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FlySafair Introduces Apple Pay And Google Pay For Faster Flight Bookings

17 March at 15:44 PM, via Tech Financials

FlySafair has introduced new one‑tap payment options in its mobile app, allowing customers to pay for flights quickly and securely using Apple Pay and Google Pay. The new payment methods, powered by Stitch, form part of the airline’s ongoing focus on using technology to simplify the booking experience and remove unnecessary friction for customers. Stitch […]

South Africa’s No. 2 Grocer Spar To Cut Jobs

17 March at 14:06 PM, via Tech Financials

Spar Group informed shareholders on Tuesday that it will implement a voluntary severance programme in certain areas of the business as part of its ongoing focus on improving operational efficiency and competitiveness. “The severance programme forms part of a broader reset designed to align the Group’s cost base with current trading conditions and ensure Spar […]

Bills Would Ban Liability Lawsuits For Climate Change

17 March at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Inside Climate News: Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms — even as these harms and their associated costs continue to mount. It’s the latest in a counter-offensive that has unfolded on multiple fronts, from...

MTN warns AI boom is driving up chip costs

17 March at 12:09 PM, via ITWeb

While it hasn’t yet felt a drastic chip shortage, SIM card and computing costs are rising significantly due to AI demand, says MTN.

MyProperty Launches Africa’s First Property Portal With AI Voice Search

17 March at 11:07 AM, via Tech Financials

South African property portal MyProperty has introduced AI voice search, becoming the first property platform in Africa to allow users to find homes by simply speaking to the website. The new technology forms part of a major upgrade that moves the South African portal onto the MyProperty Africa platform, a next-generation system designed to make it […]

Skynamo Acquired By Klipboard To Accelerate Growth Platform

17 March at 10:59 AM, via Tech Financials

Skynamo, the unified sales operations platform built for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, has joined Klipboard, a global provider of vertically focused business management software, in a move set to accelerate innovation and expand market reach. The acquisition strengthens Skynamo’s ability to support complex sales and operational environments for nearly 1,000 businesses every day...

Woolworths To Acquire Supplier in2food From Old Mutual Private Equity

17 March at 10:29 AM, via Tech Financials

Woolworths has announced a landmark deal to acquire one of its longest-standing and largest suppliers, in2food, from a consortium of sellers including the founders and Old Mutual Private Equity, in a transaction valued on the back of the supplier’s massive revenue base. The retail giant confirmed on Monday that it had entered into an agreement […]

Scientists discover heavier version of proton with upgraded detector

17 March at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider

Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe.

They spotted the particle in a shower of debris that lit up a detector at the Large...

Vodacom Brings Apple Pay-Style Convenience To Tanzania With Tap-To-Pay M-Pesa

17 March at 09:12 AM, via Tech Financials

Vodacom Tanzania, in partnership with M-Pesa Africa and global issuer-processor Paymentology, has officially launched Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature on the M-Pesa SuperApp, marking a historic shift in how consumers across the continent can pay. The new capability allows M-Pesa customers to make secure, contactless payments using their Android mobile phones at any Visa-enabled...

Hydropower Line From Quebec Could Power a Million NYC Homes

17 March at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

The Champlain Hudson Power Express, a $6 billion, 339-mile buried transmission line, will soon deliver Canadian hydropower from Hydro-Quebec to New York City. The project could supply up to 20% of the city’s electricity and power roughly one million homes throughout the year. “This is far and away the largest project I have ever worked on,” said Bob Harrison, who has worked in infrastructure...

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