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      21 April 2026
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      26 March 2026
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      10 March 2026
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    Google to pay $150-million in YouTube privacy case

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    Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay more than $150-million to resolve US allegations that it violated children’s privacy laws, according to a person familiar with the matter.

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked

    By Barbara Ortutay31 August 2019

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account has been hacked, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.

    MultiChoice to offer BEE shareholders direct equity

    By Duncan McLeod30 August 2019

    MultiChoice Group plans to offer shareholders in its two broad-based black economic empowerment schemes the opportunity to gain direct exposure to its shares listed on the JSE.

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    By Duncan McLeod30 August 2019

    Shareholders in MultiChoice Group sent a strong message at the company’s first annual general meeting as a JSE-listed company, registering their displeasure over its remuneration policy.

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    By Agency Staff30 August 2019

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    Google says hackers have been putting ‘monitoring implants’ in iPhones for years

    By Benjamin Cooper30 August 2019

    Hackers have been using compromised websites to install “monitoring implants” in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google. The malicious software gathers users’ images, contacts and other information.

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