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Hardware Distribution showcases ProLabs’ next-gen high-speed connectivity at Africa Tech Festival 2025
The company highlighted ProLabs’ 100G optics and 200G InfiniBand DACs and optical transceivers, along with the 400G and 800G optical solutions for AI and machine learning networks.
Sybrin simplifies business verification, onboarding for banks
Sybrin’s know your business portal streamlines business onboarding by centralising document collection for legal entities and performing KYC checks on directors.
Future of AI in telecoms in the spotlight at leading industry-academia conference
The use and impact of AI in the telecoms sector will be explored at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference later this month.
One80 Technology Group’s Ryan Smee on building world-class WiFi for SA’s hospitality sector
In the hospitality industry, connectivity directly influences guest satisfaction, operational efficiency and overall brand reputation, says Ryan Smee, MD of One80 Technology Group.
Changes in solar energy fuelled high speed evolutionary changes, study suggests
Cause of oxygen fluctuations that drove explosion of weird and wonderful inhabitants 500m years ago linked to changes in Earth’s orbit
Just over 500m years ago life on Earth got souped-up, going from simple single-celled organisms to sophisticated multicellular lifeforms. The Cambrian explosion produced an array of weird and wonderful new inhabitants, such as the five-eyed opabinia and the...
iPhones stolen in South Africa landing up in India
Bluetooth-based location detection apps have shown many phones stolen in South Africa end up in India.
HP Poly transforms collaboration with next-gen audio and video solutions
HP Poly offers cutting-edge products ranging from headsets, to conferencing room solutions, to contact-centre-based environments.
Crypto Dispensers Highlights Risks to U.S. Innovation Amid Regulatory and Cultural Headwinds
Chicago, IL –Crypto Dispensers, a national leader in cash-to-crypto access, is sounding the alarm about a troubling shift in American culture. Founder and CEO Firas Isa stated that the country is drifting toward a mindset where privacy is questioned, independence is constrained, and genuine innovation is treated as something that must be contained rather than […]
The man who ran a South African payments giant for a decade and handed it to his friends
Katlego Maphai stepped down as Yoco CEO in September 2025 after more than a decade leading the company.
Ethereum and Ripple Regain Bullish Momentum in Market Reversal, But Digitap Still Leads in Growth Projections and Utility
Sentiment is starting to shift after several weeks of market uncertainty. Ethereum and Ripple are among the leading assets exhibiting a new wave of bullish momentum. Both are targeting key levels in what appears to be a wider market reversal. Meanwhile, investors’ attention is being directed to utility-based projects like Digitap ($TAP). It aims to […]
How banks are turning first-party data into real media value
Customer intelligence advertising allows for relevant, consent-based campaigns using owned digital touchpoints instead of third-party cookies.
Britain Plots Atomic Reboot As Datacenter Demand Surges
The UK is seeking to fast-track new atomic development to meet soaring energy demands driven by AI and electrification. According to a new report published by the government’s Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, excessive regulation has made Britain the most expensive place in the world to build nuclear projects. The report is calling for a sweeping overhaul to accelerate reactor construction —...
Plex Is Now Enforcing Remote Play Restrictions On TVs
Plex is beginning to enforce new restrictions on remote streaming for its TV apps, requiring either a Plex Pass or the cheaper Remote Watch Pass to watch media from servers outside your home network. How-To Geek reports: Plex is now rolling out the remote watch changes to its Roku TV app. This means that you will need a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass for your Plex account if you want to stream...
HP To Cut About 6,000 Jobs By 2028, Ramps Up AI Efforts
HP plans to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs by 2028 “as part of a plan to streamline operations and adopt artificial intelligence,” reports Reuters. From the report: HP’s teams focused on product development, internal operations and customer support will be impacted by the job cuts, CEO Enrique Lores said during a media briefing call. “We expect this initiative will create $1 billion in gross run rate...
Warner Music Group Partners With Suno To Offer AI Likenesses of Its Artists
Warner Music Group has reached a licensing deal with Suno that will let users create AI-generated music using the voices and likenesses of artists who opt in. WMG says participating artists will have “full control” over how their likeness and music are used. “These will be new creation experiences from artists who do opt in, which will open up new revenue streams for them and allow you to...
Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Four new features are coming to Google Maps, including a way to hide your identity in reviews. Maps will soon let you use a nickname and select an alternative profile picture for online reviews, so you can rate a business without linking it to full name and Google profile photo. Google says it will monitor for “suspicious and fake reviews,” and...
Fears About A.I. Prompt Talks of Super PACs to Rein In the Industry
As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.
Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say
Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor
For those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.
Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US found that those who rose to fame died on average...
Poland Probes Apple Again Over App Tracking Transparency Rules
Poland has launched a new antitrust investigation into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules, questioning whether Apple misled users about privacy while giving its own apps a competitive advantage over third-party developers. AppleInsider reports: On November 25, Poland’s UOKiK has started another investigation into App Tracking Transparency, and whether Apple had restricted competition in...
Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substance
Nearly a century ago, scientists proposed that a mysterious invisible substance they named dark matter clumped around galaxies and formed a cosmic web across the universe.
What dark matter is made from, and whether it is even real, are still open questions, but according to a study,...