VPN downloads have jumped 14-fold in Russia, and even loyal officials now juggle phones to stay private.
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Cybersecurity leaders have urged the Trump administration to lift restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced public model.
The $22-billion cash-and-stock deal will hand Fox direct access to more than 100 million streaming households.
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MultiChoice’s run as a public company is drawing to a close, with its ticker set to blink for the last time on 10 December.
Passkeys promise to replace passwords with faster, safer logins using biometrics and encryption.
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.
Vodacom and Nkosana Makate will soon face off again in court over the multibillion-rand “please call me” compensation dispute.
The GSMA has partnered with six mobile operators to develop a set of minimum requirements for an affordable smartphone.
JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has reported a sharp rise in profits for the first half of its 2026 financial year.
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China’s Longi is cutting almost a third of its workforce as it tries to slash costs in an industry struggling with overcapacity.
The US’s top diplomat, Antony Blinken, has said democracies need to do more to disrupt misinformation.
Apple is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone, according to a report.
Bitcoin is set to continue its record-breaking rally and rise above $80 000, said Binance CEO Richard Teng.
As bitcoin attempts its latest price rebound after a 40% slump in three days, its long-term potential as an investable asset is becoming linked inextricably to its cost for the rest of society.
Before all the revelations about his divorce, dubious workplace behaviour and ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates was just America’s huggable billionaire techno-philanthropist.

































