Category: <span>Tech</span>

Stepping into his new role as Apple Inc.’s chief executive officer on Sept. 1, John Ternus won’t have much time before the company begins its annual fall product rollouts. This year the lineup will include an unusually ambitious slate of devices he’s been teasing for months internally, including the first foldable iPhone and a smart display that can recognize who’s speaking and...

Netflix has shared the successful conclusion of its 2026 Upfront in the US, closing deals with partners across multiple agencies. The streamer says it nearly doubled its ad commitments this year, in line with expectations. “This Upfront proved that advertisers are more excited than ever to work with Netflix, where they can access the most...

Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported that it grew Q2 2026 Platform revenue by 25 per cent YoY – well ahead of its outlook – driven by ongoing momentum in both Advertising and Subscriptions. The company continued its track record of profitable growth, generating net income of $164 million (€142.3m), Adjusted EBITDA of $254 million, and Free Cash...

There is a quiet crisis playing out inside South Africa’s most promising growth companies: the scrappy technology that got them here can no longer take them further, says Dariel CTO Wayne Yan – and the businesses that survive it are the ones that recognise it in time. Every founder remembers the version of their business...

South Africa’s SABC public broadcasting’s SABC+ streaming platform has signed up more than 3 million registered users, although the broadcaster doesn’t specify how many are active viewers. Nevertheless, the number of registered users has doubled in terms of sign-ups over the past four months, which includes the period when SABC was covering the FIFA World...

Storage isn’t the problem anymore. Data is cheap to store and easy to find a home for, the real cost shows up later, in decisions nobody made on purpose. Video files balloon, business systems keep generating records, sensors and monitoring platforms never switch off, and now AI workloads are stacked on top of all of...

Dreame Technology, a global leader in smart home innovation, unveiled the Aero Ultra Steam, the fourth and most advanced addition to its groundbreaking Aero wet dry vacuum mop series. Fresh off winning the Tom’s Guide Smart Home Awards 2026, this flagship model sets a new industry benchmark as the first in its class to integrate high-temperature steam, hot water,...

Supporting customers with AI adoption across cloud, data, and operations SoftwareOne, a leading global software and cloud solutions provider, today announced it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI Competency in the Agentic AI category. This milestone marks SoftwareOne’s 23rd AWS competency and reinforces its expertise in supporting customers as AI adoption scales across...

Prime members with a Fire TV in the US and UK can now play Luna games inside the Prime Video app  at no additional cost. Prime members can find games the same way they discover content on Prime Video. Users can locate the new ‘Games’ tab and start playing right away via their TV, using...

The Rest Is Football, hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, will return to Netflix for the 2026/27 Premier League season, following its run during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The series will air on Netflix from August, coinciding with the launch of the Premier League season, bringing Netflix subscribers the trio’s celebrated...