The World Cup draw on Friday at the Kennedy Center in Washington was as much about President Donald Trump as it was about soccer. At noon, Andrea Bocelli sang Puccini’s “Nessun dorma,” a Trump rally staple. The Village People closed the event by performing “YMCA,” another Trump rally regular. FIFA President Gianni Infantino implored the crowd of soccer and sports luminaries to applaud Trump, who watched the proceedings from a box overlooking the stage. Soccer’s international governing body created a FIFA Peace Prize and awarded it to the self-anointed peacemaker-in-chief (including a gold medal the president promptly hung around his neck). The...

Strategic excellence drives record Black November and Black Friday results: TDMC’s pure-play e-commerce clients generate over R144 million in SA digital commerce surge. As South Africa’s e-commerce landscape reached new heights during Black Friday 2025, TDMC (The Digital Media Collective) has released exclusive performance data and shown collective 18.7% growth from a control group of 46 key e-commerce clients. The data reveals how a sophisticated digital strategy, robust preparation, technical excellence, and customer-centric practises drove exceptional results during the country’s biggest online shopping period. The agency manages a portfolio of over 130 e-commerce businesses and drew data from direct-to-consumer brands selected specifically for their complete participation in the entire Black Friday period. “Our control group across a variety of categories offers an excellent snapshot of the...

Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, has once again ranked No.1 globally in the 100-inch (and over) TV segment with a 56.6% shipment share, and in the Laser TV segment with a 68.9% shipment share in Q3 2025, according to the latest data released by Omdia. The result reaffirms Hisense’s industry leadership, as driven by its continuous innovation and a deep understanding of consumer needs. As the origin of RGB MiniLED, Hisense continues to set new standards in large-screen display technology. Backed by strong independent R&D, Hisense’s RGB MiniLED technology delivers authentic, vivid color like...

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has formed an independent regulator to monitor its clubs’ finances from next year onwards. The National Agency for Regulation and Sustainability of Football (ANRESF) will be responsible for overseeing, judging and applying sanctions under the new Financial Sustainability System. The framework aims to implement greater financial balance among teams and to ensure they meet their financial obligations. Clubs will be monitored for three periods during the year, while all player transfers and contracts must be registered in the CBF’s system. In addition, a team’s short-term net debt will have to be less than 45 per...

Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 500,000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally – there was a 59% surge in password stealer detections, a 51% growth in spyware detections, and a 6% growth in backdoor detections compared to 2024. These findings are part of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin series where we review the key cybersecurity trends of the past year. Windows remains the primary target for cyberattacks. 48% of users on Windows were targeted by different types of threats throughout 2025. For Mac...

During the height of load shedding, GoSolr was battling to keep up with overwhelming national demand. They simply did not have enough people to answer phones or pre-qualify customers wanting to subscribe to their solar service. With the constant, unpredictable changes to load shedding stages, the company was hesitant to hire dozens of staff only to risk sitting with an oversized team if the government suspended load shedding shortly after. They urgently needed a solution that offered flexibility, scalability, and agility, one that could absorb demand spikes without increasing operational costs when demand dropped. Rather.chat partnered with GoSolr to create...