THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2026, 00:51
Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman urged theater owners to cut down the roughly 30 minutes of trailers and ads before movies. “Get off the ad crack,” Rothman told the audience at CinemaCon this week. “Get rid of the endless advertising and substantially shorten the long pre-shows.” Variety reports: He noted that frequent moviegoers now show up a half hour late to avoid all the spots (something...
The Pan-African technology firm introduces voluntary severance and early retirement packages, as part of restructuring under parent company Cassava Technologies.
Paul Mashitile opens a fourth industrial revolution digital innovation lab and centre of specialisation at a TVET in Mpumalanga.
The emerging technology is reshaping how we work, communicate and create value, says Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer at Absa Group.
As telcos withdraw a High Court challenge to Home Affairs’ 6 500% biometric verification fee hike, they maintain their right to challenge government decisions.
The tech giant said it will punish sites that block back button navigation from June.
Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own
We may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales’ vocalized communications are remarkably similar to our own, researchers have discovered.
Not only do sperm whale...
Solving energy supply at the production level has not solved power availability problems at municipal level, new data shows.
Gaetan Soltesz brings 25 years of experience to drive FAST Congo’s wholesale connectivity push in the DRC.
Recipe apps and artificial intelligence can give you a boost, but free tools already on your device can also assist with meal planning and preparation.
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.
MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes to succeed there.
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.
The acquisition of Globalstar gives Amazon a direct-to-device network and Apple ties as it scrambles to catch Starlink.
Researchers identify wrecks at the bottom of the sea from as far back as fifth century BC, from Europe and beyond
Spanish archaeologists exploring the bay that curves between the southern port of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar have documented the wrecks of more than 30 ships that came to grief near the Pillars of Hercules between the fifth century BC and the second world war.
Over the...
Telecoms lobby group ACT has warned of security vulnerabilities and accused Icasa of dodging the real broadband bottleneck.
Amazon is buying satellite communications company Globalstar for $10.8 billion to expand its Leo satellite-internet network and compete more directly with SpaceX’s Starlink. The deal also includes a partnership with Apple to support satellite connectivity for iPhones and Apple Watches, with Amazon planning voice, data, and messaging services starting in 2028. The New York Times reports: Leo was...
Avert IT Distribution is enabling resellers and MSPs to deliver Avast Business cybersecurity as a managed service.
SITA’s 2025 Air Transport IT Insights report finds that, while the air transport industry invested a record $50.8 billion in technology in 2025, a common obstacle keeps emerging: where data does not flow freely between systems and partners, that investment cannot fully deliver what it was designed to unlock. The cost of this data coordination […]
The cameras, lenses and training behind the Artemis II lunar flyby images that captivated millions around the world.
Uber reportedly plans to invest over $10-billion in robo-taxis and launch driverless services in 28 cities by 2028.