Vodacom shares rose more than 5% in early Tuesday trade on the JSE after group flagged a 20-25% jump in earnings.
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The draft regulations from home affairs minister Leon Schreiber set out a smartphone-based digital ID system for South Africa.
From pizza-box prototypes to Exclusive Books shelves, this South African financial literacy board game has found an audience.
Younger workers increasingly see company data as career capital, raising the stakes for South African employers.
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OpenAI’s Sora is finally here, and it’s mind-blowing, according to reports. This and more in today’s edition of Bookmarks.
Google has claimed it can now solve a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe.
US President-elect Donald Trump must decide which bothers him more: Europe or Big Tech.
Primetime viewership statistics show that soapies, news and sports are why South Africans watch TV.
WhatsApp is evolving from a messaging app into an “everything app” under Meta. This and more in today’s Bookmarks.
To execute vital structural changes, we need to address the three real constraints to South Africa’s growth.
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Elon Musk said Tesla likely will launch full self-drive technology this year.
Seagate has agreed to pay a $300-million penalty in a settlement with US authorities for shipping over $1.1-billion worth of hard disk drives to Huawei.
Sonos is launching a “Pro” service that allows businesses to manage groups of smart speakers remotely.
Meta Platforms is set to commence company-wide layoffs as it works towards founder Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of greater efficiency.
Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch its own version of bitcoin, for use in its messaging applications, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. There are good reasons to be sceptical about its potential.
Apple, after teasing investors for months about its ambitions to become a services company, is getting ready to showcase plans for new video and news products. All it needs now is for Hollywood to sign up.
