The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has been in effect for less than a week. It was always clear that a vast number of companies would comply in only the most perfunctory way, at least while the law was
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Retail giant Shoprite has partnered with Standard Bank, Google and global financial technology company Celbux to launch a mobile money platform for its customers. The service, called Shoprite Money, is a
In the TalkCentral podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about communications regulator Icasa’s hearings last week into pay-television in South Africa. What was said, and what is likely to
The most talked-about, futuristic product from Google’s developer show isn’t even finished – but it’s already stoking heated debate. At its I/O conference on Tuesday, Google previewed Duplex, an experimental service
Google used the start of its annual I/O conference to highlight its responsibility over the impact of technology on society, unveiling new products that advance health care, limit digital device usage and
Trying to schedule a haircut? Or book a restaurant table? Google’s virtual assistant will soon be able to do that for you, a new offering that could give the search engine even more granular data about offline
This month, the European Union will embark on an expansive effort to give people more control over their data online. Known as the General Data Protection Regulation, it’s ambitious, well-intentioned and largely wrongheaded
Warren Buffett boosting his stake in Apple has pundits predicting it is poised to hit $1 trillion (R12.5 trillion) in market value. But the iPhone maker isn’t the first to tread that lofty path. PetroChina crossed
Amazon.com reminded investors on Thursday that scraping by selling things online was just the beginning. The world’s biggest Internet retailer reported larger profits in the first quarter and forecast more of the
Alphabet’s first quarter results came with a clear message to Wall Street: the company is embarking on a new spending binge to chase its biggest rivals. Google’s parent posted the strongest sales growth in almost