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      The real story behind Iris, South Africa's classroom robot - Bonisiwe “Thandoh” Gumede with Iris

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      27 August 2026
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      27 August 2026
      Forget the iPhone: Apple's real next act is your home

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      27 August 2026
      OpenAI AI agents cheated, hacked and hid the evidence

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      27 August 2026
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      27 August 2026
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      26 August 2026
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      25 August 2026
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      11 June 2026
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      24 August 2026
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      13 August 2026
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      12 August 2026
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    ‘Look, ma, no POS’: Zapper launches tap-on-phone payments

    By Staff Reporter3 May 2022

    Zapper has launch tap-on-phone payments, allowing consumers to pay with a tap of their smartphones, irrespective of whether or not they have the Zapper app.

    EVs are the ‘dirtiest means of personal transport’ in South Africa

    By Neil Thomas Stacey3 May 2022

    Should South Africans switch to electric cars to reduce their environmental footprint? The answer is no.

    Apple sues start-up over alleged theft of chip trade secrets

    By Agency Staff3 May 2022

    Apple has accused start-up Rivos in a lawsuit of poaching its engineers to steal trade secrets used to develop its homegrown chip designs.

    Facebook gives up on podcasts

    By Agency Staff3 May 2022

    Facebook is pulling out of podcasts and plans to remove them altogether from the social media service starting 3 June.

    US analysts turn bearish on tech earnings

    By Agency Staff3 May 2022

    Tech bulls are grappling with a new reality: breakneck profit growth is no longer something they can count on.

    Ricoh study highlights urgent need for people-first strategies - Jolene Castelyn

    Employers missing a trick: only 1 in 10 workers have automated office tools

    By Ricoh South Africa3 May 2022

    Promoters | Employers are missing the opportunity to automate workflows and upgrade office spaces as part of their hybrid work strategies, new research shows.

    How enterprise content management can benefit your business

    By Kyocera Document Solutions3 May 2022

    Promoted | Werner Engelbrecht, GM at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa, explains how ECM combats information silos by delivering the right information to the right people at the right time.

    Llew Claasen on how exchange controls are harming SA tech start-ups

    By Duncan McLeod2 May 2022

    Podcast | South Africa’s exchange control regulations are harming the potential of South Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem, says Newtown Partners’ Llew Claasen.

    Google attacks EU for treating it like a ‘quasi criminal’

    By Agency Staff2 May 2022

    Google lashed out at the European Union on Monday for doling out a “quasi criminal fine of very large proportions”.

    EU slaps down Apple and Google - Margrethe Vestager

    EU assessing if tech giants should share telecoms network costs

    By Agency Staff2 May 2022

    Technology giants may have to bear some of the cost of Europe’s telecoms networks, Europe’s digital chief said on Monday.

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