Author: Trent Meikle

We’re not sure what’s more surprising – the fact that Microsoft confirmed that it was letting go of as many as 9,100 employees yesterday, or the fact that this only constitutes roughly 4% of the company’s workforce. Either way, it’s never a good sign to let any number of employees go at once, much less 9,000 of them. It appears as though the Xbox division was hit hardest by the massacre, though exact numbers are still up in the air. Microsoft’s on a war path “We must make choices now for continued success in future years and a key part…

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) came and went this year, with the Big Fruit Company skating over the lack of AI innovation. It instead focused on an inconsequential refresh of its design language, leaving many to ponder what the hold-up was. A new report from Bloomberg seems to cement the notion that Apple is struggling internally, prompting it to seek help from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic. Rough going for Siri Well-known Apple sleuth Mark Gurman reports that Apple has already approached both OpenAI and Anthropic, two major players in the AI industry, asking to use their large language models…

We’ve been scratching our heads ever since Sony announced and then followed through on the bonkers R19,500 price for the mid-gen refresh of the PlayStation 5 – the PS5 Pro. Sure, it’s technically more powerful than its base counterpart, but it was always a question of whether it was actually worth the substantial hike. In 2026, Sony may put an end to the debate with a major graphical update, helped along by AI. Because of course it is. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em It was clear that Sony leant heavily on what it calls “PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution”…

It’s seldom a financially sound decision to pick up a new Lego set, particularly if the set you’re after blows past the 3,000-piece mark. Until now. Lego’s Christmas in July sale has kicked off across its local sites and online storefront, Great Yellow Brick, knocking 30% off more than 150 sets. The sale began yesterday and runs until 31 July 2025 — leaving you more than enough time to convince your spouse this is a good investment. Honest. Building your living room, brick by brick These aren’t your run-of-the-mill sets, either. Lego’s dropped the prices of some of its most iconic sets,…

This… this is why AI was created. Not to help you earn that degree (that you didn’t really earn) or fire all the junior staff at the company you’re managing. It’s all been about gathering a group of humanoid robots onto an astroturf pitch and forcing them to do battle in the beautiful game. That’s exactly what China’s RoBoLeague World Robot Soccer League has done. It’s all autonomous, meaning there’s no room for human intervention. That’s cool and all, but can we bet on it? https://youtu.be/jNTfbvgbJ_g Not that it needs any help. As entertaining as it is to watch these…

The last time South African motorists were forced to contend with a petrol and diesel price hike was back in February this year. Now, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has confirmed that South Africa’s months-long streak of falling fuel prices will finally come to an end tomorrow, Wednesday, 2 July. As usual, that’s when the DMRE will adjust the country’s fuel prices at all the pumps, leaving you just enough time to get to the nearest garage and take advantage of those current prices before the change kicks in. These aren’t minor increases either, with diesel drivers…

It’s never been easier to watch humanity take to the skies (and beyond that) with the help of NASA’s free streaming service, NASA+. Actually, scratch that. The space agency has somehow made tuning in to the various space walks, rocket launches, and gorgeous views that much simpler by partnering up with Netflix. Far out, dude Announced yesterday, NASA confirmed that the service, which launched in 2023, was headed to the king of streaming sometime “this summer”, meaning anytime between now and September for interested Saffas. NASA makes it clear why Netflix was picked for the job — its 700 million…

Tired of your Discover Weekly sucking? Spotify thinks you are, which is why it’s making fundamental changes to how the algorithmic playlist operates (again), just a few short months after it told Business Insider something similar. Despite Spotify’s updates, it seems the issue has persisted — and is possibly worse than ever — with users reporting (via The Verge) the playlist dishing out the same songs again, with no real distinction between genres. Spotify ups its Weekly Discovery game As Discover Weekly turns ten, it’s clear that Spotify is committed to making it suck less. According to the company, the playlist…

Meta’s going after your private images, too The idea that Facebook wants access to your smartphone’s private camera roll isn’t a very comforting thought, but it’s even more disturbing once you see why it wants access. According to a report from TechCrunch, the company is suggesting users AI-generated versions of their own images, including ones they haven’t even uploaded. Meta isn’t pulling this off by sneakily penetrating your smartphone’s defences. It’s simply asking users for access by opting into Facebook’s “cloud processing”, where it can generate new ideas straight from your gallery, such as collages, recaps, AI restylings, and photo…

Remember when Google set fire to its search engine when it introduced what it calls “AI overviews”? Yeah, YouTube is bringing us its own take on the feature, the search giant announced in a blog post yesterday. It’s one of two AI features coming to the platform, except this time, Google is reserving it for its paying customers only. Can we pay YouTube to turn off AI for good? https://youtu.be/6COYibrEk54 Google tests AI overviews inside YouTube. Whether you’re keen to see the new AI Overviews implemented into YouTube search or are simply hoping to get in a room with the…