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How DRC turned screws on Vodacom, other operators
The dispute over taxes might seem niche, but in the case of Congo the stakes are enormous.
Capitec’s Profit Soars Over 15% On Digital Growth And Customer Expansion
Capitec’s robust financial performance for the year ending February 2024 was fueled by the expansion of digital transactions and customer numbers, resulting in a profit surge of more than 15%. Headline earnings grew to R10.6 billion from the restated headline earnings of R9.2 billion in 2023. Headline earnings for the 6 months ended February 2024 […]
Meta opens headset OS to third-party device makers
Meta Platforms is sharing its Quest headset’s operating system with rival device makers, including Microsoft, for the first time.
Capitec Boss Gerrie Fourie Paid R66 Million In 2024
Capitec boss Gerrie Fourie’s total remuneration has been increased by 4 million to R65.7 million in the 2024 financial year. The banking group announced in its 2024 annual report that Fourie’s total remuneration is R65.7 million, up from 62 million in 2023 and down from R92 million in 2022. The total remuneration consists of a […]
Apple on verge of major football deal with Fifa: report
Fifa is reportedly close to an agreement with Apple over worldwide television rights for a new, month-long club tournament.
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.
Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast
Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, but now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that might be behind their behaviour. Science correspondent, and labrador owner, Nicola Davis, visits Cambridge University to meet Dr Eleanor Raffan, and prof Giles Yeo, to find out how understanding this pathway could help us better understand, and treat, the obesity crisis in...
News24 Business | Attack on Americans in Nyanga: Google fights back, says poor areas can’t be no-go zones
Google has rubbished the claims of an American couple that sued the tech giant for gross negligence after they were attacked in Nyanga last year while following directions on Google Maps.
How robots are taking over warehouse work
At Ocado’s newest warehouse robotic arms are helping to pack customer orders.
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Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.
Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg
With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program
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Australia’s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, graduated from the European Space Agency’s (ESA)...
Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns
IWF says many were likely filmed remotely while using phones or other handheld devices at home.
Nina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research
The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.
Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.
EU may suspend money-for-views TikTok feature
The feature, which pays users to go on TikTok, could be temporarily suspended as early as Thursday.
News24 Business | Financial watchdog licenses 75 crypto asset service providers
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has received 374 crypto asset service providers licence applications to date, of which 75 have been approved.
SARS R5,3 Million Fraud: Celebrity Chef Lusizo Mvula Henna Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
Celebrity Chef Lusizo Mvula Henna, convicted of defrauding the SA Revenue Service (SARS) of over R5 million, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The 41-year-old accused better known as “Chef Sizo”, the owner of Blaque Olive Private Chefs, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on six counts […]
TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features
European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.
FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament
The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.
Try something new to stop the days whizzing past, researchers suggest
Researchers find memorable images make time feel slower because we are trying to gather more information about them
If every day appears to go in a blur, try seeking out new and interesting experiences, researchers have suggested, after finding memorable images appear to dilate time.
Researchers have previously found louder experiences seem to last longer, while focusing on the clock also makes...