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French broadcaster Canal+ has bought up another big chunk of shares in acquisition target MultiChoice Group.
Brandon Foot, a long-serving executive at MultiChoice Group – including its subsidiary SuperSport – has passed away.
Eskom is in talks with government over private and foreign options to fund a huge expansion of its transmission network.
Meta said it is drawing from its experiences in over 200 elections around the world for South Africa’s upcoming poll.
Apple is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line with a new family of in-house processors designed to highlight AI.
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to renew the US trade pact with sub-Saharan Africa.
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Microsoft is preparing to bring Amazon.com on as a customer for its 365 cloud productivity tools, Insider reported.
X will test a new subscription model under which it will charge a $1 annual fee for basic features.
Baidu’s founder has declared his company’s large language model has finally caught up with OpenAI’s GPT-4.
A brief 10% surge in bitcoin on Monday gave traders a glimpse into the possible impact of a looming US decision on ETFs.
Changing any big industry to speed its processes up is going to be difficult. But there are signs that substantial changes are underway – and they may be here to stay.
Battles unfolding on several continents over who profits from connected cars, smart homes and robotic surgery may dwarf the size and scope of the tech industry’s first worldwide patent war – the one over smartphones.