Hollard, South Africa's largest privately-owned insurance group, has backed Naked, an insuretech start-up company set to enter the market in the first quarter of 2018. FULL STORY >

The battle for voice-controlled home assistants is far from over, with Amazon firing its latest salvo. Their new range includes the $99 Echo, the $150 Echo Plus, and the $129 Echo Spot , all powered by Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant. FULL STORY >

Ex Machina must have been one of the top movies of 2014, with director Alex Garland really nailing it. He is back with what might just be the surprise hit of 2018. The teaser trailer for Annihilation has been released and it looks spectacular. FULL STORY >

Alexander Forbes has embarked on a digital transformation journey, and has selected Accenture as one of its preferred partners. FULL STORY >

Speaker manufacturer, Ultimate Ears, confirms the latest voice-integrated assistant coming to two of its offerings - the Boom 2 and Megaboom. FULL STORY >

New research, released today by MWR InfoSecurity, reveals how the team have successfully compromised the Amazon Echo by exploiting a vulnerability in the device to turn it into a ‘wiretap’, without affecting its overall functionality. FULL STORY >

One of the company's attending Display Week in Los Angeles, Samsung Display showed off its stretchable OLED screen, along with a 4K VR ready and 3D sans glasses prototypes. FULL STORY >

Leak extensively this week already, Amazon has now lifted the lid on its Echo Show touchscreen device. FULL STORY >

While Amazon has not officially lifted the veil on its touchscreen follow up to the Echo, a newly leaked image reportedly has showed some details. FULL STORY >

It appears as if Alexa, or similar voice controlled assistants, could be ported to other devices and products in future. FULL STORY >

Recently appointed as VP of Integrated Communications at SAP for the EMEA region, we chatted to Alex Rumble about joining the company, what the role entails, the challenges it presents, and how to overcome them. FULL STORY >

In contribution to overcoming this skills gap, Amazon recently announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using Amazon Web Services... FULL STORY >

We're still unclear why they couldn't fit one more on the car to reach 42 000. FULL STORY >

Could a foldable smartphone distract from the Note 7's woes? FULL STORY >

First in Manchester Red, now donning Manchester Blue, Alex Hunter returns for another look at FIFA 17's new "The Journey" mode. FULL STORY >