DBE to defend bid to block matric results publication
Just ahead of the release of matric results, the Information Regulator is going back to court to stop their publication in the media.
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Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War
The United States’ plan for dealing with Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China remains ill-defined among a shifting global order. That must change.
Phone Searches at U.S. Borders: What Travelers Need to Know
Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier Ends Letter Delivery
PostNord is ending letter delivery in Denmark after a 90%+ collapse in mail volume. It marks the first known case of a national postal carrier abandoning letters entirely — a symbolic milestone of a fully digitized society that’s sparking nostalgia even among people who stopped sending mail years ago. The New York Times reports: Denmark has had a postal service for more than 400 years. But a...
Big development in R1.8-trillion takeover deal of major DStv partner
It’s looking good for Netflix and bad for Paramount Skydance, as the clock ticks down on a major content deal for DStv in South Africa.
After the ETF is launched, the price of XRP may rise to $1,000—a short-term increase of up to 210%.
Recently, several cryptocurrency analysts have expressed an increasingly optimistic outlook on XRP’s future performance. As market expectations surrounding the potential launch of an XRP ETF continue to grow, some observers believe that XRP could experience a short-term price increase of up to 210%. In the medium to long term, more ambitious projections have even discussed […]
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Good turn for shareholders of one of South Africa’s oldest IT distributors
The Takeover Regulation Panel has delivered a scathing ruling against Novus Holdings and ordered it to increase its mandatory offer price for Mustek.
Israel Deploys World’s First Drone Defense Laser
Israel has operationally deployed Iron Beam, a 100,000-watt laser air-defense system capable of shooting down drones, rockets, and mortars at negligible per-shot cost. According to Tom’s Hardware, it marks the first real-world deployment of a high-energy laser as part of a modern, multi-layered missile defense network. From the report: The Iron Beam is a short-range line-of-sight laser...
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A wave paralysed me but AI could help me walk again
Dan Richards, 37, from Swansea was injured in a freak accident on New Year’s Eve in 2023.
SoftBank adds $22.5bn investment in Open AI
The company’s aggregate ownership interest in ChatGPT developer OpenAI is now approximately 11%.
South Africans could be paying up to R506 less per tank of petrol
A significant portion of the per-litre price of petrol in South Africa goes to the Road Accident Fund tax and the general fuel levy.
Why is the Market Down Today? 5 Reasons to Buy Digitap ($TAP) Instead
The cryptocurrency market experienced another uneasy episode after Christmas, with most tokens sliding. At the end of every year, liquidity is thin, the risk appetite is weak, and investor confidence is tested considerably. The situation was worsened by the Trust Wallet breach, which resulted in $7 million in user losses. Market downturns may cause panic […]
City Power’s IT systems suffer outages
The system disruption affects the logging of service queries, outage reports, dispatching of technical teams, and access to customer account information.
Xgram.io Enhances Secure and Private Cryptocurrency XMR to USDT Swaps
Xgram.io, a leading non-custodial multichain cryptocurrency exchange platform specializing in instant and private swaps, today highlighted its robust support for secure exchanges between Monero (XMR) and Tether (USDT). As demand grows for privacy-focused digital asset transactions in the fintech sector, Xgram.io continues to deliver reliable, user-controlled solutions that prioritize security...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: South Africans … have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun. These aren’t the tiny, old-school solar lanterns that once powered a lightbulb or TV in rural communities....
‘Foreign Tech Workers Are Avoiding Travel To the US’
In an opinion piece for Computerworld, columnist Steven Vaughan-Nichols argues that restrictive visa policies and a hostile border climate under the Trump administration are driving foreign tech workers, researchers, and conference speakers away from the U.S. The result, he says, is a gradual shift of talent, events, and long-term innovation toward more welcoming regions such as Europe, Canada,...
First Gaming Handheld With a Folding Screen
One-Netbook has unveiled the OneXSugar Wallet, the first gaming handheld with a folding OLED display. The Verge reports: The OneXSugar Wallet was announced on China’s Weibo yesterday, but with few details about its features and capabilities. That folding OLED screen has a resolution of 2480 x 1860 pixels, and the handheld will be powered by an unspecified “Qualcomm gaming platform flagship...
‘2025 Was the Year of Creative Bankruptcy’
PC Gamer argues that 2025 was a year full of high-profile AI embarrassments across games and entertainment, with Disney and Lucasfilm serving as the “opening salvo.” From the report: At a TED talk back in April, Lucasfilm senior vice president of creative innovation Rob Bredow presented a demonstration of what he called “a new era of technology.” Across 50 years of legendary innovation in...