John Shehata, CEO of NewzDash, found something in July that a lot of publishers threatening to block Google’s AI don’t realize is already happening underneath them. Google has started folding entire Top Stories carousels directly inside AI Overviews, and the robots.txt directive most publishers reach for first does nothing to stop it. Shehata posted on…
Now that we’re past the six-month mark for the year, it’s a good time to recap some of the biggest tech stories so far. On Jan 11, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) slapped a temporary ban on access to Grok, the AI-powered chatbot on X (formerly Twitter). This was due to Grok repeatedly…
As the world approaches World Social Media Day on June 30, there is much to celebrate about the transformative power of digital platforms. Social media has fundamentally changed how people communicate, consume information, build communities, mobilise around causes, and engage with institutions. In Kenya, Gen Z demonstrated the power of these platforms during the opposition…
A weekend of coding, creativity and collaboration came to life at Seattle University as students gathered for HackSU 2026, a 24-hour hackathon. Organized by Seattle University’s Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for Computing Machine–Women in Computing (ACM-W) and Girls Who Code, the event brought together college students from across the greater Seattle area…
Figuring out influencer marketing can feel like a puzzle sometimes. How do some brands totally nail their social media campaigns, making them a huge success, while others just sort of… fade away? It often comes down to having a good plan, being creative, and really knowing how to work with influencers. We’re going to look…
Major departures, additions and shifts in C-suite executives, a PC rebranding, a security hack, expected memory price surges and a boom in AI server sales were some of the big changes that impacted the present and future of Dell Technologies in 2025. Dell Technologies spent 2025 making it clear the company is no longer easing…
