Fallout from a golf commercial described as “the worst ad known to man” continued Thursday when Callaway, one of the sport’s largest makers of equipment, announced it had cut ties with Good Good Golf, the brand it had partnered with for the past three years before their joint ad sparked controversy. Callaway said it would…
For Ari, a six-year-old boy with learning difficulties in Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) opened the door to something many children take for granted: reading a book in his own language. Thousands of miles away, gold miners in Ethiopia are being screened more quickly for tuberculosis, while communities around the world are breathing cleaner air thanks…
China’s Xiaomi said the worst period of pressure on its smartphone business had passed as the pace of memory price increases looked set to slow in the second half, while it sees its fast-growing electric vehicle business delivering a larger share of revenue. Xiaomi on Tuesday posted a 42.6% fall in second-quarter adjusted net profit…
With a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, racism and exclusion in football are once again in the news. Overt anti-Black racism in football is well reported and researched. Less visible but important structural issues remain little scrutinised, though. The 2026…
MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita. MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita has been named as a commissioner on the AI for Good Global Commission. The commission is an initiative of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union, charged with expanding digital access, strengthening trust and accelerating economic impact through responsible AI. “It’s an…
Justin Mackenzie, managing director of VO Connect. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer sitting in strategy decks. It is already showing up in support desks, sales teams, finance workflows and customer-facing operations. Microsoft’s latest AI diffusion data places South Africa ahead of every other African market measured, with more than 23% of the working-age population…
The rise of vibe coding has all the hallmarks of a technology gold rush. With AI tools now capable of generating websites and applications from a simple prompt, businesses are being sold a seductive vision of faster delivery, lower costs and less reliance on specialist developers. Beneath that hype, though, a real security problem is…
2m ago U.S. Treasury clears Iran to sell its oil on global markets through August The U.S. Treasury, making good on a condition of the memorandum of understanding with Iran signed last week by President Trump, cleared Iran to start selling its oil and gas again on Monday. The Treasury confirmed in a statement…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the Trump administration is “laser focused” on addressing Iran’s nuclear program in an interview Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as the U.S. and Iran hold thorny talks in Switzerland. Earlier Sunday, Vice President JD Vance and other U.S. officials entered a conference room…
Vice President JD Vance had this week circled on his calendar for months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. He would release his second book, a memoir about his faith journey, and go on a media blitz to promote it. The centerpiece would be an appearance…
