PubNub introduces Blocks.ai today, a global network to connect and control agents across all agent frameworks, providers, and APIs. Blocks.ai lets developers reach their existing AI agents regardless of where they are hosted. Blocks Network supports all AI agent use cases without opening inbound ports, setting up tunnels, changing DNS, or modifying firewall rules. For…
Sub-Saharan Africa needs a new growth model to return to a path of income gains, the International Monetary Fund said, warning that public spending can no longer carry the region’s expansion. The IMF said reforms in governance, business rules and market openness could raise regional output by about 20% over 5 to 10 years, if…
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrived at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump was to arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in…
Eskom has removed more than 1.1 million customers from load reduction schedules, with five of South Africa’s nine provinces now entirely free of the practice — a milestone in the utility’s programme to eradicate load reduction nationally by March 2027. Mpumalanga is the latest province to be cleared, joining the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free…
Climate change is transforming football, from more breaks during the game to billion-dollar cooling facilities, and it is ultimately the fans who will pay for it all. The 2026 Fifa World Cup continues to deliver drama in abundance. For South African fans, it is the rollercoaster ride of Bafana Bafana’s historic highs and devastating lows…
Young people in low- and middle-income countries appear generally more optimistic about how AI can enhance their work prospects and social lives than their western peers, according to our new survey of people in ten countries in Africa and South Asia. While debates in higher-income countries often focus on job losses, misinformation and mental health…
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is asking Mitch McConnell, the senior senator from his state, for an update on his health and whether he believes he can continue to serve in the role. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Beshear, a Democrat, sent a letter…
British luxury automaker Bentley has officially confirmed the first battery-electric vehicle (EV) in its storied history. The Volkswagen-owned brand released an initial teaser image of the upcoming model, christened the Bentley Torcal, and announced that the vehicle will make its full global debut in London on September 23rd. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech…
One of the most troubling issues confronting the African continent today is the forced eviction and persecution of black African migrants in South Africa. Following the June 30 quit notice issued by self-styled South African vigilantes to black African migrants, several countries, including Nigeria, have begun evacuating their citizens from the former apartheid enclave. This…
The number of South Africans planning to start a business has more than doubled since 2023, a sharp jump in entrepreneurial intent at a time when the country needs it most. Nearly one in five adults now intend to launch a venture within three years, and early-stage activity has surged alongside it, from 11.1% to 14.7%. But fewer of those businesses…
