Category: <span>Tech News</span>

Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage and AXON Networks (AXON), a global leader in intelligent network platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy, and manage Africa’s first end-to-end Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform . A bold step in unlocking Africa’s AI and digital future, customers and service providers will leverage AXON’s AI-ready,...

What started as a light-hearted conversation is quickly turning into a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the hosts of the New Gen Podcast. During a recent episode of the fan favourite podcast, the hosts Bruce, Siv, Fargo, and Domingos spoke openly about wanting New Gen to do something different and daring in 2026. The kind of  experience...

There has been increasing discussion about Tim Cook eventually stepping down as Apple’s CEO, but reports have offered differing timelines. A few months ago, the Financial Times reported that Apple was preparing for Cook to step down as soon as early 2026. In his Power On newsletter, however, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that timeframe “seems unlikely.” Gurman previously said he would be...

It’s a known fact now that everyone works for these social media networks, after-all they are content distribution channels with huge eyeballs. Since we live in the attention economy brands and users see a need to be in those spaces in order to be heard and build a brand.     The BBC has announced a...

Apple plans to unveil a more personalized version of Siri powered by Google Gemini next month, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. “The company has been planning an announcement of the new Siri in the second half of February, when it will give demonstrations of the functionality,” he wrote, in the latest edition of his weekly Power On newsletter today. Gurman does...

YouTube is getting serius about killing tradiotonal television. The platform has announced to launch fully customizable multiview television. With multiview, YouTube users can watch up to four of YouTube TV’s most popular channels simultaneously on one single screen, and building on our success in the living room. The platform says is driven by the simple belief...

Attackers use QR codes in emails more frequently because they provide a simple and cost-effective way to conceal malicious URLs, evading detection by many protective solutions!  Kaspersky 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...

Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, was recognised with a total of 58 astounding industry awards at CES 2026, highlighting its continued leadership across display technologies and smart home appliances. Hisense’s performance at CES 2026 was further underscored by four CES Innovation Awards, demonstrating both the depth and diversity of...

“South Africa is not short on ambition when it comes to artificial intelligence. What we are short on is execution,” announces Joshua Harvey, Head of Growth at Specno, South Africa’s leading digital innovation agency, the company responsible for launching South Africa’s very own Innovators Den.  While global benchmarks show South Africa is around 35–40% behind...

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced a landmark global Pay-1 licensing deal. In the exclusive multi-year agreement, SPE’s feature films will stream on Netflix worldwide — an industry-first for Pay-1 — following their full theatrical and home entertainment windows.   The new global Pay-1 arrangement will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual...