Gerald Langton, Business Development Manager at Canon South Africa, introduces Canon’s range of cameras and lenses to the media. Canon South Africa used its presence at Mediatech Africa 2026 to demonstrate how imaging technology is evolving to serve everyone from social media content creators to wildlife filmmakers and broadcasters, while highlighting the company’s long-term vision…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has hit back at parliament over the Starlink lobbying controversy, delivering a combative written rebuttal that names for the first time the facilitator of his only meeting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX – and pointedly cutting Tony Leon’s Resolve Communications out of the story. In a…
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe’s highest court of appeal, has definitively upheld a record-setting €4.1 billion ($4.67 billion) antitrust fine against Google and its parent company, Alphabet. The ruling officially dismisses Google’s final appeal and solidifies the penalty originally levied in 2018 for anti-competitive practices surrounding its Android operating system….
The BMW iX3 displayed at the EVE Energy booth features the company’s 46-series large cylindrical batteries for premium European electric vehicles The Smarter E Europe 2026 opened in Munich on June 23 and runs through June 25, gathering global players from the clean energy sector on one of Europe’s most influential trade exhibition platforms. EVE…
The US has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks. Washington has stepped up oversight of new model releases to identify potential threats amid concerns that advanced AI models could…
Hyundai and Kia have unveiled a novel in-vehicle sanitation technology called Plasma Care UVC. Unlike traditional ultraviolet purification setups, this advanced system actively reduces airborne and surface pathogens inside the vehicle cabin while passengers are inside. Beyond sterilization, the system acts as a high-efficiency deodorizer by directly eliminating the biological organisms responsible for foul interior…
Sashin Sookroo, CEO of FNB Connect. For most South Africans, connectivity isn’t just a technical service, it’s a lifeline. It’s the WhatsApp message confirming that money has arrived; the e-mail response that secures a job interview; the call home when a day doesn’t go as planned. When connectivity works, it fades into the background. When…
Ask the people building AI where it all leads and the answer is paradise. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, argues in his essay, Moore’s Law for Everything, that AI will drive the cost of goods and services towards zero, because labour is the largest input in most supply chains. Build a house with robots and onsite…
Meta has announced that WhatsApp will introduce unique usernames, allowing users to conceal their personal phone numbers and enhance their privacy. While the feature is slated for a gradual global rollout over the coming months, a reservation system has officially opened. Users looking to secure their preferred handle across platforms must act quickly before they…
Justin Mackenzie, managing director of VO Connect. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer sitting in strategy decks. It is already showing up in support desks, sales teams, finance workflows and customer-facing operations. Microsoft’s latest AI diffusion data places South Africa ahead of every other African market measured, with more than 23% of the working-age population…
