Microsoft rides the AI wave
Microsoft, riding the AI wave, is making Copilot a central component of all its products
Google’s ‘privacy’ means primacy
Tech giant’s new way of tracking web habits and serving ads is all about protecting its bottom line
Will MoMo 2.0 make mobile money fly for MTN?
Traditional banking’s digital alternative is getting a boost from the largest mobile operator in Africa in its home market
Nvidia rides its second wave
The US company that made the chip used to mine bitcoin now produces the graphics processors that AI needs
The super influencer from Pretoria
How Elon Musk’s tech tentacles have penetrated to the heart of the US defence and industrial establishment
Google makes a mint off the media
Google Search earns 40% of its revenue from media content, study shows
Google faulted for platform dominance
South African investigation finds Google distorts marketplace competition
De-influencers add sanity to the socials
TikTok’s ‘mascara-gate’ exposes the fakery of paid product reviews – and sparks a backlash
Google’s video ads that nobody watched
Some are crying fraud over Google’s failure to deliver on its promises to advertisers
What the Reddit blackout says about the internet
As the profit motive becomes more pressing for Reddit’s CEO, the volunteer moderators he relies on are ‘going dark’ in protest
Goodbye passwords, hello, passkeys
There’s a new way to get into your device that is safer and offers better protection
Facebook data from the EU blocked at the Atlantic
Meta deserves its record €1.2bn EU fine as much as Europeans deserve their privacy
Cash refuses to die in South Africa
Bank notes and coins are still the most convenient option for many South Africans
Can fintech solve Sassa’s social grant payment crisis?
With innovative financial services and fintech start-ups at hand, the government could use this rich vein of smarts to distribute social grants
The evaporating frontier between fact and fiction
AI fakery is growing increasingly convincing, with ominous consequences
5G’s glittering engagement with gems
Jwaneng, the world’s richest diamond mine, is embracing hi-tech to improve safety and streamline operations
Trying out new rapid payment service PayShap
Goodbye, bank account details — you can now pay someone with their mobile number
