At its recent Made by Google event, Google officially unveiled Pixelsnap, a new magnetic attachment system designed for its latest line of Pixel 10 phones. This technology is the company’s answer to Apple’s MagSafe, allowing for seamless integration with Qi2 wireless chargers and a wide range of accessories. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech…
Pieter Nel, Sales Director – SADC for Sophos in South Africa. (Image: Supplied) Global cyber security leader Sophos has entered into a landmark partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, to launch an integrated cyber protection and insurance solution across sub-Saharan Africa. The collaboration marks the first time in the region that proactive cyber…
A wobble in US technology shares has raised the stakes for Nvidia’s quarterly results on Wednesday, with earnings from the semiconductor giant posing a crucial test for the scorching AI trade. The heavyweight tech sector slumped 1.6% on the week after a huge run for the group, dragging on key indexes. The sector’s weekly decline…
ISACA SA Chapter unpacks the impact of innovation and emerging technologies on regulatory compliance, auditing and risk management. The South African Chapter of global professional association and learning organisation ISACA began its 2025 annual conference in Pretoria yesterday by signing an MOU with the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), formalising a long-standing industry relationship….
Embattled power utility Eskom has notched up something of a milestone in its long and bruising turnaround journey. On Friday, the company announced that unplanned outages had fallen to 7.3GW – the first time the figure has dipped below the 8GW mark since December 2020. The development appears to underscore the progress Eskom is making…
Dimakatso ‘Mama Dee’ Hlongwane, founder and owner of Mama Dee’s Fast Food. Uber is observing Women’s Month by spotlighting female drivers and merchants who are leveraging its platform to build financial independence in the gig economy. Sihle Lakhe, a Johannesburg driver, has grown her business to two Uber Black vehicles after starting with one. Similarly,…
MultiChoice Group has not launched 4K-resolution content on its DStv Stream platform, despite a media report earlier on Thursday claiming that it had done so. Although the JSE-listed broadcaster has the capability to offer 4K services on DStv Stream and its satellite bouquets, and has tested the technology in the past, it has not done…
The seventh AWS Summit in Africa, which took place in Johannesburg, underlined the importance of people and building block solutions to assist Africa’s digital transformation. AWS will increase its investment in SA, focusing on strengthening the capacity of its private network, developing sought-after technology skills and positioning its agentic AI technology to support local digital…
Elon Musk. David Swanson/Reuters Elon Musk tried to enlist rival Mark Zuckerberg for the US$97.4-billion bid that his consortium made for OpenAI earlier this year, but the CEO of Meta Platforms did not come on board, OpenAI said in a court filing on Thursday. OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, said Musk had communicated with Zuckerberg…
Netstar uses GPS/GSM and radio-frequency networks, backed by ground and air recovery teams. Vehicle tracking firm Netstar has confirmed suffering a “cyber incident”, which resulted in hackers publishing its data online. This, after MyBroadband yesterday reported that the company suffered a possible ransomware attack from a group called INC Ransom. A subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron,…
