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      Schreiber publishes draft rules for South Africa's digital ID system

      Schreiber publishes draft rules for South Africa’s digital ID system

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      AI is quietly reshaping how F1 teams race, spend and win

      AI is quietly reshaping how F1 teams race, spend and win

      5 May 2026
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      4 May 2026
      How Panther Lake put Intel back in contention

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      4 May 2026
      Why 2G will outlast 3G in South Africa

      Why 2G will outlast 3G in South Africa

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      ‘It was my idea’: Musk claims paternity of OpenAI

      29 April 2026
      Pivotal week for US tech stocks

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      28 April 2026
      Worries over OpenAI's growth as Anthropic gains ground - Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters

      Worries over OpenAI’s growth as Anthropic gains ground

      28 April 2026
      Taylor Swift trademarks her voice to fight AI fakes

      Taylor Swift trademarks her voice to fight AI fakes

      28 April 2026
      DeepSeek's long-awaited V4 model enters preview

      DeepSeek’s long-awaited V4 model enters preview

      24 April 2026
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      29 April 2026
      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      9 April 2026
      The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight

      The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight

      1 April 2026
      The R18-billion tech giant hiding in plain sight - Jens Montanana

      The R16-billion tech giant hiding in plain sight

      26 March 2026
      The last generation of coders

      The last generation of coders

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      TCS | The Cape Town start-up listening for TB with AI

      4 May 2026

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      20 April 2026
      TCS | Werner Lindemann on how AI is rewriting the infosec rulebook

      TCS | Werner Lindemann on how AI is rewriting the infosec rulebook

      15 April 2026
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      TCS | Donovan Marsh on AI and the future of filmmaking

      7 April 2026
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      TCS+ | Vodacom Business moves to crack the SME tech gap

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      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub's Spanish ghost - Duncan McLeod

      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub’s Spanish ghost

      22 April 2026
      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap's slow adoption - Cheslyn Jacobs

      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap’s slow adoption

      26 March 2026
      South Africa's energy future hinges on getting wheeling right - Aishah Gire

      South Africa’s energy future hinges on getting wheeling right

      10 March 2026
      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub's Spanish ghost - Duncan McLeod

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      5 March 2026
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      3 March 2026
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    Zoom to pay equivalent of R1.2-billion in settlement over user privacy

    By Agency Staff2 August 2021

    Zoom has agreed to pay $85-million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn.

    Twitter’s Dorsey leads R424-billion buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

    By Agency Staff2 August 2021

    Square, the payments firm of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase “buy now, pay later” pioneer Afterpay for $29-billion, creating a global transactions giant.

    Rescue South Africa’s SMEs with telco innovation: Trabel

    By Trabel2 August 2021

    Promoted | Trabel says innovation that prioritises slashing monthly telecommunications subscription costs could help shore up South Africa’s SME sector by immediately reducing operational outlays.

    Africrypt liquidators get additional powers to pursue missing funds

    By Ciaran Ryan2 August 2021

    The high court has granted the liquidators of Africrypt additional powers to track down missing funds, and to sell assets and property belonging to the company.

    Western Cape Blood Service hit by cyberattack

    By Duncan McLeod30 July 2021

    The Western Cape Blood Service was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday morning, forcing the non-profit to resort to manual, offline processing while it restores its systems from backup.

    Transnet to lift force majeure after ‘ransomware’ attack

    By Agency Staff30 July 2021

    State logistics firm will lift the force majeure it declared at its container terminals from Monday, after a cyberattack, believed to be a ransomware incident, hampered operations.

    Eskom lays out plan to kick its coal habit

    By Agency Staff30 July 2021

    Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has laid out a funding plan to help the company, which generates the bulk of South Africa’s power from coal, transition away from the use of the dirtiest fossil fuel.

    Pinterest shares crash on weak growth fears

    By Agency Staff30 July 2021

    Shares of Pinterest fell about 20% in pre-market trading on Friday after the company warned of slowing user growth in the US, its largest market.

    The drive-in makes a comeback in South Africa

    By Agency Staff30 July 2021

    The movie-goers who used to throng the cinemas of Johannesburg’s Sandton City shopping centre have, since the pandemic, watched the latest releases from a big screen in a rooftop car park.

    Crypto strikes back: Is it time to get back in?

    By Altify30 July 2021

    The team at Revix unpacks some more facts and myths around cryptocurrencies, including whether now is, or is not, a safe time to invest.

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