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boltt, the homegrown smartphone brand from the house of Fire-Boltt, has launched its first smartphones, the Ace 5G and Evo, marking its entry into the smartphone segment in India. Designed for modern Indian consumers, the smartphones bring together capable performance, AI-powered experiences, immersive displays and long-lasting battery life, with a focus on the features that matter most in daily life.

Google Cloud has announced a new strategic partnership agreement with Verizon focused on delivering faster, more intelligent, and highly responsive experiences to consumers and businesses nationwide. By deploying Google Cloud’s full-stack AI—including its advanced data infrastructure and Gemini Enterprise—Verizon will continue modernizing its customer experiences, unifying enterprise data, and scaling AI across the enterprise.

Following Hurricane Lala, Verizon is preparing for another tropical storm, nearing Hawaiʻi this weekend. Verizon continues to deploy critical resources and teams across the islands. The company keeps residents, businesses, and public safety partners connected when it matters most. “We know that facing back-to-back storms in such a short window is incredibly taxing for our communities,” said Aimee Novak, West Area President for Verizon.

Motorola Solutions has completed the acquisition of D-Fend Solutions (D-Fend), an industry leader in counter-drone technology, for a purchase price of $1.5 billion. This deal provides public safety and enterprise customers with access to advanced counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) designed to safely neutralize rogue drone threats. “Safety on the ground demands security in the air,” said Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions.

The Cloud Enhanced Open Software Defined Mobile Wireless Testbed for City-Scale Deployment (COSMOS), a National Science Foundation PAWR (Platform for Advanced Wireless Research) platform led by Rutgers University/WINLAB together with Columbia University and New York University, has embarked on a collaboration with Intel and Airspan Networks to integrate, test, and evaluate the OCUDU (open source CU/DU) software stack in the context of end-to-to open source 5G deployments, paving the way to...

Sify Technologies has inaugurated an AI Lab & Experience Centre at Sify Noida 02, North India’s largest AI data centre campus, marking a significant step towards making enterprise AI more accessible and practical.

Expanding access to mobile internet could unlock new opportunities for millions of Malawians, improving access to education, financial services and digital public services, according to a new GSMA report released titled Driving Digital Transformation of the Economy in Malawi: Opportunities, Policy Recommendations and the Role of Mobile. The report also finds that Malawi could unlock MWK 1.1 trillion in additional economic value and create 490,000 jobs by 2030 through targeted digital reforms.

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) announced the appointment of Quy Nguyen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Nguyen has served as Acting CEO since April 2026, following the retirement of Niclas Sanfridsson. After a comprehensive succession process, the Board of Directors appointed Nguyen as CEO, underscoring its confidence in his leadership and vision for the company’s next phase of growth.

As India celebrated National Space Day on August 23, the nation commemorates the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 near the Moon’s south polar region in 2023—a feat that made India the first country to achieve this milestone. This day, declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has quickly become a powerful symbol of India’s scientific and technological prowess.

Around 100 entrepreneurs and organisations across the Highlands and Islands are expected to benefit from a new digital and technology support programme launched today. The one-year Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship (DaTE) programme will support start-ups and small organisations to develop new digital and technology products, processes and services.