THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026, 08:39
Dropbox founder Drew Houston is stepping down as CEO after 19 years and will become executive chairman, with product chief Ashraf Alkarmi set to take over after a co-CEO transition period. CNBC reports: Drew Houston founded Dropbox nearly two decades ago at age 24, eventually becoming a household name in Silicon Valley and the first tech entrepreneur to take a company from the Y Combinator...
Designed by Jony Ive and a host of ex-Cupertino colleagues, the Luce shows us what might have been had Apple made good on its $10 billion bet.
joshuark writes: BusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras in tens of thousands of school buses around the U.S., now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), capturing the location of every vehicle the buses drive past, and give that data to law enforcement, 404 Media has learned. BusPatrol has already taken steps to share the collected data...
“Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee. The votes, though, may simply not be there.
At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways
Water safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a spike in drownings as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other bodies of water.
In recent days, emergency services have reported at least seven deaths because...
Trajectory is betting the rapid iteration cycle that supercharged vibe-coding can help all kinds of companies build AI products that learn continuously.
These display smart glasses can connect to a phone, laptop, or gaming handheld and project the screen to your eyeballs.
The office was created a year ago and seemingly named for a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations. It now works, a source says, with little to no oversight.
South Africa moved to fix the car industry’s right-to-repair gap in 2021; nothing similar for electronics has followed.
The R1.2-billion solar plant will supply about 60 000 households and anchors a pipeline of 17 projects across 11 stations.
The solar-powered lab will equip young people in the North West province with digital and AI skills.
Microsoft to keynote two-day Sandton event exploring AI, sustainability and Africa’s data centre future.
Regulatory uncertainty and lack of government funding are major obstacles to scaling SA’s electric vehicle charging network.
Altron Digital Business and Microsoft unpack the cloud security challenges facing South African enterprises today.
I’m a chronic overpacker, but this backpack is my perfect match, with its huge capacity, numerous pockets, and impressive durability.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s low-earth-orbit satellite business may be able to acquire some European mobile satellite spectrum next year, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. But they said two-thirds of the satellite spectrum that allows mobile devices and vehicles to communicate seamlessly even in remote...
The company is mapping Alexandria and, soon, Arlington—right across from the power center of Washington, DC.
A significant set of final regulations from Icasa has opened 900MHz of spectrum to Wi-Fi and private 5G operators.
Phishing is back as the number one cyber threat, supercharged by AI and no-code tools, Cisco’s Talos Q1 2026 report finds.
A significant set of final regulations from Icasa has opened 900MHz of spectrum to Wi-Fi and private 5G operators.
Parliament’s oversight committee raises questions about the communication ministry’s presentation on withdrawing the AI policy and is unimpressed with remedial processes.