As South Africa prepares for the 2026 Local Government Elections, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in hyper-local disinformation campaigns has emerged as a key concern for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya warned that the 2026 polls are likely to see a shift from broad…
At the AI Summit 2026, a recurring theme cut across discussions by global founders, investors and policymakers: artificial intelligence must move beyond hype and align with revenue, productivity and long-term value creation. As trillions of dollars flow into data centres, large language models and AI infrastructure, experts debated whether returns will justify the scale of…
By Natalie Lung, Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. are adding music-focused generative artificial intelligence features to their core consumer apps, underscoring how advanced AI tools are moving into mainstream use. Google’s Gemini AI assistant can now create 30-second music tracks based on text, photos or video uploaded by users using Google DeepMind’s latest Lyria…
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This original Cybernews study examines the use of artificial intelligence tools across 64 countries to identify where AI apps are being adopted fastest and where adoption is falling behind. Cybernews researchers analyzed download data of the 100 most popular AI apps in each country and compared those figures against national population sizes to estimate adoption…
All kinds of industries have been taking hits on Wall Street lately, as investors begin to worry that new artificial intelligence tools have the potential to disrupt them. In the last week alone, it’s happened to software companies, brokerages, and even trucking firms. The flipside of all of this is that the workers who’ll end…
How AI has Supercharged Phishing Against K–12 Schools Thanks to generative AI, attackers are now able to change domains and the message slightly, endlessly churning out near-duplicates of the same scam. “It’s just similar enough that we can definitely feel the pain, but it’s different enough that the automation that we have in place…
As AI continues to permeate a number of business processes, organizations are becoming more familiar with the technology. By now, employees either know what generative AI can do for their workflows or have already embedded it into processes. Yet generative AI is just one step to workforce optimization. What we’re seeing now is a move…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most leaders assume AI’s biggest value shows up in bold, high-visibility initiatives — but that’s not where the strongest returns are emerging. The companies seeing measurable impact from AI aren’t chasing headlines; they’re applying it in places many competitors still overlook. AI isn’t just for…
Home-based businesses have always had one major advantage: agility. You can move fast, test ideas quickly, and keep overhead low. But they’ve also had one major constraint: time. In 2026, that constraint gets dramatically smaller. Not because people suddenly have more hours in the day—but because AI is stepping in as the operational “engine” behind…
