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Disruption, technology drive consumer behaviour
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Can the gold rally continue?
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G42, AMD enable French innovation in AI
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GABI report identifies African growth areas
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Revenue surges as tablets stage a comeback
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Musk puts in bid for OpenAI
Elon Musk, together with a group of investors, has made an unsolicited bid to buy acquire the assets of OpenAI for $97,4-billion. OpenAI was formed as a non-profit organisation by Musk, chief executive Sam Altman and others in 2015, with the aim of making its...
Very few security leaders balance data security, business objectives
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Cloud a key driving force for TMT deal activity
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Rising demand for crypto in Africa amid stricter compliance
As global regulations tighten and crypto fraud surges by 48%, African crypto platforms must brace for increasing user demand, stricter compliance and rising user expectations. This is according to the State of the Crypto Industry 2025 report from full-cycle...
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Addressing the risk from cyberattacks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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