Google’s plan to block Web browser cookies is a source of concern for US investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals.

The online meetings designed to get things done could be the very things harming our productivity. And there’s evidence that using audio only might be more productive than an overload of screen meetings.

The US car safety agency said on Wednesday it will send a team to investigate a crash involving a Tesla suspected of being in Autopilot mode when it struck a parked Michigan State Police patrol car.

Eskom said late on Wednesday evening that it will suspend load shedding on Thursday between 10am and 2pm “to allow the nation to mourn the passing” of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.

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It’s certainly not at the same scale as a Tesla or a MicroStrategy, but some privately held South African firms have started converting a portion of their cash holdings into cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

Pick n Pay can expect some competition from rival Shoprite when it comes to offering a mobile data and voice service.

Volkswagen’s boss, Herbert Diess, is realistic about the threat posed by software-savvy and richly valued rivals such as Tesla, but he’s adamant that VW can prevail. On current form, he may be right.