TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
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She spent 16 hours on Instagram in a day. It’s up to a jury to decide if Meta is to blame
A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.
Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
PQ HOSTING Announces Withdrawal from European Markets
CHISINAU, Moldova (PinionNewswire) — PQ HOSTING, an international hosting provider founded in the Republic of Moldova, reports that a combination of large-scale cyberattacks and a subsequent reputational campaign ultimately forced the company to withdraw from the European market despite operating infrastructure in more than 40 countries and serving over 150 000 active clients worldwide....
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
Post Office on the brink of collapse
Liquidation looms for the Post Office as its rescue practitioners warn government they intend to wind it up.
Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe
The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June.
Adobe CEO steps down after 18 years
Shantanu Narayen decides to transition from his position as CEO after a successor has been appointed.
AI start-up Yazi raises funding to turn WhatsApp into research tool
The Cape Town-based platform aims to transform how companies gather consumer insights after securing its first institutional investment.
AI is coming to your accounting software
Sage has unveiled an AI platform it says will ease the admin burden on small businesses across Africa.
Correctional services’ critical ICT systems still lag behind
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services decries the slow pace of implementing ICT systems in the department.
Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness
A psychiatric unit in Norway has been testing its built-in lighting on conditions such as psychosis and depression
At first glance, the psychiatric ward in Trondheim looks much like any other unit caring for patients in acute mental distress. But as evening falls, filters descend over the windows, and the lights shift to a soft amber glow. By removing blue wavelengths that interfere with the...
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
New hiring models emerge to tackle SA tech talent gap
Firms increasingly rely on innovative hiring strategies and bootcamp-as-a-benefit models to navigate the persistent tech skills shortage.
New policy direction targets South Africa’s municipal broadband logjam
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has moved to unblock broadband roll-out with a new policy direction.
ITWeb at 30: From ‘dustbins’ to digital dominance
Chairman and founder Jovan Regasek celebrates the milestones that shaped the tech media pioneer, while opening up about the challenges faced along the way.
How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
Electronic warfare is disrupting ship navigation systems, and commercial crews aren’t prepared for it.
Rand slumps for second week
The rand has continued to weaken as the war on Iran sends oil above $100/barrel and rattles emerging markets.
Nasa ‘on track’ for Artemis II moon mission launch as soon as 1 April
US space agency says it is working towards new date after February launch delayed by technical difficulties
Nasa said on Thursday that the long-delayed launch of Artemis II, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, could come as soon as 1 April.
“We are on track for a launch as early as April 1, and we are working toward that date,” Lori Glaze, a senior Nasa...
TCS+ | Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience
Vox’s Kiwi promises fibre-like wireless speeds of up to 200Mbit/s – the company’s Theo van Zyl explains how it works.
Parliament opens nominations for Icasa council seats
Parliament has called for experienced professionals as the terms of four Icasa councillors near their conclusion.