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Darth Vader returns to big screen – Gadget
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‘Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith’ has been rereleased in cinemas on its 20th anniversary, though some may have to watch it on Disney+.
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AI decodes Parkinson’s Disease in the Cloud – Gadget
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Precise mapping of a patient’s brain can enable a wider range of treatments, writes DR ROWLAND ILLING, chief medical officer of AWS.
on Apr 17
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EqualyzAI crafts Africa-centred AI – Gadget
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The startup’s new models reflect local languages, cultures, and decision-making contexts.
on Apr 11
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SA artists rise as AI tunes listener habits – Gadget
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Local artists were streamed by new listeners over 1.1-billion times on Spotify last year, writes JASON BANNIER.
on Apr 10
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Hackers target kids earning online – Gadget
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Many children are generating income through digital platforms from an early age, but Kaspersky says these young users face increasing online threats.
on Apr 4
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Worldwide GenAI spend to hit $644bn this year – Gadget
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Gartner warns that CIOs must prepare for rising GenAI spend, fuelled by better foundational models and growing demand for AI products.
on Apr 2
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Language becomes a new infrastructure – Gadget
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A version of the AI future is taking shape in African languages, in African contexts, and by African innovators, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Apr 1
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South Africa drives region's music surge – Gadget
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Sub-Saharan Africa's music industry crosses a milestone as digital innovation reshapes its soundscape, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Mar 31
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inZOI enters Early Access with AI – Gadget
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In the new AI-driven life sim, players can control characters as they shape entire cities and watch them think, act, and evolve on their own.
on Mar 28
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When snakes and ladders goes luxury – Gadget
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Finger errors in pricing could cause sales fall-out for Takealot, writes SHERYL GOLDSTUCK.
on Mar 24
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Parliament to public: Social hackers have domino effect – Gadget
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The $Ramaphosa' YouTube hijack is more than just a national embarrassment, writes ANNA COLLARD, SVP of content strategy at KnowBe4.
on Mar 20
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In ‘Public Eye’, players can solve crimes via an in-game app with an AI-powered assistant.
on Mar 19
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Airlines clamp down on power banks – Gadget
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Travellers need to be aware of new restrictions, after two more carriers joined airlines responding to overheating batteries causing fires on planes.
on Mar 18
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MWC 2025: Lenovo unveils solar PC – Gadget
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The new Yoga Solar PC Concept, featuring a 24% solar energy conversion rate, was revealed in Barcelona this week.
on Mar 6
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Fly me (data) to the moon – Gadget
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Valkyrie has launched the first space data centre to the moon, marking a new era in data storage - and space travel.
on Mar 5
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FlySafair prepares for onboard Wi-Fi – Gadget
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South Africa's no-frills airline is standing by to introduce on-board when Starlink and the regulator sort out their disputes, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Feb 25
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'AI love you' and other Valentine lies – Gadget
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Research released last week by several companies shows an intensification of romance scams - with numerous people falling for AI bots.
on Feb 19
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AI Energy Score unveiled – Gadget
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Salesforce, in collaboration with Hugging Face, Cohere, and Carnegie Mellon University, has released a benchmarking tool that lets developers and users evaluate AI energy consumption.
on Feb 13
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African gaming market reaches $1.8bn – Gadget
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Africa gained 32-million new gamers in 2024, according to new research by Carry1st and Newzoo.
on Feb 6
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‘inZOI’, the Sims killer, coming soon – Gadget
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Players can craft immersive stories in ‘inZOI’, harnessing generative AI to customise their characters.
on Jan 23
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‘Superstore’ gets isiZulu adaptation – Gadget
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Showmax and NBCUniversal Formats are bringing a South African twist to the hit US comedy series.
on Jan 21
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CES 2025: Hyundai debuts full holographic windshield – Gadget
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Using augmented reality, the display provides critical driving information while delivering a panoramic, immersive experience.
on Jan 6
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New ‘Lion King’ traces Mufasa’s trials – Gadget
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'Mufasa: The Lion King’, an orphaned cub rises from being an outcast to becoming the leader of the Pride Lands.
on Dec 20
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This is what you searched in 2024 – Gadget
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From the Demure trend to the Dricus frenzy, with AFCON thrown in, Google reveals the search terms that piqued SA the most this year.
on Dec 13
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70% of SA youth aspire to gaming careers – Gadget
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New research by HP and RGB Gaming reveals huge lack of opportunity awareness, despite vast interest in the gaming industry, writes JASON BANNIER.
on Dec 12
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'Quishing' is coming for your QR codes – Gadget
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Hackers exploit QR codes to steal company credentials from mobile devices, warns Sophos - and offers tips to protect yourself.
on Dec 2
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ICANN unlocks domain names – Gadget
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Small businesses, organisations, and communities can now create and manage custom generic top-level domains as alternatives to the likes of dot.com.
on Nov 22
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Gadget of the Week: Bluesky comes to the social rescue – Gadget
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Twitter's brainy cousin moves out of the basement, but sometimes forgets to shower, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Nov 20
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AI to reshape historical events – Gadget
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Twelve South Africans have been selected for the French Institute of South Africa’s Unrecorded Voices programme.
on Nov 8
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Digital parent pact launches in SA – Gadget
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The movement enables parents to commit to delaying smartphone use by their children until high school.
on Nov 6
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Google goes all in on African language, AI, skills – Gadget
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At an event in Nairobi, the search giant announced it has added 15 African languages to its translation platform, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Nov 4
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‘Stranger Things’ star shares love of CT – Gadget
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Grace van Dien made South Africa her home while filming ‘The Fix’, a science fiction film in which she stars.
on Nov 1
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TikTok bans 144k South African accounts – Gadget
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More than 624,000 videos were removed for violating community guidelines on the social platform.
on Oct 29
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83% of people take devices to bed – Gadget
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A survey by NordVPN revealed that the majority of people scroll through social media while in bed, putting them in danger.
on Oct 23
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‘2070’ movie spotlights Africa's climate crisis – Gadget
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The movie, which forms part of the Earthshot Prize initiative, presents a Nigerian schoolgirl’s haunting vision of a future shaped by pollution and neglect.
on Oct 19
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Lab recreates Spider-Man's web-slinger – Gadget
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The stream of liquid silk quickly turns to a strong fiber that sticks to and lifts objects - although not yet villains.
on Oct 18
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Pet Lounge opens at Joburg airport – Gadget
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Swissport International has unveiled a dedicated area for unaccompanied pets at OR Tambo International Airport.
on Oct 18
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'Bring Your own AI' is new work secret – Gadget
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Businesses face new challenges if they don’t get real about employees’ AI use, writes CHRIS WIGGETT, MEA director of AI at NTT Data.
on Oct 17
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Study shows AI can boost energy efficiency – Gadget
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AI is playing a crucial role in South Africa’s sustainability efforts, writes DOUG WOOLLEY, GM and VP of Dell Technologies SA.
on Sep 18
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These are the most lucrative tech careers – Gadget
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The technology job market is rapidly transforming, with certain roles set to be in high demand, writes MVELO HLOPHE, CEO of Zaio.
on Sep 9
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Beetlejuice comes back to life – Gadget
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In the sequel, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’, the Deetz family’s daughter inadvertently opens a portal to the afterlife, unleashing chaos as the mischievous spirit makes his return.
on Sep 6
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Solar waste crisis looms – Gadget
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Experts warn of a future wave of hazardous waste, especially because South Africa lacks proper systems to reuse, recycle, or dispose of panels.
on Sep 5
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AWS Summit: GenAI sees for the unsighted – Gadget
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Among innovative demos in the GenAI Zone, one stood out for its advancements in accessibility, writes JASON BANNIER.
on Sep 4
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SA music booming, but not for music makers – Gadget
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Artists need a good understanding of the business side of music, Nick Matzukis of the Academy of Sound Engineering tells ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
on Aug 30
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Study highlights SA's AI potential – Gadget
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The GSMA identifies South Africa as a pivotal player in leveraging AI for socio-economic development and addressing climate impact.
on Aug 26
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SA female gamers triumph in Africa – Gadget
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The Protea female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team became champions of Africa when they triumphed over Tunisia in the AEC24 tournament this week.
on Aug 23
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Zelda takes reins in ‘Echoes of Wisdom’ – Gadget
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In the absence of Link, the princess must protect the Kingdom of Hyrule in the new 'Legend of Zelda' game.
on Aug 14
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Lelapa launches Africa's first AI large language model – Gadget
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Swahili, Yoruba, IsiXhosa, Hausa, and isiZulu all form part of the multilingual InkubaLM, aimed at enhancing low-resource African languages.
on Aug 5
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Cost of a data breach hits R53m in SA – Gadget
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An IBM report finds that stolen or compromised credentials were the most common attacks, with AI cutting the costs by more than a third.
on Aug 1