161 eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif eMedia Holdings, the owner of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv, news channel eNCA and the Openview satellite platform, has seen strong growth in its video-on-demand platform eVOD in the…
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Pick n Pay relaunches its MVNO
132 Retailer Pick n Pay has relaunched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), PnP Mobile, introducing a new app that offers eSims on demand. According to Pick n Pay, the app includes…
Google’s new AI trick is killing the web that built it
135 With two billion monthly users in 200 countries, Google’s AI Overviews can claim to be the most popular generative artificial intelligence product yet released to the public. The short summaries generated…
Fake PhD? Former EOH director claims JSE got it wrong
106 Anushka Bogdanov Anushka Bogdanov, former independent non-executive director at EOH Holdings – now known as iOCO – has hit back at the JSE after it imposed a R500 000 fine on her…
Adapt IT to acquire KZN-based ResRequest
109 Adapt IT’s head office in Johannesburg Adapt IT, the previously JSE-listed technology services group now owned by Volaris Group, said on Tuesday that it has acquired hospitality software specialist ResRequest for…
Microsoft’s Edge browser just got a major AI upgrade
142 Microsoft has launched a new “Copilot Mode” on its Edge browser that uses artificial intelligence to improve the browsing experience, as the tech giant rushes to compete with rivals launching AI-based…
Vibe coding craze faces security wake-up call
125 Coders who use artificial intelligence to help them write software are facing a growing problem, and Amazon.com is the latest company to fall victim. A hacker was recently able to infiltrate…
Amazon’s Kuiper eyes South Africa as Starlink awaits licensing reform
149 A roof-mounted Project Kuiper terminal. Image: Amazon Regulatory hurdles in the way of Starlink’s pursuit of a local operating licence could see the SpaceX subsidiary losing the first-mover advantage it has…
National utility could unleash payments shake-up in South Africa
109 The Reserve Bank’s plan to overhaul South Africa’s payments ecosystem should expand participation in the financial services sector by fintechs and their customers. That’s the view of payments gateway operator Peach…
Bitcoin payments a step closer to mainstream adoption in South Africa
158 Payment gateway provider Peach Payments has added bitcoin and other cryptocurrency payment options to its merchant services portfolio through a partnership with fellow Cape Town-based crypto specialist MoneyBadger. MoneyBadger enabled Pick n…