Africa’s Data Centre Growth Soars
Africa is experiencing a rapid surge in demand for data centre capacity as the continent’s digital economy continues to expand. Increased internet adoption, mobile connectivity, and cloud services are driving unprecedented volumes of data traffic, pushing both global and local technology companies to invest heavily in infrastructure. Key industries fueling this growth include financial services, […]
Australia Debates Future Of AI Laws
Australia is entering a pivotal phase in determining how artificial intelligence should be governed, as policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers remain divided over the best regulatory path forward. Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed that the government will commission another review into AI, focusing on a “gap analysis” of existing laws rather than immediately drafting standalone AI-specific […]
Blood Oxygen Returns to Apple
Apple has officially reintroduced the Blood Oxygen monitoring feature for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 models in the U.S., following an absence of over a year. This was achieved with the rollout of iOS 18.6.1 for iPhones and watchOS 11.6.1 for the respective watch models. The timing of the update coincides […]
Google Flights Launches AI Travel Deals
Google has rolled out an innovative AI-powered Flight Deals tool within its Google Flights platform, aiming to revolutionize the way travelers find affordable airfares. This new feature blends the efficiency of Google’s search capabilities with the flexibility of natural language processing, allowing users to simply type conversational queries like “week-long trip this winter to a […]
Google Patches Critical Qualcomm Security Flaws
Google’s August 2025 Android security update delivers urgent fixes for multiple vulnerabilities in Qualcomm GPU components, including two critical flaws that were already being exploited by attackers. The most severe issues involve a memory corruption vulnerability in the graphics framework (CVE-2025-21479) and a use-after-free bug in the Adreno GPU driver (CVE-2025-27038). Both could allow a […]
Windows 11 August 2025 Patch
Microsoft has officially released the August 2025 Security Update for Windows 11, marking another important milestone in its ongoing efforts to secure its flagship operating system against an increasingly complex threat landscape. This month’s update addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities, including multiple zero-day exploits that were already being actively targeted by attackers prior to […]
Cisco Breach via Voice Scam
In late July 2025, Cisco confirmed that it had fallen victim to a voice phishing (vishing) attack that led to unauthorized access to one of its third-party systems. The incident began when a threat actor used social engineering over the phone to impersonate an internal figure, deceiving a Cisco employee into granting access to a […]
Microsoft Alters Recall Feature Security
Microsoft has announced significant changes to its upcoming “Recall” feature for Copilot+ PCs after security experts and privacy advocates raised extensive concerns about user safety. Recall, which was introduced as one of the key features for Microsoft’s new line of AI-powered Copilot+ PCs, creates an automatic timeline by periodically taking screenshots of a user’s activity, […]
Quantum Computing Leaps Forward
Quantum computing technology has taken significant strides in 2025, bringing the once-distant promise of fault‑tolerant machines into sharper focus. Amazon Web Services recently unveiled its Ocelot quantum chip, a prototype design that integrates cat qubits to drastically reduce error correction overhead by up to 90%, making quantum computation more practical and efficient for commercial use. […]
The Global Shift from 5G to 6G
As 5G continues its rollout across the world, technology leaders and governments are already preparing for the arrival of 6G—the sixth generation of mobile communication. Projected to become commercially available around 2030, 6G is expected to drastically surpass 5G in speed, intelligence, and versatility. It will pave the way for innovations that were once considered […]