164 South African filmmaker and director Donovan Marsh Donovan Marsh remembers the moment he realised his industry was “over”. The South African filmmaker – whose credits include the Hollywood submarine thriller Hunter…
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Microsoft rolls out big Copilot upgrades
179 Microsoft has unveiled new features in its Copilot research assistant that would allow users to utilise multiple AI models simultaneously within the same workflow, the latest move by the tech giant…
Inside MTN’s plan to turn its towers into AI hubs
208 MTN Group’s investment as part of a grouping that includes Nvidia, Nokia, Cisco, AT&T, Booz Allen and Telecom Italia into AI RAN specialist ORAN Development Company (ODC) is part of the…
How consumers can identify a true QLED TV
234 Image quality has become a key deciding factor for consumers. Beyond screen size or resolution, the real difference today lies in the technology behind colour, brightness and visual fidelity – therefore,…
FNB CEO Harry Kellan steps down after just two years
220 Harry Kellan Harry Kellan is stepping down as CEO of FNB after just two years in the role, with Lytania Johnson appointed as his successor as part of a broader restructuring…
The staggering cost of connecting every South African household
210 Pieter Grootes South Africa needs between R108-billion and R142-billion in investment to get all households connected to 100Mbit/s broadband internet by 2035, according to a new report by the Development Bank…
Kaspersky, Afripol team up to combat African cybercrime
166 As part of a joint initiative with Afripol, Kaspersky provided cybersecurity training courses for law enforcement representatives from 23 African countries, unfolding the fundamentals of security operations centre (SOC) activities and…
Modernise infrastructure with next-gen compute using HPE VM Essentials
168 Tarsus Distribution’s Riaan Swart South African businesses face familiar pressures: workloads keep growing, data volumes expand each year and budgets remain tight. Many IT teams still run estates built over several…
MTN lobs a grenade into SA’s mobile market with Pi launch
253 MTN South Africa has launched Pi, a fully digital network operator that runs on MTN’s infrastructure but operates as a standalone brand – the first to carry what the group calls…
Starlink fires back after Namibia rejects licence bid
209 Starlink has hit back at Namibia’s decision to reject its licence application, calling the regulator’s characterisation of its non-compliance “misleading” and urging Namibians to request a formal appeal. In a statement…