120 In the heady last years of the 20th century, when inflation was low, interest rates were modest and employment levels high, the term “new economy” took on a whole new meaning….
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Meta created flirty chatbot of Taylor Swift without permission
113 US singer Taylor Swift. Daniel Cole/Reuters Meta Platforms has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens…
WhatsApp patches exploit after sophisticated global spyware attack on users
79 WhatsApp has discovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them. A researcher with Amnesty International said…
AI-led digital banking fraud is surging in South Africa
110 Digital fraud is on the rise in South Africa, with the number of incidents reported by the banking sector in the 2024 calendar nearly doubling year on year. The rate of…
Vodacom testing advanced new 5G technology
149 Vodacom South Africa said on Friday that it has begun testing an advanced new 5G technology than promises ultra-fast wireless downloads. The company has deployed “dual-band massive multiple input, multiple output”…
Hackers target Ingonyama Trust in ransomware attack
104 The Ingonyama Trust, a statutory body established in 1994 to manage communal land in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of Zulu tribes and communities, has been the subject of an attempted ransomware…
New Grok coding tool challenges Microsoft and OpenAI dominance
99 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, on Thursday released a new “speedy and economical” agentic coding model, marking its entry into a key focus area for AI companies. An agentic coding…
Job losses hit major South African car manufacturer
122 The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust…
PayInc emerges as South Africa’s national payments utility
124 Bankserv Africa – now PayInc – CEO Stephen Linnell Automated clearing house and settlements hub BankservAfrica on Thursday announced a major refresh of the company’s brand, changing its name to PayInc…
Why the Blue Label share price is taking a beating
95 Flagship Asset Management’s Philip Short Blue Label Telecoms’ share price has plunged more than a quarter in the past two days after its annual results, published on Tuesday, appeared to disappoint…