You grab your phone, thinking it’ll just be for a minute. But that minute quickly turns into an hour of scrolling through headlines, TikToks, and Instagram reels.
Before you know it, you feel drained, anxious, and strangely disconnected…
As Africa emerges as a digital powerhouse, global and local companies are increasingly investing in transformative fields like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and information and communication technologies (ICT).
This …
Substack, a platform known primarily for newsletters, is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. The company announced on Thursday that the beta app will allow subscribers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by author…
It’s going to be more difficult to fake or manipulate Ring camera video footage going forward. On Thursday, the Amazon-owned device maker introduced Ring Verify, a new video authenticity feature that will allow anyone to determine whether …
General Motors is shuffling where its vehicles are made in a move that will shift production away from China and Mexico and to a U.S. factory in Kansas. That change will also mean the end of its rebooted Chevrolet Bolt EV, the only vehicle…
Tesla has discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system, as the company tries to boost adoption of a more advanced version of the technology that it calls Full Self-Driving (Supervised).
The decision comes as…
Prepping for the SAT is nobody’s idea of fun, but Google aims to make it less stressful with AI. The company announced that it’s now focusing its AI education efforts on standardized testing with free SAT practice exams powered by Gemini. …
An ongoing Microsoft outage is preventing enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings, and other Microsoft cloud services.
The technology giant said in a post on X around 2:30 p.m. ET that the outage was ca…
A pharmacist says using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics is helping to take the strain off their services as demand from patients grows.
Cross Chemist in Benfleet, Essex, has adopted the technology to help dispense its 11,000…
Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.
They cannot set up new accounts and their existing profiles were deactivated.
T…
TikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US.
But with the platform's future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some changes.
What is the US TikTok de…
AI Mode, Google’s conversational Search feature for complex questions, is getting more personalized. The tech giant announced on Thursday that it’s bringing “Personal Intelligence” to AI Mode, enabling it to tap into your Gmail and Google …
It’s been nearly two years since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted AI would replace knowledge work — the white-collar jobs held by lawyers, investment bankers, librarians, accountants, IT, and others.
But despite the huge progress m…
Ubisoft has cancelled six video games - including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake - as part of a "major reset" of its operations.
The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin…
New study sponsored by SAS shows tangible business value despite challenges
AIoT, the convergence of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, is enhancing efficiency, security and decision-making at manufacturing, industrial …
Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) has reported a spike in phishing emails containing malicious QR codes. Detections for these jumped from 46,969 in August 2025 to 249,723 in November 2025 – a more than fivefold growth – as cybercrimi…
U.S. autonomous drone delivery and logistics startup Zipline said Wednesday it will set up operations in Houston and Phoenix early this year, as part of an expansion that will be propelled by $600 million in fresh investment.
The round…
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has just announced a satellite internet network called TeraWave, which will be capable of offering data speeds up to 6 Tbps, and geared toward enterprise, data center, and government cus…
Apple’s long-awaited Siri revamp could turn the smart assistant into a chatbot more akin to ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. His sources say that the Siri chatbot, which would be integrated into iOS 27, could be…
Bluesky’s “Starter Packs,” the curated lists of suggested users to follow, have proven a popular way to help people connect with others on the social network — so popular, in fact, that X is now copying the feature.
On Wednesday, X’s he…
Abu Dhabi becomes home to newest Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, focused on Quantum, Robotics, Space Tech and relate AI applications
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advan…
Digital platforms were meant to simplify operations, but companies are spending a lot of time wrestling complexity instead.
The complexity introduced by digital platforms, cloud, and digitised systems, isn’t a sign of failure or lack of…
Sun King today announced the launch of the HomePlus Max solar home system, featuring advanced capabilities and improved battery technology.
The HomePlus Max offers more light, power, faster charging, and more features than any of Sun Ki…
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a Daimler Truck company, has officially launched the new eCanter, its all-electric light-duty truck, in the United Arab Emirates, marking an important milestone in advancing sustainable …
New platform enables coordinated, autonomous drone operations designed for modern defense environments
SIRBAI today announced the official launch of the Middle East’s first AI-powered autonomous drone swarm technology at UMEX 2026 - a g…
In 2025, consumers spent more money on non-game mobile apps than they did on games for the first time, according to the findings from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower’s annual “State of Mobile” report. While this milest…
As YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram continue to dominate mobile viewing, Netflix is rethinking how its app fits into a social-first video landscape. During its fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, the company announced plans to revamp it…
In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed to be on a mission to restructure the so…
India is a country of extremes when it comes to app usage. The country continues to top global app downloads, but doesn’t feature in the top 20 markets in terms of consumer spending, according to a new report by market intelligence firm Se…
Days ahead of a scheduled trial, social media company Snap has settled a lawsuit accusing the platform of causing social media addiction, according to reports from multiple outlets.
According to the New York Times, the settlement was an…
We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas during CES.
Razer is obviously best known for making mi…
The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under 16s in the UK as a part of a series of measures which it says are intended to "protect young people's wellbeing."
The package will also see England's educati…
As the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 unfolded, TECNO, Official Global Partner of the tournament, was actively extending the matchday experience beyond stadiums and screens through a series of Technology Carni…
Social network Bluesky is updating its app to allow anyone to share when they’re livestreaming on Twitch, and adding specialized hashtags, known as cashtags, for discussing publicly traded stocks.
The new features could potentially he…
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone short drama app called PineDrama in the U.S. and Brazil. The app offers access to microdramas, which are essentially bite-sized TV shows that can be watched in a series of one-minute episodes. …
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has …
Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced.
The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription …
As global leaders gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting this week to discuss "A Spirit of Dialogue," pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has relea…
Out with the old and in with the new. As 2026 dawns, it brings another exciting year of tech releases, with Artificial Intelligence seemingly the biggest area of potential, but it’s still the hardware that brings the most anticipat…
The WeChat channel ???????Documented (or the New York Immigrant Chronicle) is part newsfeed and part public service. The channel, run by the nonprofit newsroom Documented NYC, is filled with local news for Chinese speakers in New York: s…
Technology and Consumer Platforms Drive Global Phishing Trends, Highlighting the Growing Need for Prevention-First, AI-Driven Security
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (N…
As part of its 25th birthday celebration, the Wikimedia Foundation announced a series of new partnerships with AI tech companies that are now customers of its commercial product, Wikimedia Enterprise. Developed by the foundation, Wikimedia…
The subscription economy helped boost mobile app revenues in 2025, even as app downloads declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to app intelligence firm Appfigures‘ annual report. In 2025, global downloads of all mobile apps …
Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three years, through 2029, expanding its portfolio of carbon removal projects as the tech giant scales u…
Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After pasting the problem into ChatGPT and l…
The reboot of the early internet online community Digg, a one-time rival to Reddit, is moving forward. The company, which is today back under the ownership of its original founder, Kevin Rose, along with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, i…
Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in iWork apps, the company announced on Tuesday.
The bundle costs $12.99 per month or $129 per year and inclu…
Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts of AI infrastructure in the coming year. That includes OpenAI partner M…
Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can lead patients astray with faulty medical advice.
“I recently had a patient come in, and when I recommended a medicat…
Collaboration also including Toyota Motor Corporation speeds up design process more than 20x
Toyota Systems Corporation (Toyota Systems) and Fujitsu Limited, in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), today announced the s…
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