The next time you test your internet speed or check if a service is offline, your data will likely be feeding into a new corporate ecosystem. On Tuesday, media giant Ziff Davis announced the sale of its Connectivity division, which includes the industry-standard Ookla Speedtest and Downdetector platforms, to Accenture for $1.2 billion in cash….
Leandro da Cunha, surveillance business unit lead at Duxbury Networking. Duxbury Networking has been appointed the exclusive South African distributor for Milesight surveillance solutions, expanding its video security portfolio with an AI-enabled platform designed for faster deployment and open integration. Leandro da Cunha, surveillance business unit lead at Duxbury Networking, says customers are prioritising intelligence…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information Monday about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Warren…
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed support for Zimbabwe and Zambia’s stand in the new US government health cooperation framework, citing serious concerns over transparency, data governance and national sovereignty. Jean Kaseya, the head of the continental health agency of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of member states,…
Trita Parsi says Iran had offered major nuclear concessions and that Trump could have claimed diplomatic victory.
With President Trump’s threat to attack Iran looming over the discussions, American and Iranian negotiators sat down again in Switzerland Thursday, separately, for another round of talks brokered by Oman, focusing on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Iran says it does not have and will not build a nuclear weapon, and Mr. Trump has said…
Iranian negotiating delegation departs for the site of the talks with U.S., in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 26, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry | WANA | Via Reuters The latest round of U.S.-Iran talks did not lead to a breakthrough, with both sides agreeing to extend negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, describing the discussions…
A Netflix building in Hollywood. Daniel Cole/Reuters Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, after streaming giant Netflix on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the storied Hollywood studio. “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal…
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A week after Meta committed to using millions of Nvidia’s processors to power its AI expansion, the social media company…
A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company’s buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Jan. 20, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters President Donald Trump late Saturday called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” after she said Democrats would push for corporate…
