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    Is your phone really listening to your conversations?

    By The Conversation21 June 2021

    Have you ever chatted to a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.

    Bitcoin is under severe pressure

    By Agency Staff21 June 2021

    Bitcoin slid on Monday amid a fraying appetite for riskier investments and an intensifying cryptocurrency crackdown in China.

    Inside a ransomware attack

    By The Conversation21 June 2021

    What we find when we connect the dots is a professional industry far removed from the organised crime playbook.

    Naspers reports 24% rise in full-year profit

    By Agency Staff21 June 2021

    Naspers reported a 24% rise in profit for the year that ended 31 March, boosted primarily by the performance of its investment in China’s Tencent Holdings, the company said on Monday.

    What the crypto crowd doesn’t understand about economics

    By Agency Staff21 June 2021

    I’d like to explain to some of my crypto friends why parts of the mainstream economics and financial world do not take them more seriously. By Tyler Cowen.

    Prosus to expand ‘dark stores’ in $16-billion food business

    By Loni Prinsloo21 June 2021

    Naspers spin-off Prosus is planning to expand its grocery services using “dark stores” as competition booms in the global market for food delivery.

    What content creators should know about NFTs

    By Kim Pietersen21 June 2021

    Non-fungible tokens are exploding into the world of art, media and entertainment as a means to safeguard digital files and, in turn, enhance the protection of intellectual property. By Kim

    New hire a no-show? Onboarding is everything

    By Prime Reason21 June 2021

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    Watch | OneTrust’s strategy to manage change in a successful Popia programme

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    Promoted | The Protection of Personal Information Act has landed. And yet, as the discourse shows, confusion and a lack of clarity remain in many areas of this new act.

    Interview: First Technology’s Gerhard Olivier on why your company needs Aruba

    By First Technology Group21 June 2021

    Promoted | First Technology has a long history with Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ Aruba Networks, and Olivier is passionate about the US company’s offerings.

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