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The finance minister says workshops and road maps have replaced delivery on technology policy.
JSE-listed fintech Optasia’s own full-year target implies second-half revenue could come in well below the first half.
A stronger rand has absorbed almost all of Apple’s US price increase – but only at the cheaper storage tiers.
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Australia on Wednesday became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16.
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The high court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application for Nkosana Makate’s Vodacom payout to be frozen.
The new Spendl debit card aims to simplify digital assets by letting users spend crypto like ordinary money.
A fledgling social media platform has asked the US to cancel trademarks for Twitter so it can take them for itself.
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Europe on Friday moved a step closer to adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence.
Meta Platforms issued its first dividend days ahead of flagship social network Facebook’s 20th anniversary.
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Meta Platforms plans to deploy a new version of a custom chip aimed at supporting its AI push and reducing its reliance on Nvidia.
Unless you’re an IT guru, or someone whose professional duties include protecting computer networks from cyberattacks, you may not have heard of FireEye, a little company specialising in digital warfare.
The US took a major step toward the possible breakup of Facebook by formally filing an antitrust lawsuit against the technology giant. Here’s how a forced breakup would impact Facebook’s prospects.
