Fox is buying streaming hardware firm Roku for $22-billion
The $22-billion cash-and-stock deal will hand Fox direct access to more than 100 million streaming households.
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Where SA remote workers can keep the most: Wise, Grey, Payoneer or PayPal
Opaque exchange-rate markups and transfer fees can swallow thousands a year – TechCentral has a look at how to keep more.
Are Many College Students Losing the Ability to Read?
Futurism reports:in a new essay for The Chronicle Higher Education, university-level literature and writing instructor Tyler Jagt recalls how not a single one of his students could get through an assigned 20-page article, something that he had read “without complaint” as an undergraduate a decade ago. One student confessed that the reason they didn’t finish was that they kept losing track of...
What to Know About Planned Social Media Bans Around the World
Britain said it would ban social media access for children under 16 starting in 2027, joining several other countries introducing similar measures.
AI, data resilience, security reshape SA’s channel landscape
SA’s technology channel is moving beyond product sales as demand surges for AI, cloud, security and data resilience.
The Kratom Civil War Is Heating Up, and MAHA Has Picked a Side
Both kratom and one of its active components, 7-OH, have opioid-like effects and are widely available across the US. As health secretary RFK Jr. aims to get 7-OH banned, proponents of both are fighting.
Top ICT tenders: National Treasury prioritises e-procurement
The national department reveals its current manual procurement processes have structural weaknesses.
Top entry-level IT jobs for SA youth revealed
Despite ongoing shortages of experienced IT professionals, Pnet sees strong entry-level hiring in SA’s tech field.
Britain Announces Social Media Ban for Children
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government planned to bar children under 16 from social media, following policies in Australia and elsewhere.
How Apple Is Making Your Older iPhone Run Faster and Stay Alive Longer
Even the aging iPhone 11 will feel a little more responsive soon, thanks to improvements in an unsung iOS feature.
SA’s draft AI policy officially retracted
The draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy has been officially withdrawn through a Government Gazette.
No Starlink licence application in SA yet
The Starlink satellite company is still to formally apply for an operating licence locally, amid growing geographical expansion.
Bolt tightens rider verification as SA safety tools remain underused
At its first Rider Safety Summit in Johannesburg, Bolt expanded rider verification and pushed SOS and audio tools, despite data showing only one in 200 trips use emergency features.
A Crypto Scam Targeted a Gay OnlyFans Star. Then His X Feed Was Flooded With ‘MAGA Propaganda’
In recent months hackers have attempted to extort money from porn stars with big followings, in some cases filling their feeds with pro-MAGA and crypto content.
1 in 4 World Cup Matches Could Be Played in Dangerous Temperatures
A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup.
Buy-now-pay-later reshapes SA credit landscape
The market grow rapidly as consumers seek flexible, transparent payment solutions amid economic pressures, says TransUnion.
South Africans gamble away groceries, survey finds
More than half of local online gamblers sacrificed essentials to fund betting, while nearly a third borrowed money to gamble.
The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire
The federal government is planning to let a rule regulating federal data center operations sunset in September with no replacement.
What does SigniFlow’s ISO 27001 certification mean for your business?
ISO certification means there are defined controls, tested systems and ongoing checks working in the background to protect your business at every step.
AI should change how we train young talent, not whether we hire it
If companies stop investing in junior talent because AI can handle entry-level tasks, this creates a bigger problem for the future, says Ayesha Bagus, HR director and head of people at KRS.
SA’s AI transformation will be powered by ecosystems, not individual companies
The message from Salesforce’s Agentforce World Tour in Johannesburg was that technology and people may power transformation, but ecosystems make it scale.