There’s a saying that’s become almost a cliché in tech circles: “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” Like most clichés, it became one because it’s true — but most people still don’t fully understand what that means in practice. Free apps aren’t a charitable gesture from billion-dollar companies. They are…
For decades, the promise of connecting rural Africa to the internet was stuck in the same loop: too expensive to build, too far from fibre routes, too low a return on investment for telecoms. Satellite internet in Africa is finally breaking that cycle — and the pace of change over the last two years has…
AI data centers are driving record electricity demand, and regular households are helping pay for it. Here’s what’s happening to power bills in 2026.
AI data centers are pushing electricity demand to record highs, and your power bill is feeling it. Here’s what’s going on in 2026 and what it means for you.
Waymo’s robotaxi recall covers nearly 3,900 self-driving cars after a freeway work-zone software bug. Here’s what happened and what it means for riders.
How to protect your personal data online is a question more people are asking as cyber threats become increasingly common. From phishing scams and identity theft to data breaches and malicious software, internet users face a growing number of risks every day. Fortunately, protecting your personal information doesn’t require advanced technical knowledge. By adopting a…
Technology has already changed how we shop, how we drive, and how we work. Now it is quietly doing the same thing to skincare, an industry that has historically relied on guesswork, anecdotal advice, and whatever the person at the department store counter happens to recommend. The shift is happening on several fronts: smart skin…
The same technology powering the next generation of productivity tools is also being handed to cybercriminals. AI-powered cyberattacks are no longer a distant threat warned about in conference keynotes — they are the operational reality that security teams face today. And in 2026, the gap between attackers and defenders has never felt more urgent to…
The age of passive software is over. AI agents are now doing the work — browsing the web, writing code, managing schedules, and making decisions with minimal human input. And in 2026, they’re not a future promise. They’re already inside your company’s workflow, whether you know it or not. From Silicon Valley to Lagos, organizations…
Africa’s fintech sector is one of the most exciting growth stories in global tech. But the same rapid expansion that has made African fintech cybersecurity an urgent priority is also making the continent’s financial ecosystem a high-value target for sophisticated cybercriminals. In 2026, that tension has reached a tipping point. The Scale of the Opportunity…
The phrase “AI agents” has gone from a buzzword to a business imperative in a remarkably short time. In 2026, AI agents are no longer demos — they are deployed across thousands of enterprise environments, quietly handling tasks that once required entire teams of people. If you haven’t been paying attention, now is the time…
Smart glasses have spent years as a category full of promises and short on actual products you could buy. That changed fast in 2026. Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses are shipping. Snap just showed off its long-awaited Specs at Augmented World Expo. Google and Samsung are readying their first Gemini-powered glasses for autumn. And budget options…
Qualcomm is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Tenstorrent, an AI chip startup led by veteran silicon architect Jim Keller, in a deal valued between $8 billion and $10 billion. The news broke Monday via The Information, sending Qualcomm’s stock up more than 4% the next day. Neither company has confirmed the talks publicly, and the price…