GoTrax Mustang Electric Bike Review: Punchy and Tiny
This nimble, compact ebike packs plenty of punch, but doesn’t offer a wide range of sizes.
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New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work
Filed in federal court on Friday, the suit joins more than 40 other court disputes between copyright holders and A.I. companies.
AI Chatbots Can Sway Voters Better Than Political Ads
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: New research reveals that AI chatbots can shift voters’ opinions in a single conversation — and they’re surprisingly good at it. A multi-university team of researchers has found that chatting with a politically biased AI model was more effective than political advertisements at nudging both Democrats and Republicans to support...
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery in industry-defining megadeal
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV and film studios and streaming division for $72-billion, excluding debt.
Huge potential blow to DStv subscribers in South Africa
Netflix has announced a definitive agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, which will likely cause significant disruptions in South Africa’s pay-TV landscape.
The South African man who co-founded a billion-dollar tech startup and now works for Cyril Ramaphosa to build digital driver’s licences
Melvyn Lubega heads the team in the Presidency tasked with developing digital IDs and driving licences.
The Best Meal Replacement Shakes for Total Life Optimization (2025)
Solve the problem of cooking and chewing food with these full-meal replacement drinks.
OpenAI Calls a ‘Code Red’ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop
“For OpenAI to realize its ambitions, it is not going to be enough for them to make a model that is as good as Gemini 3. They need to be able to leapfrog it again.”
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.
EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine
The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.
How Long Should You Stay in a Sauna? (2025)
Optimize your sauna session by listening to the experts and, more importantly, your body.
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”
Global tech giants in a tight race for the top spot in South Africa
Huawei, Microsoft, Apple, and Samsung are competing for the top spot in the latest South African media sentiment rankings.
SATNAC 2025 – Openserve’s Robert Jorge unpacks the importance of open-access networks
SATNAC 2025 was recently held and featured talks from South Africa’s foremost ICT leaders.
Vula Medical named as South Africa’s 2025 app of the year
Vula Medical connects healthcare workers to specialists via an app, bringing specialist care to patients in remote areas.
Vula Medical wins big at FNB App of the Year Awards
Medical referral app Vula Medical wins the 2025 FNB App of the Year and Best Health Solution awards.
Satellite Captures the First Detailed Look At a Massive Tsunami
NASA and CNES’s SWOT satellite captured the first high-resolution, wide-swath image of a major tsunami in the open ocean after the July 2025 Kuril-Kamchatka quake. “Instead of a single neat crest racing across the basin, the image revealed a complicated, braided pattern of energy dispersing and scattering over hundreds of miles,” reports Earth.com. “These are details that traditional...
How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.
Changes proposed for Starlink equipment in South Africa
South Africa’s communications regulator has published draft amendments to the Official List of Regulated Standards for Technical Equipment and Electronic Communications Facilities Regulations.
Data tech experts from FNB, Wits to present at ITWeb Data Insights Summit
The line-up of presenters includes Dr Mark Nasila and Zeth Lubisi.
Build trust in your business – Get featured on South Africa’s largest tech podcast
What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou is South Africa’s leading ICT video podcast.