Emmanuel Raptopoulos, global president of customer success for Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa at SAP. Organisations need to combine intelligence with business context to make their operations predictive rather than reactive, according to SAP. The company says this is also important for adopting agentic AI and achieving a return on investment. Emmanuel Raptopoulos,…
If you held off on buying AirPods during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, your patience just paid off. Walmart has Apple AirPods 4 on sale for $79 right now, which is even lower than the price they dropped to during Amazon’s sale. Deals like this on Apple’s earbuds tend to go fast, so it’s worth…
Linda Mwananchi movement leaders Edwin Sifuna and James Orengo. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO I have been reflecting on whether Kenya’s opposition formations, particularly Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement and Kalonzo Musyoka’s Ukombozi Alliance, can make the establishment of a federal republic a central issue in the 2027 General Election. The question arose following a discussion…
To be useful, an AI model has to make judgment calls. That means ranking things: deciding that this matters more than that. Judgment calls imply values, and values are central to what we call character. Applied across thousands of decisions, that ranking shapes an AI’s character. Even in humans, character does not apply itself evenly….
Zelensky was quick to criticise Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, calling it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Analysts view the deal as an attempt by the US president to allay domestic concerns about high fuel prices ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Zelensky wrote on social media on Saturday that Russian attacks on…
The e-mobility programme brings together partners from the technology, financial services, automotive and e-hailing sectors. Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet are targeting the deployment of up to 55 000 vehicles over the next nine to 12 months, in a programme combining connected-vehicle technology, vehicle finance and managed e-hailing operations. According to a statement, the…
Russian strikes killed at least 15 people, including three children, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, officials said on Saturday. The strikes came a day after President Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Mykhailo Semikin, the head…
South Africans can register blocks against direct marketers on the government’s new National Opt-Out Registry now – not from May 2027, as the National Consumer Commission’s (NCC’s) own launch statement indicated – the commission has told TechCentral. But a block won’t stop the calls straight away. The system has been open for consumers to register…
Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate. Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 Brazilian police have rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage at a kindergarten in the southern city of Curitiba after killing the suspect, who threatened to set fire…
South Africa’s Competition Commission has issued a formal warning to manufacturers of smartphones, home appliances, and consumer electronics, cautioning that restricting independent repairers could violate the Competition Act. The directive is detailed in the commission’s newly finalized Guidelines on Repair, Service and Maintenance Aftermarkets. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The guidelines encompass…
