Bolt for Business expands corporate travel access through Stellr partnership. Bolt for Business recorded year-on-year growth of 38% in South Africa in 2025, driven by increased use of corporate mobility services and the addition of new distribution partners. Launched locally in 2019, the Bolt for Business addition allows organisations to book rides on a large…
Riaz Moola, CEO and founder, HyperionDev SA. South Africa’s persistent shortage of digital skills is intensifying scrutiny of how effectively education and training pathways translate into workplace readiness, as employers and policymakers increasingly prioritise employability outcomes over enrolment alone. According to online education provider HyperionDev, government initiatives like the National Digital and Future Skills Strategy…
From policies to proof: How BBD scales ESG, DEI and transformation across regions. BBD’s latest Tech Unboxed podcast episode tackles the mandate now facing global organisations: environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles must move from high-level policy to demonstrable, audited practice. The From policies to proof: How BBD scales ESG, DEI and transformation across regions…
Dado Ruvic/Reuters Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming assets without increasing the US$82.7-billion price in a bid to shut the door on Paramount’s rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant. The new all-cash bid — at $27.75/share — has unanimous support from the Warner Bros board, according…
AI-created actors flatten storytelling as they lack lived experience. (Image: Nicola Mawson | Freepik) Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) characters are increasingly becoming celebrities, a trend that risks eroding humanity’s creative foundations and cultural identity, Hollywood warns. The rise of AI-generated personalities − such as actress Tilly Norwood, performer Lil Miquela, models Shudu and Imma, as…
Globally and locally, the customer service industry is in a state of change, driven by the proliferation of communication channels and the rise of artificial intelligence, pushing organisations to re-evaluate longstanding approaches and models to delivering exceptional service. New research shows that although nearly 90% of organisations plan to use AI to enhance the customer…
Kerissa Varma, president of Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa. Kerissa Varma, president of Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa, will lead a fireside chat at the ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town 2026 on 26 May. The session will focus on the realities CISOs face when engaging with fellow board members. Varma will be joined by a panel…
Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (paywall). The chatbot, code named Campos, will be embedded deeply into the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems and will replace the current Siri interface, the report said, citing people…
HUMAIN and the National Infrastructure Fund (“Infra”) announced on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, a Strategic Financing Framework Agreement of up to $1.2 billion to support the expansion of AI and digital infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Framework Agreement outlines non-binding financing…
Image: Reuters TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans. The deal is a milestone for the social media firm after years of battles that began in…
