DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei silicon as China builds its own AI stack

DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei silicon as China builds its own AI stack

China’s DeepSeek’s new model, called V4, will run on the latest chips designed by Huawei Technologies, The Information reported on Friday (paywall). In preparation for V4’s launch, Chinese tech giants, including Alibaba Group, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, have placed bulk orders for Huawei’s upcoming chip totalling hundreds of thousands of units, the report said, citing…

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Why 2026 will be the year of IT consolidation: Simplifying the tech stack to survive budget cuts

Why 2026 will be the year of IT consolidation: Simplifying the tech stack to survive budget cuts

The market is shifting away from isolated point solutions towards converged technology ecosystems. For most of the past decade, enterprise IT strategy followed a simple formula: add another tool. A new platform would solve a vulnerability, another would improve collaboration and a chatbot would enhance engagement. Each new challenge introduced another layer of technology. Individually,…

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NEC XON’s new wireless stack keeps Africa’s remote industries online

NEC XON’s new wireless stack keeps Africa’s remote industries online

Willem Wentzel senior architect at NEC XON Across Africa’s ports, mines and energy corridors, the race to modernise operations is being slowed by one persistent obstacle: unreliable connectivity. NEC XON’s new high-performance outdoor wireless solution aims to change that, combining satellite, wireless backhaul (point-to-multipoint wireless and point to point) and long-range Wi-Fi in a seamless,…

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