Nepal flood death toll nears 700, with more than 3,000 missing, as poor weather hampers rescues
The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China has risen to nearly 700, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their fourth day. The combined toll in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region in China, rose to 691 dead and over 3,000 people missing…
Telviva launches Viva, a digital agent built for South African businesses
Telviva CEO David Meintjes Telviva, a provider of cloud-based unified communications, has launched Viva, an intelligent voice and text-based digital agent designed to make enterprise-grade AI practical, affordable and accessible for South African businesses. Built and hosted locally, Viva is the next step in Telviva’s work on business conversations, changing how companies route interactions and…
Bullet-riddled car on display in Berlin to remember Hind Rajab | Genocide News
A memorial display in Berlin has recreated the scene of the killing of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab by Israeli forces in Gaza. Activists displayed a vehicle representing the Rajab family car, which was found with 335 bullet holes. Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026 Share Bullet-riddled car on display in Berlin to remember…
Why people hate repeating themselves: The psychology of contact centres
Why people hate repeating themselves: The psychology of contact centres. There are few phrases in customer service that can change the emotional temperature of a conversation as quickly as: “Can you explain the issue again?” It sounds harmless and sometimes it is even necessary. Yet for the customer, the request can feel like far more…
Dolly Parton on success, business and knowing her worth
When I interviewed Dolly Parton in 2015, the woman famous for her relentless optimism surprised me by talking candidly about a period when she had struggled with depression. “I was having some personal problems and beginning to feel a little guilty about my success,” the trailblazing singer-songwriter told me during a conversation at her beloved…
Can you trust the AI speaking to your customers?
AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday customer interactions. Whether you are speaking to your bank, insurer, healthcare provider or retailer, there is an increasing chance your first conversation is with AI. As businesses adopt AI voice agents, one question becomes more important than any other: can you trust the AI that is speaking to…
Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to mom left with collapsed lung, ruptured organs after saving teens from highway crash
Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to help a Rhode Island mother who was left seriously injured in car accident last month, NBC News has confirmed. Ashley Taunton, a married mother of three, was driving on I-95 in Hopkinton during a torrential rainstorm on July 18 when she saw a car in front of her hydroplane…
KRS opens applications for 2027 AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme in Cape Town
KRS is inviting applications for its six-week, in-person AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme, designed to help the next generation of software engineers learn how to build alongside AI. KRS, a Cape Town-based software development company, has opened applications for its 2027 AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme. The six-week, in-person programme begins in January 2027 and will take…
Lenín Moreno: Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes. Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation. The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under house arrest…
Nvidia is buying the home of open-source AI
Manami Yamada/Reuters Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face, a repository of open-source AI models, for US$12.9-billion, The Information reported on Wednesday (paywall), citing a person with knowledge of the deal. A deal of that size would mark one of Nvidia’s largest acquisitions to date and underscore how the Jensen Huang-led company at the centre…
