Coming of age: The evolution of teenage hackers

Coming of age: The evolution of teenage hackers

BBC’s Joe Tidy will unpack the surge of teenage-led cyber crime in his ITWeb Security Summit keynote. The motivations and targets of teenage hackers have evolved over the past 10 to 15 years, from an almost philanthropic nature to a greater focus on personal wealth and status. That’s according to Joe Tidy, cyber correspondent at…

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A single Musk super-company may be taking shape

A single Musk super-company may be taking shape

Elon Musk. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters SpaceX is exploring deals with other companies helmed by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, leaving investors working through permutations between space, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence to analyse which combination makes the most sense. The rocket maker is in discussions to merge with xAI ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned for…

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Everything we know about the upcoming iPhone Fold

Everything we know about the upcoming iPhone Fold

For years, the foldable smartphone market has been dominated by Samsung and Google, while Apple has remained conspicuously on the sidelines. However, as 2026 unfolds, the silence is being replaced by a chorus of credible reports from industry analysts and supply-chain leakers. The outlines of the so-called iPhone Fold are finally coming into focus, suggesting…

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Stop waiting for complaints to solve IT issues

Stop waiting for complaints to solve IT issues

Kurt Goodall, technical director, Troye. (Image: Troye) Most Citrix environments do not fail in dramatic ways. Performance degradation usually starts with small warning signs such as slower logons, inconsistent application response, network latency or rising resource consumption that goes unseen until users complain. Industry research consistently shows that delayed detection is the primary driver of…

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Apple acquires audio AI start-up Q.ai

Apple acquires audio AI start-up Q.ai

Apple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli start-up working on artificial intelligence technology for audio. Apple did not disclose terms of the deal for Q.ai, which was backed by venture capital firms Matter Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, Exor and GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. The deal valued the start-up at about US$1.6-billion, according…

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Canal+ eyes streaming overhaul for MultiChoice customers

Canal+ eyes streaming overhaul for MultiChoice customers

Following its landmark acquisition of MultiChoice Group, French media giant Canal+ is exploring a major shift in how African viewers access content. The company is considering deploying its all-in-one streaming application to MultiChoice’s vast customer base in Southern and Eastern Africa, potentially bringing global partnerships with Apple TV+ and HBO Max under a single interface….

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