Four Americans were among the six people who died after an explosion and building collapse in Athens’ tourist district of Plaka near the Acropolis on Friday, officials said. The blast, which occurred at dawn on Friday, was likely caused by a gas leak, according to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. The two other people killed were…
Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has officially revealed the Meta VR Glasses at the company’s annual Connect event, targeting a Q2 2027 commercial release. Priced at $1,300, the device adopts a lightweight, sunglasses-style form factor paired with a tethered external compute and battery pod. The architecture aims to deliver high-end spatial computing capabilities similar…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistan Taliban or TTP) claims responsibility for the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026 At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, police and rescue officials said. At least seven security personnel were among…
Celiwe Ross, Old Mutual Limited Among large technology firms, AI is now a leading reason cited for job cuts. As of mid-July, the sector has shed just shy of 140 000 jobs in 2026, according to Challenger, Grey & Christmas, a global outplacement, executive coaching and workforce transition firm. Cisco announced 4 000 job cuts…
Austria, Vienna, Statue of Thucydides the Greek philosopher in front of Parliament building. Eye Ubiquitous | Universal Images Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China is embracing the idea of competition without confrontation, by invoking an academic concept. “The Thucydides Trap can be overcome,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said on arriving at the White House…
A file photo shows Ford’s sprawling plant in Silverton, Pretoria South Africa risks losing future vehicle production to Asian rivals as global car makers decide where to build the next generation of electric vehicles, despite a new government tax incentive aimed at attracting investment, executives say. The industry, which exports about two-thirds of its output,…
The White House said Friday that it planned to cut $810 million in bipartisan, congressionally approved funding, spurring criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The executive branch would effectively send the funds back to Congress using so-called pocket rescissions, a rare budgetary tactic that the Trump administration has used before to negate…
Meta has expanded its hardware portfolio with the reveal of Muse Charm: a compact, always-on handheld device designed to provide direct access to the company’s Muse AI assistant without requiring smart glasses. Introduced by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg during the Meta Connect keynote, the standalone peripheral serves as an accessible entry point for users…
South African designer Wanda Lephoto argues that Africa’s competitive advantage in fashion is not only its fibre or factories, but the cultural knowledge, inherited craft and human collaboration that turn cloth into something the world cannot reproduce. The fashion industry usually presents value as something added in stages: fibre becomes yarn, yarn becomes cloth and…
US broadcaster CNN has been barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. The move is the latest in a battle between the White House and the media after it was forced to lift its ban on some news outlets. CNN was scheduled to fly…
