145 Communications regulator Icasa has been given a bloody nose in the high court in Pretoria after MTN South Africa took it on review, challenging provisions of the mobile broadband service regulations…
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Why South Africans are starting to spend crypto, not just trade it
162 Cryptocurrencies are moving beyond being seen as an investment asset as users find real-world uses in everyday contexts. It appears crypto is becoming more like cash – with users prepared to…
Weak passwords cause one in five breaches
168 According to Simone Santana, MD at Solid8 Technologies, an overwhelming number of breaches now occur due to credential abuse, including the use of stolen or reused passwords, which remain the single…
LG’s Vivace Dryer cuts electricity bills, delivers smart AI
146 The modern South African home faces a familiar set of challenges: rising electricity prices and the constant search for more time in a busy day. In response, many are looking to…
Move over, Vision Pro: Samsung’s Galaxy XR is here
166 Samsung Electronics released its Galaxy XR extended reality headset on Tuesday, counting on AI features from Google to propel it into the nascent and uncertain market of computing-on-your-face that is dominated…
ChatGPT Atlas takes on Chrome in battle for the web’s future
148 Dado Ruvic/Reuters OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a long-anticipated AI-powered web browser built around its popular chatbot, in a direct challenge to Google Chrome’s dominance. The launch marks OpenAI’s latest move…
Eskom eases rooftop solar registration rules
181 Eskom has simplified how households and small businesses connect their rooftop solar and other so-called “small-scale embedded generation” (SSEG) systems to the national grid, cutting costs and red tape. The utility…
19-year-old Capetonian’s AI start-up wins Y Combinator backing
216 Certus co-founders Adam Gamieldien, Isaac Nichols and Gurveer Singh (CEO) A South African AI start-up, led by 19-year-old entrepreneur Gurveer Singh, has secured the backing of Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon…
We tested these R4.4-million speakers
138 Yes, that price in the headline is right – just in case you were doing a double take. Bang & Olufsen have been the poster child for European/Scandinavian design excellence for…
South Africa’s most overlooked export: our tech talent
184 South Africa spends a lot of time worrying about anchor industries like mining, finance and energy. They dominate headlines and boardroom agendas, but while we watch those traditional levers creak and…