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BlackBerry

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152 articles decelerating

QNX software now controls safety features in 275 million cars as BlackBerry redirects attention from its divested cybersecurity arm toward automotive software and robots.

Who they are

BlackBerry appears in coverage as a former handset maker that moved away from designing and manufacturing its own phones toward software, security and embedded systems. Its current story centers on QNX, the operating-system business used in vehicles, while recent corporate reporting also tracks the rise and subsequent sale of its Cylance cybersecurity operation.

The recent arc

Recent coverage first concentrated in late 2023 on a strategic reset: John Chen’s retirement, Richard Lynch’s interim appointment, and then John Giamatteo’s appointment as CEO. Reuters reported plans to separate the IoT and cybersecurity units and pursue an IoT subsidiary IPO, but Bloomberg later reported that BlackBerry would no longer spin off the IoT business.

The narrative shifted again in 2024-26 from separation to concentration. TechCrunch reported the $160 million sale of Cylance to Arctic Wolf, against BlackBerry’s $1.4 billion 2018 acquisition price. The latest stories profile QNX as software controlling safety features in 275 million cars and describe its positioning as an operating system for robots; Sherwood News tied that reframing to a stock rise of more than 160% over three months.

The tension

Coverage circles the contrast between BlackBerry’s legacy consumer-device retreat and its effort to establish QNX as a durable embedded-software platform. The earlier Android-phone transition and end of in-house handset development marked the break with the mobile era, while the Cylance sale underscores the difficulty of making cybersecurity the second pillar alongside QNX.

Why it matters

If QNX’s automotive installed base can translate into broader robotics and embedded-system demand, BlackBerry’s relevance could increasingly rest on infrastructure software rather than its phone brand. But the reversal on an IoT spin-off and the Cylance write-down show that the company’s narrower focus is still being tested by execution and by whether QNX can sustain growth beyond its established vehicle footprint.

BlackBerry has appeared in 152 articles since 2005-10. Coverage peaked in 2021Q1 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Android, iPhone, Research In Motion, RIM.

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Coverage Timeline

2022-02-04
ZDNet 11 related

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2021-01-29
CNBC 10 related

Robinhood says due to “recent volatility” it is restricting trading in some stocks, including GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia, to “position closing only”

2021-01-28
CNBC 10 related

Robinhood says due to “recent volatility” it is restricting trading in some stocks, including GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia, to “position closing only”

Amid the flurry of speculative activity in GameStop, brokers took steps to restrict the trading …

2016-07-04
bomble.com 18 related

Senate tells staffers it will no longer issue Blackberry smartphones

and BlackBerry is trying to ditch phones Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : BlackBerry Denies Confirming End Of BlackBerry 10 Production Rob Attrell / MobileSyrup.com : BlackBerry devices are in very short ...

2016-05-26
The Verge 16 related

PayPal to discontinue mobile apps for Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and Amazon Fire on June 30

Chris Welch / The Verge :

2016-01-03
BBC 10 related

BlackBerry to keep operating in Pakistan after authorities drop demands to access users' messages

2016-01-02
BBC 11 related

BlackBerry to keep operating in Pakistan after authorities drop demands to access users' messages

Blackberry to keep operating in Pakistan  —  Blackberry is no longer going to shut down its operations in Pakistan as it has resolved a row concerning its users' messages.

2016-01-01
BBC 10 related

BlackBerry to keep operating in Pakistan after authorities drop demands to access users' messages

Blackberry to keep operating in Pakistan  —  Blackberry is no longer going to shut down its operations in Pakistan as it has resolved a row concerning its users' messages.

2015-11-30
TechCrunch 24 related

BlackBerry Confirms It Will Exit Pakistan After Rejecting Data Monitoring Demands

BlackBerry has confirmed that it is exiting Pakistan entirely in response to the national government's continued demand to monitor user data on the Canadian company's service.

2015-07-26
Reuters 1 related

Pakistan to shut down BlackBerry's secure messaging services by Dec. 1 for “security reasons”

Pakistan to shut down BlackBerry services by December over ‘security’  —  The Pakistani government plans to shut down BlackBerry Ltd's secure messaging services by Dec. 1 for …

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Quarterly Coverage

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BlackBerry has appeared in 161 tech news articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include BlackBerry CEO Wants Legislators To Make Developing BlackBerry Apps Mandatory and BlackBerry is suing Facebook, alleging that many of Facebook's messaging services.... Frequently covered alongside Android, Nokia, QNX, CNET, and Priv. Coverage has shifted toward safety themes and away from enterprise.

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2026Q2enterprise -67pts; safety +33pts

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