Cryptocurrency in Africa has evolved rapidly from a fringe financial activity into a major economic force - and cybercriminals are taking notice. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the continent recorded USD $205-billion in on-chain transact…
Google is bringing more AI muscle to India’s fight against digital fraud, rolling out on-device scam detection for Pixel 9 devices and new screen-sharing alerts for financial apps.
Digital fraud continues to rise in India as more people…
Every time you hear a billionaire (or even a millionaire) CEO describe how LLM-based agents are coming for all the human jobs, remember this funny but telling incident about AI’s limitations: Famed AI researcher Andrej Karpathy got one-day…
In a surprising but welcome move, Google has updated Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop, allowing users to more easily transfer files and photos between Android and iPhone devices. The new functionality is first rolling out to the Pi…
The ex-Googler team behind the 3D design app Rooms from Things, Inc. is out with its latest project: a playful AI photo editor called Mixup. The iOS-only app lets anyone create new AI-generated photos using “recipes,” which are like Mad Li…
Just a couple of weeks ago, one of the "godfathers" of artificial intelligence was in St James's Palace being handed an award from King Charles for his work in artificial intelligence (AI).
Professor Yann LeCun was being honoured alon…
TikTok is rolling out new digital well-being features like an affirmation journal and a background sound generator aimed at improving the mental health of its users. The social network said it will also give users badges for controlling th…
New AI solutions empower IP teams to accelerate workflows, automate manual tasks, and unlock strategic insights
Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services, tod…
Google Maps is rolling out new features designed to help users save time and feel more prepared, including a Gemini-powered “know before you go” tool. The navigation app is also launching an improved Explore tab and a new EV charger availa…
Earth observation (EO) data, such as satellite images, has the potential to help both people and the planet. But the data is often overwhelming and messy, making it hard to take advantage of information that could support better policy d…
Decentralized social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Threads, announced on Wednesday that it’s making further changes to its moderation process. Specifically, the company said it’s introducing new updates around how it tracks violat…
TikTok, an app that was once just a place for user-generated content, is launching a new setting that lets users choose how much AI-generated content they want to see in their For You feed. The company is also introducing more advanced lab…
Spotify has acquired the community-run database tracking sampled music, WhoSampled, the company announced Wednesday. The streaming service had also shared the news as part of its Wednesday blog post about new song credits features.
Deal…
SAS Viya Essentials rapidly deploys select SAS Viya products using SAS Managed Cloud Services
Thursday, 20 November 2025 - SAS, a global leader in data and AI, is now offering SAS® Viya® Essentials, a standard, secure deployment of sele…
Cyber attacks surge and grow in sophistication across key industry sectors as criminals unleash the power of AI
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today relea…
Venture capital firm Atomico’s annual State of European Tech report is out and it shows investment is trending upwards. But this year’s edition goes beyond the usual assessment of the tech ecosystem; it has become a piece of advocacy that …
Most women will relate to the misery of inconsistent sizing in high-street shops.
A pair of jeans could easily be a size 10 by one brand and a size 14 in another, leaving customers confused and disheartened.
It has led to a global …
Toyota said on Tuesday it will invest $912 million in five U.S. factories to expand production of hybrid vehicles to meet increasing demand.
The investment in hybrid vehicles — of which Toyota is a market leader — is part of the Japan…
On Wednesday, Spotify announced new features designed to showcase the people behind users’ favorite music, including producers, engineers, songwriters, background vocalists, and more. The company will also release tools that show how songs…
Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures.
Mandatory age checks will be introduced for accounts using chat …
Google is rolling out new AI-powered features to book and plan travel in Search, the company announced on Monday. The tech giant is expanding availability for its AI-powered “Flight Deals” tool, adding the ability for users to organize tra…
People with disabilities who use technology to communicate and carry out everyday tasks say they want it to become more personalised and versatile.
Students at National Star College in Gloucestershire met executives from a global tech…
Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, starting in January. The platform is also i…
People should not "blindly trust" everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet has told the BBC.
In an exclusive interview, chief executive Sundar Pichai said that AI models are "prone to errors" and urg…
Networking giant Cisco has acquired EzDubs, a Y Combinator-backed consumer startup that provides real-time translation services. Cisco announced the acquisition over the weekend, but the company didn’t disclose the size of the deal.
EzD…
Facebook creators are getting a new tool to help them protect their work from being ripped off by others. On Monday, Meta introduced Facebook content protection, a mobile tool designed to detect when a creator’s original reels posted to Fa…
David Gowu, President of Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa)
Johannesburg 18 November 2025 Amid global climate negotiations, as we move closer to implementing the Baku to Belém Roadmap with COP30 being held this m…
On the 25th anniversary of International Fraud Awareness Week, fraud fighters sound the alarm on AI-fuelled deception.
AI has changed the rules of deception. What once took a skilled fraudster hours or days now takes a model seconds. Ju…
TikTok is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to share content from Amazon Music to the social network, the company told TechCrunch exclusively.
With a new “Share to TikTok” button, Amazon Music users can share songs, albu…
OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, emails, comments, customer service ch…
After a two-week blackout, YouTube TV and Disney announced Friday that they have reached a deal.
In addition to bringing Disney networks like ABC, ESPN, and FX back to YouTube’s streaming TV service, the deal will also see ESPN make its…
Amazon’s budding satellite internet program is no longer called Project Kuiper. It is now known simply as “Leo.” The name change comes as the company appears to be shifting its focus from “unserved or underserved” communities to securing l…
Apple is getting serious about succession planning, according to a new report in The Financial Times.
The company’s board and senior executives are reportedly preparing for the possibility that Tim Cook could step down as CEO as soon …
15 November at Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina Circuit, in front of a full capacity crowd
Eleven global teams compete for $2.25 million prize
World first: Six fully autonomous cars racing head-to-head
Human vs.…
The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design might soon be a credible concept for airliners.
In March 2025, a small V-shaped remote-controlled aircraft to…
If there’s any question about whether data centers are driving the global economy, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) should dispel any doubts. This year, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers, $40 billion …
Airbnb is piloting a service with Instacart that will allow guests to order groceries directly through the Airbnb app before and during their stay, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday.
“We are regularly testing new product …
Marc Manara, OpenAI’s head of startups, says the reality of AI has advanced far beyond ideas and experiments. AI-native companies are hitting $200 million in annual recurring revenue, and product cycles have shrunk from two-week sprints to…
You used to be able to count the number of years between game consoles on one hand.
The original Sony PlayStation came out in the UK in September 1995. Five years later, the PS2 was released and brought with it significant changes.
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Cryptocurrency in Africa has evolved rapidly from a fringe financial activity into a major economic force - and cybercriminals are taking notice. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the continent recorded USD $205-billion in on-chain transact…
Google Photos has rolled out a series of new AI-powered features, including a way to edit objects and people in images, a new Ask button for AI-powered answers about the photo or edit requests, AI templates to create new photos, and the ex…
Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic.
In a blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that runs the popular online encyclope…
People often think about tech bubbles in apocalyptic terms, but it doesn’t have to be as serious as all that. In economic terms, a bubble is a bet that turned out to be too big, leaving you with more supply than demand.
The upshot: It…
The extraordinary rise of artificial intelligence has turbocharged data centre growth in India, Asia's third largest economy.
Data centres - the centralised physical facilities that enable our growing digital existence by hosting comp…
Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.
It was the most powerful earthquake anyone had seen for nearly 15 year…
Tesla boss Elon Musk has been one of the world's richest people for several years now, and that wealth recently went stratospheric when he became the first half-trillionaire.
Despite this, Musk has insisted he leads a largely unglamor…
A great leader is a huge asset for a company, of course, but can anyone be worth $1 trillion?
That is the pay packet Tesla shareholders have approved for Elon Musk, as long as he meets the targets they have set over the next 10 years.…
Amazon Music announced on Monday the launch of “Fan Groups,” a new beta feature that lets users create and join groups based on their favorite genres and artists. The feature allows fans to chat, post, and listen to songs shared within the…
Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create interactive projects using Maps data and …
For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and terrorists, and only in limited cases.
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