189 Think about the last time you got hooked on a Netflix series. That instant connection wasn’t random; it was the result of years of data analysis. Netflix understands what you watch,…
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Major overhaul coming to Gmail
202 Google is rolling out a new wave of artificial intelligence features in Gmail, aiming to turn the e-mail service into what it has described as a more proactive “inbox assistant” as…
Calls for Sanral tender awards to be independently investigated
213 Outa says too many concerning decisions have been taken by the roads agency and if investigators scratch they will find ‘a lot more irregularities’ than Sanral wants to admit The Organisation…
Telecoms firms lose bid to rein in US tech giants
207 Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecommunications companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on…
No go for Eskom-Nersa R54bn secret settlement
247Amount ‘little more than a thumbsuck’, court finds. The controversial R54 billion settlement reached in secret in July between Eskom and the energy regulator Nersa, which consumers would have had to pay…
Economic trends expected in 2026: Less cooperation, more distrust?
237 After an economic year that few could have predicted, we asked two economists to look into their crystal ball to see the economic trends we can expect this year. The global…
Absa PMI for December signals manufacturing still under pressure
227While economists do not expect manufacturing to pick up soon, they point out that pricing is at least positive. The Absa PMI for December signals that manufacturing is still under pressure as…
Watts & Wheels: S1E1 – ‘William, Prince of Wheels’
187 TechCentral’s motoring show, Watts & Wheels, is officially back, with the first full episode of season 1 widening the lens beyond new cars to look at the forces reshaping South Africa’s…
Television at 50 | How the internet broke the broadcast schedule
209 Everyone’s a content creator now For the first 30 years of television’s existence in South Africa, linear broadcasting dominated the way content was served to the public. Broadcasters including the SABC,…
Back-to-school: Cost of Grade 8 surges far beyond inflation
223 Uniform essentials, including a blazer, shirts, jersey and trousers or skirts, account for almost half of the total needed to start high school As South Africa’s unified school calendar begins on…