’s start with age and career stage. More than 70% of TechCentral readers fall between the ages of 36 and 55 – the prime years for senior leadership, technical authority…

Laserfiche — the leading SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation — is a Leader in the Enterprise Content Management – Enterprise Data Quadrant Report from Info-Tech Research Group. With the most reviews of any vendor and a composite score of 9.1, Laserfiche was positioned highest for Product Features and Satisfaction. “Laserfiche is honored to be recognized as a Leader in the ECM Data Quadrant at a moment when AI is transforming every aspect of how organizations create value from their data,” said Thomas Phelps IV, CIO and SVP of corporate strategy at Laserfiche. “We’re especially appreciative…

Image: Reuters Warner Bros Discovery’s board has rejected Paramount Skydance’s US$108.4-billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. In a letter to shareholders, disclosed in a regulatory filing, the board wrote that Paramount had “consistently misled” Warner Bros shareholders that its $30/share cash offer was fully guaranteed, or “backstopped”, by the Ellison family, led by billionaire and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “It does not, and never has,” the board wrote of the guarantee of Paramount’s offer, noting that the offer posed “numerous, significant risks”. Despite feedback, PSKY has never submitted a proposal that is superior…