The internet industry has warned that blocking illegal betting sites is easy to dodge, risky and potentially unlawful.
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Pick n Pay’s asap! app is adding Penny, a Gemini-powered assistant that builds your basket by conversation.
Conversation versus replenishment: Enrico Ferigolli on Penny, Gemini and how Pick n Pay is taking on Sixty60.
Payments giant Visa has detailed how AI agents, richer tokens and blockchain settlement will reshape commerce.
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Kasha, an Africa-focused health-technology company, has raised more than $21-million in a series-B funding round.
South Africa will prioritise the expansion of its electricity grid, said electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
A power-project developer is seeking to block new rules governing the connection of plants to the grid, saying they are flawed.
Meta Platforms’ “Twitter killer” Threads got off to a rollicking start, but now engagement appears to be plunging.
Once again, the weather has beaten Eskom, with the state-owned utility set to ramp up load shedding for the weekend.
MTN Group’s Kenneth Matau on why he admires Discovery’s Adrian Gore, and why he is a firm believer in rising early.
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China’s government has asked Alibaba Group to dispose of its media assets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
China’s top leader has warned that Beijing will go after so-called “platform” companies, a sign that the months-long crackdown on the country’s Internet sector is only just beginning.
Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network on Tuesday morning, users in the country said.
Tesla added “Technoking of Tesla” to billionaire CEO Elon Musk’s list of official titles on Monday in a formal regulatory filing that also named finance chief Zachary Kirkhorn “Master of Coin”.
In mid-July 2009, in a twist of irony, online retailer Amazon unilaterally removed digital copies of George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 from a number of Kindle e-readers. Customers were outraged. If it wasn’t for the fact that it really happened, it would surely
On 2 September 2015, government published a 128-page draft Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill for public comment. The bill is part of a set of laws and policy initiatives in South Africa that aim to regulate the ever-expanding online economy, and the surge in cyber-related crimes from
































