IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

WIPO launches new AI Infrastructure Interchange to discuss IP issues

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has announced the launch of a new initiative - AI Infrastructure Interchange - for expert dialogue on IP and AI issues that will focus on technical and operational issues and complement ongoing discussions at its other forums.

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Presight unveils first fund investments under its AI Innovation Ecosystem

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

Presight has unveiled the first six AI companies selected to receive investment through its AI Innovation Ecosystem, strengthening the pipeline of technologies designed to power next-generation intelligent systems at national and enterprise scale.

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Sama X brings Starlink services to Kuwait

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

Alghanim Industries (Kutayba Alghanim Group) has announced the official launch of Starlink services in Kuwait through its technology venture Sama X, bringing SpaceX’s satellite internet network and the world’s largest constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to customers across the country.

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Northstar Telecom partners with HFCL for broadband infrastructure upgrade

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Northstar Telecom, a leading ICT and telecom solutions provider, has signed an agreement with HFCL, a telecom infrastructure leader, for the strategic standardisation of its Wi-Fi Access Point and Switching infrastructure on the IO by HFCL portfolio across its business and residential broadband services.

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Iran’s GPS jamming turns shipping lanes into minefields, says expert

Thu, 12 Mar 2026

In the Strait of Hormuz, hundreds of ships appear on maps where they should not exist. GPS signals that tankers rely on to navigate safely are being scrambled, revealing a new battlefield of invisible electronic warfare. What was once a tool for convenience has become a potential hazard, says an expert.

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Zoho Corporation achieves milestone of 150 million users

Fri, 06 Mar 2026

Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, marked its 30th anniversary on Thursday with the announcement that it is now a trusted technology provider to more than one million paying customers and more than 150 million users globally.

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du network infrastructure, core systems operating normally

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) today confirmed that its network infrastructure, core systems and customer channels continue to operate normally, with full-service availability across mobile, fixed and enterprise segments.

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Widespread outages hit Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude

Tue, 03 Mar 2026

Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude suffered a major service disruption yesterday (March 2), with users across multiple regions reporting widespread access failures that knocked out its web interface, desktop apps and developer tools, said media reports.

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AWS units in Bahrain, UAE face connectivity issues says report

Mon, 02 Mar 2026

Amazon cloud unit's data centres in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were facing connectivity issues on Monday, a Reuters report said quoting the company.

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Trump directs US agencies to stop using Anthropic AI

Sat, 28 Feb 2026

US President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to immediately cease their use of artificial intelligence products developed by the startup Anthropic, in the latest escalation of tensions between the White House and Silicon Valley over the role of AI in national security.