Cloud and AI investments do not automatically create business value. That was the verdict from a recent executive roundtable hosted by TechCentral in partnership with Cloud On Demand and Microsoft on 3 September 2026, where C-suite executives and senior technology leaders examined what they called “The Margin Illusion”: the assumption that adopting cloud and AI…
Pop music icon Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” joining her friend and the episode’s host, Dakota Johnson, for some laughs. Swift appeared on stage during Johnson’s opening monologue to address her role the movie star’s “literal therapist,” in Johnson’s words. 00:49 Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance during ‘SNL’ 00:0000:00 “I’m…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced at NetApp INSIGHT 2026 the winners of its North America Partner Awards for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY’26). NetApp’s strategic partnerships aid in providing NetApp products and solutions to solve the business challenges of their joint customers. The North America Partner Award winners have been instrumental…
Several people in Ulladulla, New South Wales, filmed the moment a rare tornado came through the town on 3 October. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the phenomenon was caused by “severe” thunderstorms and that it was “very uncommon to see one in such a populated place”. The weather incident caused damage to properties and…
Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 90 smartphone series on Thursday, betting on its in-house operating system and a redesigned chip architecture to boost performance in the face of US curbs on shipments of advanced semiconductors. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday ahead of the launch, Huawei consumer business chief Richard Yu said the company still faces…
A dual U.K.-Iranian national who was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at the U.S.-run RAF Fairford air base in England that British authorities have linked to Tehran was released on bail Saturday. The 25-year-old man was arrested in London on Thursday, and police have searched…
BulkSMS has unveiled its refreshed brand identity, marking a new chapter for a business that has been helping organisations deliver business-critical SMS messages reliably for 26 years. Today, its gateway seamlessly integrates into business processes and software applications, reaches across borders and connects to over 800 mobile network operators worldwide. Richard Simpson, Managing Director of the…
Mutare, Zimbabwe – Samantha Chimbuya had built a life in South Africa after leaving Zimbabwe in 2019 in search of better opportunities. She found work, could afford food and believed her two children had access to better education. She also had access to healthcare. Then, she no longer felt safe. As June 30 approached, a…
Google has announced Argon, a new top-tier AI model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation, in a fresh bid to catch up with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI. Argon is larger than Google’s previous line of advanced “Pro” models, a company spokesman said. “It’s our most performant model yet built for complex workloads, and we see…
Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton has been chosen as the Trump administration’s new AI czar, leading its response to…
