Image for illustration purposes only Maziv-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa said on Wednesday that an R800-million upgrade to its network is helping it put instability issues in recent years firmly behind it. The company said the upgrade, which has focused first on Gauteng, will soon expand to the rest of the country in…
rAge 2025, taking place 5-7 December, will be one of the first events to be hosted at Fourways Mall’s brand-new rooftop event space, a unique venue boasting over 50,000m2 of covered space, and access to a shopping and entertainment environment. Image supplied This move marks another innovative milestone for rAge, the first gaming and geek…
Nvidia’s Chief Security Officer, David Reber Jr., has publicly pushed back against pressure to add “kill switches” and backdoors to the company’s GPUs. In a recent blog post, he insisted that Nvidia’s chips “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors,” addressing concerns from both the U.S. and China. Read: Google Deepmind launches…
Cell C’s Johannesburg headquarters. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Cell C’s precarious financial position came under the spotlight this morning, when the Competition Commission argued before the Competition Tribunal. At a hearing, the commission argued that the plan for Blue Label Telecoms to acquire control of the operator would effectively throw the country’s fourth-largest mobile network…
The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State have reported a large, fiery meteor streaking across the sky in the early hours of Sunday morning. Video footage from home CCTV cameras in…
Each year, Women’s Day invites us to reflect on progress and spotlight the challenges that still remain. In the world of tech, where innovation thrives but diversity often lags, this reflection is more than symbolic. It’s necessary. Kelebogile Dlamini, talent manager for BET Software We’ve seen a positive shift. More women are entering the tech…
Google DeepMind is launching a new AI world model called Genie 3, which can generate interactive 3D environments in real time. This new version promises significant improvements, including longer play sessions and the ability to “remember” where objects are placed within a virtual space. Read: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Review: Mid-range makes sense World…
Cornelia van Heerden, executive of customer operations at MTN South Africa. MTN South Africa has announced the full-scale deployment of a digital ID system, with real-time biometrics, on any device across all MTN stores nationwide. In a statement, the mobile operator says the rollout follows a successful six-month pilot across 20% of its stores, where…
MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN Group, said on Wednesday that it will deploy a digital ID system with real-time biometrics across all its stores nationwide. The roll-out follows a…
Tesla is proposing a new stock award of 96 million shares, valued at approximately $29 billion, to incentivize Elon Musk to remain as CEO. This new compensation package comes after a Delaware court voided Musk’s original 2018 pay deal, which was worth over $50 billion. The court ruled that the initial package was flawed and…
