137 A TSMC chip fabrication facility in Taiwan Taiwan has imposed restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, citing national security concerns and Pretoria’s alignment with Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday….
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Meet the French telecoms engineer now leading MultiChoice
133 Newly appointed MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot. Image: (c) Aurelien Pierron MultiChoice Group announced a raft of executive leadership changes on Monday. Following the conclusion of its acquisition by France’s Groupe…
Trust deficit deepens in TV migration battle
107 The department of communications & digital technologies is under fire for allegedly lying to parliament about the state of discussions with broadcasters to resolve the legal impasse over digital television migration….
TCS | From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding
121 The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In…
Blu Label may declare special dividend on Cell C listing
133 Blu Label Unlimited Group could pay a special dividend to its shareholders should it be successful in its planned listing of Cell C on the JSE next year. The company, which…
Google is back in antitrust crosshairs
107 Google is seeking to avoid a forced sale of part of its online advertising business in its latest faceoff with US antitrust enforcers. The trial is the government’s next best shot…
Nvidia bets $100-billion on OpenAI
128 Chip maker Nvidia will invest up to US$100-billion in OpenAI, marking a tie-up between two of the highest-profile leaders in the global artificial intelligence race. Companies worldwide are pouring hundreds of…
MVNOs at heart of Cell C reboot
152 Cell C is looking to cement its position as the leading network for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa — even as rival MTN launches a challenge to its…
DStv’s French reboot – TechCentral Broadcasting and Media
92 MultiChoice Group is entering uncharted territory. With Groupe Canal+’s takeover now final, the South African pay-TV giant has fallen under foreign control for the first time in its history. Calvo Mawela…
Trump’s visa folly is South Africa’s talent opportunity
154 US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a staggering US$100 000 fee on new H-1B visas is a spectacular own goal for America and its technology industry. It is a hammer…