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Samsung Signs $16m Deal to Supply AI Semiconductors to Elon Musk’s Tesla

Samsung Signs $16m Deal to Supply AI Semiconductors to Elon Musk’s Tesla

Samsung Electronics has signed a $16.5 billion contract to supply semiconductors to Tesla, according to a regulatory filing. The company… Read More

5 hours ago

Airtel Africa Reports Strong Q1 2025/2026 Results, Records 269% Surge in Pre-Tax Profit

Airtel Africa has announced its financial results for Q1 of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, covering the three months ended June… Read More

4 days ago

Canal+’s $2billion Takeover of Multichoice Approved

South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved Canal+'s  35 billion rand ($2 billion) takeover offer for TV broadcaster MultiChoice, subject to… Read More

5 days ago

Japan Sets New World Record with 1.02 Petabits-per-Second Internet Speed

Japan has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in internet technology, setting a new world record for data transmission speed. Researchers from… Read More

3 weeks ago

Telecom Operators Annouce Nationwide SIM Service Disruption Amid NIMC Platform Switch

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) announced a nationwide disruption of SIM-related services. This temporary outage, affecting… Read More

4 weeks ago

MTN Nigeria Targets $1B Cloud Market, Challenging Amazon, Microsoft, and Google

MTN Nigeria has unveiled what it claims is the country’s largest prefabricated modular data centre, positioning itself to compete with… Read More

4 weeks ago

MTN Nigeria Launches Mega Billion Promo to Boost Financial Inclusion and Reward Loyalty

MTN Nigeria has launched the ‘MTN Mega Billion Promo’ to reward loyal subscribers and advance financial inclusion. The promo, spanning… Read More

1 month ago

Telecom Providers to Charge Subscribers for USSD Transactions Starting From Today

Starting today, June 18, 2025, Nigerian telecom subscribers will face direct charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services from… Read More

1 month ago

Donald Trump Launches Made in America $499 Trump Smartphone, Mobile Service

US President Donald Trump has launched a $499 Trump-branded mobile phone service that will rely on wireless networks and hardware… Read More

1 month ago

Telkom South Africa Records 62.3% Increase in YoY Revenue, Resumes Shareholder Dividend Payment

South African telecommunication firm Telkom on Tuesday reported a 62.3% increase in its FY 2025 earnings. As a result, the… Read More

2 months ago