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      MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app

      MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app

      9 June 2026
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      The clock is ticking on South African banks’ biggest advantage

      9 June 2026
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      Meta declares war on Israeli spyware firm

      8 June 2026
      Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI

      Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI

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      AI demand sparks 'chipflation' warning

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      4 June 2026
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      AI giant Anthropic files for landmark US listing

      AI giant Anthropic files for landmark US listing

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      What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks

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      Alfa's electric rebel - Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica Veloce

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      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

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

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

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      TCS | Charge's R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future - Charge chairman Joubert Roux

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      18 May 2026
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      13 May 2026
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      6 May 2026
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      Clashing judgments leave South Africa’s crypto law unsettled

      2 June 2026
      The author, Pambos Soteriades

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      1 June 2026
      The hidden cost of social media age bans is everyone's privacy - Petrus Potgieter

      The hidden cost of social media age bans is everyone’s privacy

      29 May 2026
      Treasury's crypto crackdown is a betrayal of Mandela's promise - Duncan McLeod

      Treasury’s crypto crackdown is a betrayal of Mandela’s promise

      22 May 2026
      South Africa is sleepwalking into another AI policy failure - Celeste Labuschagne

      South Africa is sleepwalking into another AI policy failure

      20 May 2026
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    OpenAI drops first open models since GPT-2 – and they run on laptops

    By Agency Staff6 August 2025

    OpenAI has released two open-weight language models optimised to run on laptops.

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    OpenAI is said to be in early discussions about a stock sale that could value the company at about $500-billion.

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    Ghana tells MultiChoice to cut DStv prices – or else

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    Buried deep in Dell laptops: a security flaw that could've been devastating

    Buried deep in Dell laptops: a security flaw that could’ve been devastating

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    A flaw in the Broadcom chips used to secure tens of millions of Dell laptops has been patched.

    Capitec targets migrant wallets with cross-border transfers

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