
Makers Are Building Back Against ICE
In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.
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In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.

Artificial intelligence is raising the cost of poor judgment rather than eliminating it, says FNB’s Mark Nasila.

Scientist-led forecasts and expanding social media reach have helped propel Vox Weather to new heights.

Artificial intelligence is a big cause of the stress CISOs are under. And the technology also offers a potential solution.

Digital minimalism is becoming a normative behaviour among professionals and younger demographics alike.

If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects
Alarm bells are ringing in the UK research community. Physics departments may close and researchers leave the UK. What is happening and why?
The alarm comes from changes in the way taxpayers’ money is invested by UK Research and Innovation...

The department is calling for the implementation of its bespoke solutions across eight provinces and within specific timeframes.

Stablecoins are set to drive mainstream crypto adoption among African merchants, claim Ezeebit and Luno executives.

The city’s computerised learner’s licence testing system will this week be operational across its 18 driving licence testing centres.

Through completed certification and enablement processes with Coro, Symbiosys helps SMEs align their security environments with common cyber insurance expectations.

Vivo South Africa has officially announced the global launch of its latest X-series flagships: the X300 and X300 Pro.
Installing Linux on a MacBook Air “turned out to be a very underwhelming experience,” according to the tech news site MakeUseOf:The thing about Apple silicon Macs is that it’s not as simple as downloading an AArch64 ISO of your favorite distro and installing it. Yes, the M-series chips are ARM-based, but that doesn’t automatically make the whole system compatible in the same way most...

Telkom Group’s mobile business has passed 25 million subscribers for the first time, powered by strong data growth.

Telkom Consumer’s operating revenue climbed 5.7% to R20.5 billion for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025, fueled by growth in both mobile and fibre services, the Telkom Group announced today. The consumer unit – led by Lunda Siyo – continues to gain traction through targeted customer value management initiatives and aggressive fibre expansion, reinforcing […]

Data cannot be owned like property, forcing organisations to rely on contracts, governance and regulation to unlock value.

Logicians and their bonnets
Today’s puzzle is a new twist on a classic genre: the “common knowledge” hat riddle in which logicians deduce facts about their hats based on what they know, and what they know others know.
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SA’s largest wholesale network provider Openserve has crossed the 1.5 million homes passed milestone with fibre, while maintaining its industry-leading connectivity rate at 52.4%, Telkom Group disclosed in its latest JSE trading update. The wholesale unit’s overall revenue grew by 2.2%, driven by fibre-related data revenue, which climbed 8.7% (or R204 million). Fibre-related revenue now […]

Police arrest a woman in Pretoria West after an e-hailing driver was killed and hijacked; with more arrests expected.

Simone Pozniak urges organisations to adopt identity-based security and governance to navigate complex AI risks.

Amid the rise of AI and economic chaos, tech employees feel uncertain, over-extended and crave stability, but companies can reignite innovation.

BCX is entering a critical leadership transition as long-serving industry veteran Jonas Bogoshi prepares to retire, handing over the reins at a time when the enterprise business unit continues to bleed revenue amid cautious client spending. The telecommunications and IT services provider, owned by JSE-listed Telkom Group, confirmed that Bogoshi—who joined as chief revenue officer […]