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Well done to Nicola Mawson for putting this piece together. A truly dizzying tale of legal costs.
23/09/2026

Well done to Nicola Mawson for putting this piece together. A truly dizzying tale of legal costs.

Five different amounts, cited across hundreds of pages, are at the heart of the dispute over who actually funded Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate’s fight against Vodacom.

If ever there was a time to put guardrails on AI, then it is now.
21/09/2026

If ever there was a time to put guardrails on AI, then it is now.

Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models

Zuckerberg at it again. What are your thoughts on this?
18/09/2026

Zuckerberg at it again. What are your thoughts on this?

Mark Zuckerberg says competition and liability already give AI labs reason to build safely, breaking with Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI.

This is quite the quandary for SAPS.
16/09/2026

This is quite the quandary for SAPS.

The Information Regulator says the facial recognition in Sita's police bodycam tender is prohibited by default under Popia.

The impact of AI on the retail market.
14/09/2026

The impact of AI on the retail market.

Retailers face a transformed Black Friday 2026 as AI shopping, omnichannel retail and hyperconvenience reshape peak-season buying.

Oh, what a surprise, Apple joins the foldable phone party.
11/09/2026

Oh, what a surprise, Apple joins the foldable phone party.

Apple’s 2026 iPhone line-up starts above US$1,000, led by its first foldable and two Pro models, writes GUIDO RUSSO.

They are coming for all your connected devices.
09/09/2026

They are coming for all your connected devices.

Wearables that connect to email and other business tools have slipped below the cybersecurity radar, writes Werksmans Attorneys director TEBOGO SIBIDLA.

Ad astra per aspera for OpenAI?
07/09/2026

Ad astra per aspera for OpenAI?

OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is its most capable model yet - but it also concedes the AI is getting better at hiding its reasoning.

It's not like the social media ban has been effective in Australia and Europe, judging by some reports.
04/09/2026

It's not like the social media ban has been effective in Australia and Europe, judging by some reports.

Karri's Parent Survey found that 91% support controls on cellphone use at school.

Up next, Apple versus OpenAI.
02/09/2026

Up next, Apple versus OpenAI.

OpenAI has denied Apple's trade secret theft claims, calling the Apple OpenAI lawsuit a mess of the iPhone maker's own making.

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