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Local schoolchildren have showcased their skills in a new competition aimed at using robotics to clean up the environment.
Pick n Pay has become the latest retailer to allow consumers to buy products on credit using the “buy now, pay later” model.
Tautona.ai, founded by well-known tech entrepreneur John Holdsworth, is using AI in an effort to overhaul the insurance industry.
German energy consultants have completed a review of Eskom’s struggling coal-fired plants.
The Reserve Bank will keep interest rates steady at its 21 September meeting, economists say, with cuts to start next year.
National treasury has proposed a new fiscal anchor as part of measures to regain the country’s fiscal credibility.
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Cisco is working with Mercedes-Benz to add its Webex conferencing tools to the dashboard of vehicles arriving in dealerships in the coming weeks.
Qualcomm is working with Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices.
Nokia has announced plans to change its brand identity for the first time in nearly 60 years, complete with a new logo.
Twitter has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, the New York Times reported late on Sunday.
Google became the world’s most profitable Internet company on the back of search advertising. Now, it’s turning another popular Web service into a major cash machine.
The centralisation of platforms and service providers makes enforcement surprisingly easy. It’s just a matter of picking which layer of the tech stack to hold accountable.