Humanoid robots poised for their ‘ChatGPT moment’

Humanoid robots poised for their ‘ChatGPT moment’

Humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics demonstrate kickboxing during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China on 19 August. Tingshu Wang/Reuters The CEO of Chinese humanoid robot unicorn Unitree said on Thursday the industry is edging towards a “ChatGPT moment” for robot brains, after the company’s blockbuster Shanghai listing crystallised China’s ambitions to lead the…

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Cell C adds 1.3m subscribers as turnaround gains pace

Cell C adds 1.3m subscribers as turnaround gains pace

Cell C’s second-half performance provides a clearer picture of its underlying business following the restructuring and listing transactions. (Image supplied) Cell C is targeting revenue growth in the upper-single-digit range in its 2027 financial year, after adding 1.3 million subscribers, growing wholesale revenue by about 20% and cutting net debt by 64% in its first…

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Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: “We cannot leave”

Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: “We cannot leave”

Last year, Cuban immigrant Yasmany Moreno de Armas was working and living in Florida. He’s now in the Central African Republic, after the Trump administration sent him and dozens of deportees to the deeply impoverished and conflict-ridden nation. The 31-year-old said he only learned the U.S. government was deporting him to Africa after he arrived…

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Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service

Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service

Paratus Uganda has become the first provider in the country to launch Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, three months after the Uganda Communications Commission granted SpaceX an operational licence. The UCC signed a memorandum of understanding and operational licence agreement with Starlink on 15 May 2026. The launch gives enterprise customers in remote parts…

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bn AWS engineering firm to accelerate African AI

$1bn AWS engineering firm to accelerate African AI

Jonathan Allen, AWS executive in residence. Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) business will help organisations across Africa increasingly shift their focus from artificial intelligence (AI) exploration, to real-world business transformation. This, after the cloud computing giant in June announced it was investing $1 billion to set up the new AWS…

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