As Iran and US near a deal, Tehran remembers another recent bloody conflict | US-Israel war on Iran News
Tehran, Iran – The anniversary of a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025 is being marked this week in Tehran, as American and Iranian officials engage in last-minute negotiations to end a more recent conflict between the two sides. Tehran and Washington have signalled that a deal to shift a rocky 60-day…
How a tiny SA team is using AI to challenge accounting’s big boys
Tayla Dandridge, co-founder of stub Tayla Dandridge says there are nights she would rather not fall asleep, for fear of missing out. “You almost feel like you don’t want to go to sleep because something’s going to drop,” she says of the pace at which the world’s largest AI labs are shipping new models. “You’re…
U.S.-Iran deal could be finalized in next ’24 hours’: Pakistan’s PM
The U.S. and Iran are “closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday. “With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,” Sharif said in a post…
A deep dive into Apple’s new intelligent assistant
The most significant revelation to emerge from WWDC 2026 was, as widely anticipated, the debut of Apple’s next-generation virtual assistant. Officially branded as Siri AI, this artificial intelligence-boosted system is thoroughly infused into the core fabrics of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. While early access registration is available for users eager to test the beta software…
U.S.-Iran deal expected to reopen Strait of Hormuz could be signed within days, both sides say
A U.S.-Iran deal could be sealed within days, according to President Donald Trump, Iranian officials, and key mediator Pakistan, with a memorandum of understanding expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A memorandum of understanding “could happen within the next…
CIOs must prioritise efforts to solve top-three threats
Dr Andile Ngcaba, executive chairman and co-founder of Convergence Partners and Solcon Capital. (Photograph by Strike a Pose) The global information and communication technology (ICT) landscape is faced with three main crises: submarine internet cable cuts, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyber security threats, and vulnerabilities in the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) ecosystem. So said Dr…
The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup
The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions. The BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the challenges facing this year’s tournament.
The dizzying scale of Elon Musk’s fortune
SpaceX’s record US$75-billion public listing has made South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk the world’s first dollar trillionaire – but US$1-trillion is a sum so gargantuan that it’s almost impossible to comprehend. How much is a trillion dollars? Let’s make it simple. Start with time. If US$1 equals one second, then a million seconds works out…
U.S., Iran say they are closing in on an agreement
Both the U.S. and Iran said they are closing in on a final agreement that could be signed as soon as Sunday or Monday. It could launch further talks to wind down Iran’s nuclear ambitions, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end months of military hostilities. Ed O’Keefe has more.
Google slashes AI Plus subscription price and doubles storage
Google is significantly lowering the financial barrier to its consumer artificial intelligence ecosystem by restructuring its entry-level subscription tier. The Google AI Plus plan will now cost $5 per month, down from its original launch price of $8 per month, according to an announcement by Vikas Kansal, Google’s Product Lead for Gemini AI Subscriptions. To…
