
Microsoft is sacrificing Edge on the altar of Copilot
The modern Edge is a genuinely good web browser. Microsoft’s heavy-handed tactics are squandering this advantage.
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The modern Edge is a genuinely good web browser. Microsoft’s heavy-handed tactics are squandering this advantage.

Meta’s Muse Spark model offers to analyze users’ health data, including lab results. Beyond the obvious privacy risks, it’s not a capable stand-in for a real doctor.

MoData’s suite – Accurate, Cadency and Adra – offers automated reconciliation and financial close tools that streamline the record-to-report process.

The company has been named Acumatica’s Partner of the Year 2026 for Africa and Customer Satisfaction Champion of the Year 2026.

According to the assessment, Canon has maintained a strong presence in the market, with continued growth in new installations and page volume.

The fibre-optic splicing solution is designed to meet the evolving demands of modern fibre infrastructure.

How tertiary institutions can deploy artificial intelligence tools for faculty, students and growth.

Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is scheduled for Friday evening, and NASA will livestream the historic homecoming.

Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.

South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.

FirstRand lifted its stake to 26.1% in late March. Now Standard Bank has led a $330-million debt refinancing.
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The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby
The number of human beings who have travelled to the moon and returned safely to Earth will grow to 28 on Friday night when Nasa’s Orion capsule containing four Artemis II astronauts will glide gently to a Pacific Ocean splashdown beneath three giant parachutes.
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Does South Africa have the institutional and execution capacity to deliver 100Mbps broadband to all households by 2035?

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation announced a total distribution allocation of R630.2 million for the 2025 financial year.

When communications data is spread across multiple platforms and systems, organisations can struggle to maintain visibility, says Smarsh.

Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has reignited fears that legacy software is dangerously exposed to disruption.

An AI model capable of exploiting every major operating system has the US government and major banks on alert.

Claude maker Anthropic is exploring custom chip design as AI demand outstrips the supply of available hardware.

Retail trading in Africa is no longer a fringe pursuit. From Lagos to Johannesburg, Nairobi to Accra, a generation of self-taught traders is learning technical analysis online, executing orders on MetaTrader from a smartphone, and building skills that, until recently, had nowhere to go. The old barrier was blunt: without significant starting capital, serious trading […]