SoftBank Group Corp plans to invest up to $3 billion to convert an electric vehicle plant in Lordstown, Ohio, into a manufacturing hub for equipment supporting OpenAI’s upcoming data centers, according to The Information report on Thursday. The facility will produce equipment for data centers in Texas and other U.S. locations. SoftBank purchased the Lordstown […]
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U.S. wireless giant Verizon (VZ.N) announced on Thursday it will eliminate more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff, part of a broader effort to cut costs and streamline operations. The company also plans to convert 179 corporate-owned retail stores into franchises and close one location. Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the layoffs will
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Britain has awarded a £316 million ($413 million) contract to MBDA UK to supply DragonFire laser systems for the Royal Navy, aiming to strengthen defenses against potential drone threats. A government statement said the system “will be installed on a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer by 2027” and highlighted that DragonFire “recently shot down high-speed
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IBM on Thursday announced a new partnership with Cisco to develop some of the world’s first networks of quantum computers. The company said the effort could form the basis of a quantum computing internet by the early 2030s. The collaboration focuses on building large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum systems that can communicate over long distances. IBM said
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The United States has approved the sale of Nvidia’s AI chips to UAE company G42 and Saudi start-up Humain. Both companies can buy up to 35,000 Blackwell GB300 chips under strict security and reporting rules, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. The move is seen as an important step in technology cooperation with the Gulf
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Team Nigeria added two more gold medals on Wednesday night at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, winning in wrestling and the women’s 4x100m relay. The wins were confirmed in a statement by Kola Daniel, Special Adviser to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olapade. Christiana Ogunsanya dominated the women’s 53kg
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking shape, with 42 teams confirmed for the first-ever 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The latest qualifiers saw Spain, Belgium, Austria, Scotland, Switzerland, Panama, Haiti, and Curaçao secure their spots, leaving just six places to be decided in March 2026 through European and intercontinental playoffs.
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Achraf Hakimi has made history as the first defender in more than five decades to be named African Footballer of the Year. The Paris Saint-Germain right back finished ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat, Morocco. The 26-year-old was instrumental in PSG’s record-breaking 2025 season, helping
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A major Cloudflare outage on November 18 caused widespread disruptions across several high-traffic platforms, temporarily knocking services like X (Twitter), ChatGPT, Spotify, Canva, Claude, and others offline for millions of users worldwide. According to Cloudflare’s official status page, multiple datacenters in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America were affected during scheduled maintenance. The company
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Joby Aviation will launch flying taxis in Dubai next year, offering passengers battery-powered aircraft rides booked like a ride-hailing service. The company recently completed the Middle East’s first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) flight in the UAE, building on development in Texas and locally. Test pilot Peter Wilson, who has flown F-35 jets, praised
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