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This inspection visit aligns with Algeria’s broader strategy to strengthen national industry, encourage innovation, and localize digital solutions. Algeria’s Minister of Post and Wire and Wireless Transport, Syed Ali Zarouqi, paid an inspection visit on Monday, September 29, 2025, to the headquarters of the Algerian Company for Information and Communications Technology (SATICOM) , a subsidiary of Algeria Telecommunications Corporation. The visit is part of a series of field engagements with key sector stakeholders. During the visit, SATICOM officials presented an overview of the company’s services and technical solutions developed for institutions and public administration. The Minister also toured the company’s Data…

Earlier this month, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 surfaced on the Samsung UAE site. It wasn’t entirely clear whether that was a mistake or an announcement. Now the little tablet is definitely official, as is its larger and more capable Tab A11+ sibling. The Tab A11 is already available in some regions, in others it will be out in a few days (e.g. shipping from October 2 in Ireland). We have some bad news, though – the Tab A11+ “will be released by the end of 2025”. What’s taking so long? No clue. Note that the above prices are for…

Well, AI is now also going to be able to sell you stuff (directly). ChatGPT’s maker, OpenAI, just announced a new feature for ChatGPT, which would allow you to buy stuff directly without having to leave the app or the ChatGPT website. ChatGPT gets Instant Checkout featureThis feature is designed to let you buy items from Etsy and Shopify merchants directly from the ChatGPT app and website. The chatbot will be able to look for items that match what you’re searching for. If the seller is on Etsy or uses Shopify, you’ll be able to directly purchase the item through ChatGPT. Products…

The upgraded offering delivers faster speeds, lower latency and improved regulatory compliance for enterprise customers. Vodacom Business  has launched Local Breakout (LBO) in South Africa, significantly enhancing its managed IoT connectivity platform. The upgraded offering delivers faster speeds, lower latency and improved regulatory compliance for enterprise customers. With LBO, global SIM traffic is now routed locally within South Africa, bypassing the international gateways typically used in traditional SIM routing. This shift dramatically improves network performance and responsiveness, with preliminary tests showing latency reductions and speed improvements of up to eight times in certain technology environments. Time-sensitive applications such as fleet…

Today OpenAI is launching Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, powered by a new Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) it’s built in collaboration with Stripe. What this means in practice is that if you are in the US, regardless of which ChatGPT tier you’re using (including the free one), you can buy directly from US sellers on Etsy right in your chat. Only single item purchases are supported at the moment. That said, multi-item carts will be supported in the future, which is when “over a million Shopify merchants” will be added to the mix as well. OpenAI also plans to expand this…

This initiative is designed to unlock liquidity and modernize treasury operations in a digital-first economy. At SIBOS 2025, Visa  announced a major initiative aimed at transforming cross-border payments. The company will launch a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, offering businesses a faster, smarter, and more flexible way to move money globally. This initiative is designed to unlock liquidity and modernize treasury operations in a digital-first economy. For decades, international money transfers have relied on slow, costly systems that require capital to be tied up in advance. Visa’s pilot introduces stablecoins as a new funding source, aiming to reduce friction,…

The Redmi K90 was spotted in a certification database earlier this month, and now it’s seemingly been tested on Geekbench, as it has appeared in the benchmark’s online database. This has revealed that it’s going to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and not the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as previously rumored. That may be reserved for the Pro model, we’ll have to wait and see. The K90 prototype that ran Geekbench has the model number 2510DRK44C, 16GB of RAM, and boots Android 16. When it launches, it will undoubtedly have Xiaomi’s HyperOS 3 on top. Its battery…

This milestone marks a major advancement in Ethiopia’s digital finance ecosystem and aligns with the Ethiopian National Digital Payments Strategy 2030, which aims to accelerate innovation and promote financial inclusion nationwide. Arifpay Financial Technologies S.C.  has been officially recognized by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE)  as the country’s first licensed private switch operator. This milestone marks a major advancement in Ethiopia’s digital finance ecosystem and aligns with the Ethiopian National Digital Payments Strategy 2030, which aims to accelerate innovation and promote financial inclusion nationwide. As the first private switch operator, Arifpay will enable real-time transactions across banks, microfinance institutions…

Well, this is going to be a first. Realme’s upcoming GT 8 Pro will feature user-swappable camera island designs, so if you don’t like it square, you can have it round. The quick video below shows this in some more detail. You’re still getting the robot face look, inevitably because of the way the cameras are positioned, but if you don’t like the camera island design in the recently leaked images, now you can make it round. This also explains the screws on the left and right of the ‘face’ – they will undoubtedly be used to swap these designs.…

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million for a lawsuit by President Donald Trump, who claimed that his account was wrongfully suspended on the platform in 2021. The account was restored in 2023, until which time Trump had been unable to upload any new videos.Of the $24.5 million, $22 million will be paid to the Trust for the National Mall, which the filing says is dedicated to the construction of a $200 million ballroom at the White House. So…yeah, most of the money is going to go towards making a ballroom in the White House, if the report is to…