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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Pepkor has received regulatory approval to establish a banking presence as it expands beyond retail.
The DBSA-backed Charge project plans to bring reliable renewable EV charging to the N3 corridor.
Canva has opened a regional office in Johannesburg as part of a wider Africa growth strategy.
Higher festive season sales off a low cost base are expected to catapult the group into full-year profitability.
A partnership with Corsano Health will see wearable data being used to monitor patients on a continuous basis.
Alphabet is closing in on a $4-trillion valuation, set to become only the fourth company to enter the exclusive club.
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The EU is investigating X over suspected breaches of obligations, its first probe under the Digital Services Act.
Adobe on Monday shelved its $20-billion cash-and-stock deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma.
IBM is buying Software AG’s enterprise technology platforms for €2.1-billion to bolster its AI and hybrid cloud offerings.
Tencent is relying on one-time bitter rival ByteDance to promote its most important videogame release in years.
When US President Donald Trump declared TikTok a threat to American national security, there were more than a few people who thought, “What’s that?”
After finessing regulators and stroking egos to get this deal done, Microsoft will rightfully expect a big discount if it buys TikTok. The size of that discount will prove CEO Satya Nadella’s worth.
