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Crash games powering South African online casino growth

17 April at 19:34 PM, via Tech Financials

It’s been almost a decade since crash games first appeared on betting sites, with industry pioneer Spribe releasing Aviator back in 2018. These games have since become an online casino staple, appearing on leading online betting sites around the world, and market leaders such as Jackpot City in South Africa. Crash games have always been […]

How to back South Africa’s stars in the IPL

17 April at 19:27 PM, via Tech Financials

The 2026 Indian Premier League is underway, with some of South Africa’s top cricket stars once again in the heart of the action.  Among them is the Proteas T20 captain Aiden Markram is back in the IPL, alongside the likes of David Miller, Quinton de Kock, and Kagiso Rabada. International retiree Heinrich Klaasen is also […]

Microsoft Increases the FAT32 Limit From 32GB To 2TB

17 April at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo writes: Windows has limited FAT32 partitions to a maximum of 32GB for decades now. When memory cards and USB drives exceeded 32GB in size, the only options were exFAT or NTFS. Neither option was well supported on other platforms at first, although exFAT support is fairly widespread now. In their latest blog post, Microsoft announced that the limit for FAT32...

Nevermiss Launches AI Receptionist to Help Small Businesses Capture Leads and Boost Revenue

17 April at 18:32 PM, via Tech Financials

Jacksonville FL, April 17, 2026 – In the modern service economy, the speed of response is often the primary determinant of a business’s commercial success. For small businesses—particularly in sectors such as home services, healthcare, and professional consulting—every missed call represents a tangible loss in revenue and potential long-term growth. To address the critical issue […]

Gurhan Kiziloz’s Nexus International Reveals $1.44bn Volume Records Amid Industry-Wide Exits

17 April at 18:25 PM, via Tech Financials

The gaming industry has a well-worn playbook. Build a platform, achieve scale quickly, position for acquisition or IPO, and exit. The model assumes that the point of building is to sell, that founders create value primarily to transfer it to someone else, that success means cashing out rather than holding on. The incentive structures reinforce […]

Newly Unsealed Records Reveal Amazon’s Price-Fixing Tactics

17 April at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Newly unsealed records in California’s antitrust case against Amazon allegedly show the company pressured third-party sellers to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair so Amazon could maintain the appearance of offering the lowest price. California says Amazon used tools like Buy Box suppression to punish cheaper listings elsewhere. The Guardian reports: […] In one...

How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?

17 April at 17:21 PM, via New York Times

A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.

US To Create High-Tech Manufacturing Zone In Philippines

17 April at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: An agreement with the Philippines to establish a high-tech industrial hub is the Trump administration’s latest effort to lessen China’s dominance over global supply chains. The deal to build up American manufacturing across a stretch of the island of Luzon, signed Thursday, will offer U.S. companies access to essential inputs...

Uiniversity of Pretoria Introduces Two New Fully Online Postgraduate Diplomas In Engineering And Technology

17 April at 15:39 PM, via Tech Financials

The University of Pretoria (UP) has expanded its fully online offering with the launch of two new postgraduate diplomas, the Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering and Technology Management, presented by the Graduate School of Technology Management in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). The launch […]

University of Pretoria Introduces Two New Fully Online Postgraduate Diplomas In Engineering And Technology

17 April at 15:39 PM, via Tech Financials

The University of Pretoria (UP) has expanded its fully online offering with the launch of two new postgraduate diplomas, the Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering and Technology Management, presented by the Graduate School of Technology Management in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). The launch […]

Reed Hastings Is Leaving Netflix After 29 Years

17 April at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Reed Hastings is stepping down from Netflix’s board in June, ending a 29-year run at the company he co-founded and helped transform from a DVD-by-mail business into a global streaming giant. Hastings said in a shareholder (PDF) letter that heâ(TM)s stepping down to focus on “his philanthropy and other pursuits.” Engadget reports: Hastings has served as chairman of Netflix’s board since 2023, a...

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