Folding phones are advancing at light speed. For consumers, the appeal is self-evident: on one hand, folding phones give them the option to have a larger, tablet-like interface that offers enhanced productivity and a better user experience. On the other hand, the fit-in-your-pocket design when folded maintains easy portability. Samsung pioneered the folding phone category…
Uber Eats is introducing a suite of new features aimed at helping restaurants better advertise and communicate with customers, leveraging both generative AI and direct communication tools. Read: Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos The food delivery service is using AI to enhance menu descriptions and food photos. AI…
The introduction of robotics has not led to any job losses, says Barloworld. Barloworld’s R34 million investment in robotics is yielding strong returns, without affecting jobs, according to Mbali Tshitenge, executive for aftermarket at BarloworldEquipment Southern Africa. She shared insights during an interview with ITWeb. The investment, focused on Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC) – one…
Apple’s earnings report is unlikely to give investors the catalyst they’ve been looking for to revive the iPhone maker’s struggling stock price. The technology behemoth is expected to post profit and revenue growth that severely lags the industry when it reports its fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday after the market closes. Apple shares are down…
Sony is suing Chinese tech giant Tencent for allegedly copying its popular Horizon game franchise. As first reported by Reuters, the lawsuit claims Tencent’s upcoming title, Light of Motiram, is a “slavish clone” of Sony’s games, from the basic premise to the visual design. Tencent announced Light of Motiram, an open-world hunting game, in November…
GreenPitch Challenge top 10. The top 10 finalists for the 2025 Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) GreenPitch Challenge have been selected from over 200 entries. These early stage start-up and pre-growth phase green businesses will pitch to a panel of judges at a “shark tank-style” hybrid networking event, hosted on 4 September in Cape Town….
A Karpowership vessel is seen in this file photo. Image: Supplied A plan to station floating power-generation ships in three South African ports, a project championed by former energy minister Gwede Mantashe, is dead in the water. This is after the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, better known as Outa, won a case in the high…
Google’s NotebookLM is rolling out a new Video Overviews feature that uses AI to create narrated slideshows. Currently available in English, Google plans to add support for more languages in the near future. Read: Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos The company describes the new feature as a “visual…
Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub. “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate will have to wait even longer for compensation from Vodacom. The Constitutional Court overturned a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that ordered the company to pay him between 5% and 7.5% of revenue generated from the…
The European Commission does not think that imposing a network fee on big technology companies is a viable solution to the debate over who should fund the roll-out of 5G and broadband, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Thursday. The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Telecom Italia against Google, Facebook, Netflix,…
