200 While attention was fixed on AI last year, South Africa made its biggest leap in digital identity and payments in more than a decade. These were not isolated upgrades. Together they…
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Google poised to lose ad crown to Meta
168 Meta Platforms is projected to surpass Google in digital advertising revenue globally by the end of 2026, and dethrone the search engine behemoth in the lucrative business, according to Emarketer. The…
Grand Theft Data – hackers hit Rockstar Games
227  Grand Theft Auto is Rockstar Games’ biggest franchise A hacking group with a history of compromising major global corporations said it had stolen nearly 80 million business records from videogame…
‘Cadre deployment on steroids’: Big warning about the future of SAA
268 South African Airways (SAA) pilots are expected attend a meeting at the airline’s human resources department on Monday amid growing uncertainty following the unexpected developments on Friday, when chief executive John…
R65 a litre for petrol?
244 SADC is home to two of the priciest countries for fuel in the world following the wild spikes since the start of the Iran war. Despite the plethora of taxes and…
Here’s how Johannesburg’s negative ratings watch could affect you
215 Ratings agency Global Credit Rating last week adjusted Johannesburg’s ratings outlook to negative due a lack of audited financial statements. The Johannesburg municipality is walking a financial tightrope after a ratings…
Thyspunt emerges as frontrunner for new Eskom nuclear plant
248 Maps showing the location of Thyspunt. Image: OpenStreetMap Further specialist studies on which site to select for Eskom’s proposed 5.2GW nuclear power station should only be for Thyspunt on the Eastern…
AI sabotage in the workplace is real
217 Nearly a third of employees surveyed by a global study admit to deliberately undermining their companies’ AI roll-outs – and while the research did not include South African respondents, a local…
Multiple ARVs suppliers available if Barrs Pharmaceuticals is liquidated – health department
198 ‘The reality is that the future of Barrs is uncertain and, at this stage, not positive.’ There is currently no indication that Barrs Pharmaceuticals is at risk of liquidation, but even…
UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on doomscrolling
183 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending videos, British Prime Minister Keir…