MWC 2026 Live: All the Robots, Phones, Concepts, AI and Labubu-Like Bots We Saw
Mike Sorrentino / cnet - Mobile World Congress has ended. We saw phones like Xiaomi's Leica Leitzphone, radical new designs like Honor's Robot Phone, AI-powered comfort robots, a concept hypercar and so many gadgets.
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Algorithmic Warfare in the Iran Conflict: Operation Epic Fury and Dawn of the AI Battlefield
Frédéric Lemieux / hstoday - On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury / Operation Roaring Lion, a joint military campaign against Iran that fundamentally altered the strategic landscape of the Middle East.
- Camera hacks, trojan apps and intrusions test national cyber defenses. (8)
- Hyperscalers and Gulf AI projects hit as data centers targeted. (4)
- Oil, markets and trade disrupted as Gulf conflict snarls commerce. (16)
- War widens; post‑war plan skepticism and live strike timeline. (3)
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Camera hacks, trojan apps and intrusions test national cyber defenses.
Hyperscalers and Gulf AI projects hit as data centers targeted.
Oil, markets and trade disrupted as Gulf conflict snarls commerce.
War widens; post‑war plan skepticism and live strike timeline.
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iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e: What's the Difference and Should You Upgrade?
iclarified - iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e is less about design changes and more about practical upgrades. Apple's new iPhone 17e introduces the A19 chip, a faster C1X modem, and support for MagSafe and Qi2 wireless charging. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16e remains a strong valu…
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iPhone 17e hands-on: nothing more, nothing less
Nilay Patel / theverge - Apple announced the $599 iPhone 17e earlier this week, and we just got a chance to play with one for a few minutes at the company's "experience" for media in New York City. The 17e is more or less exactly what you'd expect - a cheaper, simpler riff on the…
- Apple's big week: iPhone 17e and multi-product reveals (6)
- Hands-on: early impressions and portrait tests (2)
- OTHER: buyer advice and extras (2)
- Preorders and carrier promos: where to score deals (4)
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Apple's big week: iPhone 17e and multi-product reveals
Hands-on: early impressions and portrait tests
OTHER: buyer advice and extras
Preorders and carrier promos: where to score deals
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Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal
BeauHD / slashdot - Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a $1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. "The deal, which will transfer all of Ziff Davis's Connectiv…
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Qualcomm Launches First Wi-Fi 8 Chip at MWC, Targets 6G Commercial Networks by 2029
Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Qualcomm unveils FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip with 11.6 Gbps speeds and a 30-company 6G coalition targeting 2029 commercial networks.
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Qualcomm’s Next-Generation Snapdragon X105 5G Modem Promises 30% Lower Power Draw And Smarter Operations As It Sets The Foundations Of 6G
Omar Sohail / wccftech - The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 were not initially paired with a dedicated 5G modem announcement, but that changed with Qualcomm’s latest unveiling today during MWC 2026, as the company has officially announced the Qualcomm X…
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The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks
cnbc - Iran is facing widespread internet disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.
- Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions (4)
- Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide (5)
- Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors (23)
- Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge (11)
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Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions
Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide
Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors
Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge
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Huawei’s ‘Claimed’ Rival to NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin AI Systems, the Atlas SuperPoD 950, Will Make Its First Public Debut at MWC
Muhammad Zuhair / wccftech - Huawei plans to showcase its most powerful AI cluster, the Atlas SuperPoD 950, at this year's MWC, marking its first public appearance. Huawei's Atlas SuperPoD 950 Has a 'Huge' Lead Over Vera Rubin AI Racks, But Only In Official Disclosures The infrastruc…
- Chip race and export tensions reshape AI infrastructure geopolitics (5)
- MWC: a global stage for AI infrastructure rivalries (4)
- On the ground: Huawei's Atlas SuperPoD 950 debut (4)
Chip race and export tensions reshape AI infrastructure geopolitics
MWC: a global stage for AI infrastructure rivalries
On the ground: Huawei's Atlas SuperPoD 950 debut
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Archer teams up with Starlink to bring internet access to its Midnight air taxi
Max Knoblauch / sherwood - The announcement marks an “industry-first collaboration,” says Archer.
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Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents
Jessica Lyons / theregister - UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnam…
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Aalyria Raises $100M in Series B Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Aalyria, a Livermore, CA-based aerospace communications company, raised $100M in Series B funding, at $1.3 Billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors. The company intends to u…
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Qualcomm iPhone modem cost inflation suit in UK ends with undisclosed agreement
appleinsider - A long-running UK challenge to what Qualcomm charged Apple for smartphone modems has concluded, as the consumer group that filed the case has chosen to end it after years of litigation.UK group drops Qualcomm royalty lawsuitBritish consumer group Which? i…
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Gurman: iPhone 18 Pro Could Be Underwhelming
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models "won't be a big update," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.In the latest edition of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman said that the iPhone 18 Pro models will "represent minor tweaks from last …
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Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers.
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Meet Amazon’s $99 device that keeps you online when Wi-Fi fails
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Amazon’s eero launched the eero Signal 4G LTE on Wednesday to provide automated cellular backup for home networks during internet outages. The $99.99 device serves as a failover system that maintains connectivity for remote workers and security systems by…
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Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace
cnbc - WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.
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T-Mobile Will Live Translate Regular Phone Calls Without an App
msmash / slashdot - T-Mobile is opening registration today for a beta test of Live Translation, an AI-powered feature that will translate live phone calls into more than 50 languages when it launches this spring. The feature operates at the network level, so it doesn't requi…
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iPhone 18 Pro to Support 5G Satellite Internet With Apple's C2 Modem [Report]
iclarified - Apple's next custom modem may unlock something far more ambitious than improved 5G speeds. A new supply chain report claims the upcoming C2 baseband will support low Earth orbit satellite connectivity, with the feature expected to arrive alongside the iPh…
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Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites
msmash / slashdot - European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. From a report: Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been report…
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