Facebook’s new mission may be impossible

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If Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is sincere in a recent post about gradually taking the media element out of “social media”, he’s striking a powerful blow for tech self-regulation, as well as preparing to pay a heavy price for

China said to escalate crypto crackdown

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China is escalating its clampdown on cryptocurrency trading, targeting online platforms and mobile apps that offer exchange-like services, according to people familiar with the matter. While authorities banned

Herman Mashaba fires tech-savvy finance MMC

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Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has fired his MMC of finance, Rabelani Dagada. He will also pursue criminal charges against Dagada. In a statement on Monday morning, Mashaba said he has taken the decision in consultation

The beauty, and mystery, of prime numbers

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Prime numbers are more than just numbers that can only be divided by themselves and one. They are a mathematical mystery, the secrets of which mathematicians have been trying to uncover ever since Euclid proved that

MTN’s Chris Maroleng to be named SABC COO

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MTN group executive for corporate affairs Chris Maroleng soon will be named to the key position of chief operating officer of the SABC. Sunday World reported that Maroleng would take fill the position, replacing the controversial

Zuma must obey ANC decisions: Ramaphosa

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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday night that while Jacob Zuma’s government must obey the decisions of the party, he doesn’t want to “humiliate” the president and divide the nation. Ramaphosa, speaking in a

Intel, Microsoft rift deepens over chip fiasco

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Recent revelations that millions of Intel’s chips carry a security flaw is putting a deeper strain on the company’s decades-long partnership with Microsoft. Dubbed Wintel, the two technology giants worked hand in hand for much

TalkCentral: Ep 203 – ‘5G beckons’

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In the first episode of TalkCentral for 2018, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about MTN’s 5G trial. Also this week, they discuss the best and worst performing tech shares on the JSE and the chip security debacle. And HTC