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Airbnb evolves into all-in-one travel platform with hotel bookings and in-app services

Airbnb evolves into all-in-one travel platform with hotel bookings and in-app services

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Continuing its decade-long evolution beyond traditional home sharing, Airbnb has announced a major platform expansion designed to transform its application into an all-encompassing travel concierge. Starting this summer, the company will introduce a suite of localized travel utilities, including airport transit, baggage logistics, vehicle rentals, and most notably, the native integration of independent hotel bookings….

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Sentech launches Afree TV, a free streaming platform for Africans

Sentech launches Afree TV, a free streaming platform for Africans

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South African audiences and global viewers have gained access to a new free-to-view streaming platform, Afree TV, dedicated to showcasing African entertainment at scale. Powered by signal distributor Sentech’s Freevision Play over-the-top (OTT) architecture, the service aims to unify regional broadcasters and content owners into a single continental collaboration designed to take African stories to…

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MrBeast and top creators turn to platform gurus

MrBeast and top creators turn to platform gurus

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When wildlife TV personality Forrest Galante sat down for his monthly call with YouTube consultant Paddy Galloway, he received some bad news. No more turtles. Galante has 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. He’s been producing wildlife programming for more than a decade, including a docuseries on Animal Planet and a show on the History Channel. He…

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Wits restores learning platform after cyber attack

Wits restores learning platform after cyber attack

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Wits University had an enrolment of 41 702 students as of 2025. (Image source: Wits) The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) has restored its learning management system, which had been compromised by hackers. This was confirmed by Shirona Patel, communications manager at Wits University, in a phone call with ITWeb. The confirmation comes after the ShinyHunters…

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Twilio’s Next Generation Platform: An Infrastructure Layer for Every Conversation in the Agentic Era

Twilio’s Next Generation Platform: An Infrastructure Layer for Every Conversation in the Agentic Era

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Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the infrastructure for customer engagement in the AI era, kicked off its user conference, SIGNAL, by unveiling its next generation platform capabilities for the agentic era. Generally available today, Conversation Memory, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Intelligence, and Agent Connect combine to turn disparate interactions into continuous, intelligent, and personal conversations across humans, agents,…

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Paymenow and PayCurve merge to launch integrated financial wellness platform

Paymenow and PayCurve merge to launch integrated financial wellness platform

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Stellenbosch-based Paymenow has announced a merger with Johannesburg’s PayCurve, establishing what the entities describe as South Africa’s first fully integrated employee financial wellness platform. The combined business will operate under the Paymenow brand, consolidating earned wage access (EWA) and proactive debt intervention into a single service offering. Read: GameStop explores massive acquisition of eBay to…

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Africa: Brainwave Africa Launches Digital Learning Platform, Urges Wider Adoption in Schools

Africa: Brainwave Africa Launches Digital Learning Platform, Urges Wider Adoption in Schools

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Brainwave Africa on Saturday hosted a community dialogue in Kampala, bringing together teachers, parents, and students to discuss the future of digital learning in Uganda. The event, held in Bugolobi, also marked the official launch of the Brainwave Africa digital learning platform, a home-grown solution aimed at improving access to quality education. Speaking at the…

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