ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026: Balancing speed, security and governance
Pheello Motolo, senior manager for IT infrastructure and operations, cyber security and GRC at Motus Car Rental, will deliver the keynote address at the ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026 on 29 September. Organisations are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) faster than governance frameworks can keep up, and if left unchecked, this opens the door to increased risks. That’s…
UN votes to endorse new map projection that shows Africa’s size more accurately
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups. Friday’s resolution, which was sponsored by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was passed with 164 member states…
Nvidia to invest $3.5-billion in Taiwan’s MediaTek
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Nvidia is investing US$3.5-billion in Taiwan’s MediaTek, the latest deal to widen the American chip maker’s financial ties across the AI industry. This week’s move follows Nvidia’s guarantee of up to $105-billion earlier this month for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre lease, and could intensify scrutiny of arrangements in which the chipmaker…
Flames burst from Qantas plane engine after New Zealand takeoff | Aviation News
A terrifying moment unfolded aboard a Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney when flames erupted from its left engine shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was diverted to Christchurch, where it landed safely. Videos capturing the flames were shared on social media. Published On 6 Sep 20266 Sep 2026 Share Flames burst from Qantas plane engine…
Microsoft caps Xbox cloud gaming hours across Game Pass tiers
Xbox is overhauling its cloud gaming infrastructure starting in November, effectively ending unlimited streaming access for top-tier Game Pass subscribers. Under the newly announced model, streaming allowances will be capped across all three membership tiers. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive 15 hours of streaming per month, Game Pass Premium members will be allocated 10…
LeBron James teases partnership with Polymarket
Sports legend LeBron James speaking at the CNBC Game Plan Summit in New York City on July 16, 2026. Shea Kastriner | CNBC Superstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on Saturday. James posted a 14-second video on social media platform X that appeared…
ITWeb TV Biz: Helping companies use AI with AWS
CloudZA stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #cloudza Cloud technologies are the operating system driving technology across the world. Back in 2015, working in the hosting…
Hurricane Lowell threatens Hawaiian islands with life-threatening surf
Hurricane Lowell is expected to create life-threatening conditions even as it’s forecast to sidestep the major Hawaiian islands west of the archipelago by Monday night. It could remain a major hurricane — those with 111 mph or greater sustained winds — and is likely to create mudslides, as much as 10 inches of rain in…
Winstone Jordaan on building a national EV charging network
Winstone Jordaan Winstone Jordaan was building charging infrastructure before South Africa had electric cars to plug into it. GridCars began developing its backend platform in 2010. The first EVs arrived in 2013. In this episode of Watts & Wheels with Wills, the GridCars founder tells William Kelly why the hardware was never the hard part….
Families lose ‘lifeline’ after Haitian caregivers let go as TPS status ends
Long Island mother-of-two Linda Mancuso has been “praying on a daily basis” that her disabled son’s Haitian caregiver will be able to come back to work. It was “horrifying,” she says, when Jean, who had a temporary work permit, was laid off from work at the end of July from his position at a nonprofit…