548 YouTube Music’s individual plan is the cheapest, while Spotify and Apple Music’s plans are the most expensive. For most people, music is part of everyday life, and some cannot complete certain…
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Fireball over South Africa – giant meteor caught on CCTV
793 The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State…
OpenAI eyes $500-billion valuation – TechCentral
597 ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500-billion, a source familiar with the…
Jobs and millions of rands lost – Here’s how Temu and Shein are hurting SA
671 More than 34 000 jobs could be displaced by 2030 if Shein and Temu continue to gain market share. Most people are always looking to buy clothes at a cheaper price,…
GPT-5 drop imminent: AI world holds its breath
529 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s GPT-5, the latest instalment of the AI technology that powered the ChatGPT juggernaut in 2022, is set for an imminent release, and users will scrutinise if the…
SA telcos are ditching the drama – one logo at a time
732 MTN’s modernised logo on a hoarding outside its head office in Johannesburg The corporate logos of South Africa’s telecommunications companies have evolved alongside technology, growing from abstract representations of once up-and-coming…
Farmers fret over plans to store spent nuclear fuel in their backyard
546 Vaalputs to be upgraded for high-grade nuclear waste storage. When Dawie Burden, a livestock farmer from the Kamiesberg in the Northern Cape, went to open his gate the other morning, he…
Big security changes coming to WhatsApp
531 Meta Platforms-owned chat app WhatsApp is introducing a range of upgrades designed to fight criminal scammers and other forms of fraud on the platform. In a statement, Meta said it is…
MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud
687 MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN…
Beyond Trump’s pointless pause
623 A pathway towards pragmatism and patience in South Africa’s trade relations with the United States… Just over three months ago, Donald Trump took to the Rose Garden at the White House…