Amid sweeping layoffs, Netflix has replaced the content chief whose tenure included Squid Game and Bridgerton.
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The Reserve Bank wants all of South Africa’s ATMs white-labelled, with free transactions below a threshold, starting with a pilot in January.
Apple’s first foldable iPhone carries a steeper local premium than its new HomeView, HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K.
South Africa fares better than most of the continent, according to the operators’ lobby group.
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National treasury’s proposed new tax could help curb problem gambling – but it could also have the opposite effect.
Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux – a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.
JSE-listed IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – has appointed Lerato Pule to its board of directors.
Cheaper smartphones and data are needed to unlock e-commerce’s potential to spur economic growth, says Frederik Zietsman.
A new Ipsos report, commissioned by Bolt, has confirmed that safety concerns are shaping rider behaviour.
Eight out of 10 prepaid handsets in South Africa are sold through Pepkor – and that number is rising.
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TomTom has partnered with Microsoft to create an AI-powered conversational assistant for vehicles.
India’s IT firms are accepting tougher contract terms to win large deals from clients as they compete for fewer orders.
Foreign investor interest in Ethiopia’s telecommunications sector is cooling, sector experts have said.
Apple will pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 models in the US as it deals with a patent dispute.
Donald Trump’s WeChat ban targets a celebrated Chinese innovation at the heart of the world’s largest mobile gaming and social media empire, threatening one of the more eye-catching stock rallies of 2020.
Let’s be blunt. It makes no sense for Microsoft to buy TikTok. Even founder Bill Gates, who no longer has an active role, sees TikTok as a “poisoned chalice”. By Tim Culpan.

































