Who: Alaves vs Real MadridWhat: Spain’s La LigaWhere: Mendizorroza Stadium in Vitoria, SpainWhen: Sunday, December 14, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream. Real Madrid will hope to ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso when they visit…
In the world of the internet of things, connected devices never sleep. They work, measure, move and communicate. Home security systems, smart meters, fleet-tracking vehicles, cold-chain freezers and industrial sensors, all of which cannot fulfil their functions without reliable connectivity. However, every connection comes with risks and the need for specialised oversight. A stolen Sim…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Todd Combs’ surprise departure from Berkshire Hathaway got most of the attention when it was announced this week. There were also, however, several additional personnel…
Tech giants spent trillions securing AI capabilities in 2025. (Graphic by Nicola Mawson) Artificial intelligence (AI) was a key driver of global deals in 2025, with Time Magazine naming “The Architects of AI” as its person of the year. Meanwhile, South Africa saw two stock exchange listings. Bain & Company says “technology mergers and acquisitions,…
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter were killed Saturday in an attack in Palmyra, Syria, the Pentagon said. Three other U.S. personnel were wounded in the attack, which occurred during what the Pentagon described as a “key leader engagement” supporting ongoing counter-ISIS operations, according to a statement posted on X by Sean…
Adapt IT Telecoms’ Matthew Seabrook Modern communication service providers (CSPs) face a growing problem: complexity. Operational complexity driven by years of layered legacy systems, multiple vendors and siloed value-added service (VAS) environments. Sound familiar? If so, you are not alone. These systems are often fragmented and siloed, making it harder to innovate and more expensive…
Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the Eastern European country. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is also among those who have been freed following talks in Minsk with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, John Coale. The US has…
Telecoms operators experienced a “pivotal” year. South Africa’s mobile network operators (MNOs) reported a strong 2025, leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and preparing for further network investment in 2026. ITWeb spoke to the operators about their key milestones, regulatory developments and expectations for the year ahead. Byron Kennedy, spokesperson for Vodacom, said a…
Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights group, confirmed to the AP. Their release comes as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko seeks to improve relations with Washington. The U.S. earlier on Saturday announced lifting sanctions on…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi The ANC has delivered a withering rebuke of communications minister Solly Malatsi’s final policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment, arguing that it goes beyond the minister’s legal authority and threatens transformation, national security and regulatory independence. In a statement on Saturday, the party condemned Malatsi’s policy directive to…
