New research warns online marketplaces pull thousands of threatened animal, plant and fungal species into illegal trade.
Alphabet’s cloud business emerges as its fastest-growing segment, as enterprises ramp up spending on AI infrastructure and services.
South African brands are increasingly unable to prove social media return on investment, shifting focus towards brand awareness and customer engagement.
South African brands shift budgets, as LinkedIn and TikTok gain momentum while Facebook steadily loses influence.
Search had a strong quarter with AI driving usage, queries at an all-time high and 19% revenue growth, says CEO Sundar Pichai.
The search engine giant doubles down on digital infrastructure and inclusive connectivity priorities for South Africa, divulges Google country director Kabelo Makwane.
The rise of finfluencers is a double-edged sword – representing unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the financial sector.
Second-screen viewing now dominates global media habits, reshaping entertainment, says Flux Trends.
South African creators raise concerns over plans to tax social media earnings, arguing the move is unfair and could stifle growth in the content economy.
2025 saw major outages across gaming, streaming, and social media services, but none were as impactful as the cloud outages from the likes of AWS, Cloudflare and Du.
The so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla – are worth more than China’s economy
The competition watchdog recommends a regulatory framework for the establishment of a social media ombud.
ITWeb TV: Psychiatrists raise alarm over excessive screen time in SA | Episode #103
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Dr Stacey Ochse, psychiatrist member at the South African Society of Psychiatrists, talks about the alarming effects of excessive screen time on children's mental health. She also shares expert tips on how to mitigate the risks. #ScreenTime #DigitalWellness #KidsAndTechnology
Doctor Mafuwafuwane's Journey from Cloud to Cybersecurity Leadership | Exploring careers in tech #8
In this episode of Exploring Careers in Tech, we speak to Doctor Mafuwafuwafuwane, a Practice Lead for Security Services at Nexio. He describes his career journey, starting from studying computer engineering and then working in the cloud space for big companies such as IBM. Eventually, he transitioned into the security space, gaining experience in building solutions on top of mobile phones that separated work and personal data as a Client Technical Advisor. He then moved to First Distribution as part of the pre-sales team, where he familiarised himself with firewalling, data management, and antivirus solutions among many other security fields. After that, he joined Altron, where he received various promotions as a Solutions Architect. Following three and a half years there, he moved to Logicalis, where he served as a Practice Manager for Security Services in a client-facing role. #CareersInTech #CyberSecurity #Jobs