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Amazon launch in South Africa on 7 May, the necessary war for efficiency

The e-commerce giant Amazon is finally in the country after months of testing. As of May 7, Amazon.co.za has been launched in South Africa…

Why Amazon in South Africa made the news, the end of Small Street?

South African-based sellers will get the chance to reach a wide range of customers across the country, but many other changes are near, and…

Is Google’s Bard better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT? We find out

Google may have been delayed in the AI race, but the introduction of Bard in March appears to have taken the lead, especially recently…

Upskill or stay behind: The shift to AI, ChatGPT and more from a history of mavericks

Spotting trends and making ground-level assessments have become a palatable way for the tech industry to invest in upcoming software including hardware that will…

Amazon joins AI race, launches own generative AI service

Amazon is the latest to join the AI race as the company has now introduced tools to build and grow its own artificial intelligence…

Jack Ryan is back season 3 released

After a long wait popular series Jack Ryan is back on our screens since the protagonists close calls in season 2. Season two aired…

These are the top brands cybercriminals like to pose as when phishing

Check Point Research has listed the brands that cybercriminals like to pose as most when targeting online users with phishing scams. Check Point Research,…

Amazon to buy movie studio MGM for $8.45 billion

Amazon has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) for $8.45 billion, one of its biggest company purchases to…

Amazon to open up African headquarters in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town has announced that Amazon will open up an African base of operations with headquarters in a new development in…

US tech antitrust hearing: Roundup of the biggest tech company reveals

In a historic antitrust hearing, tech company CEOs testified before US Congress about anti-competitive behaviour. The hearing lasted over five hours on 29 July,…

Amazon to add 3000 new work-from-home jobs in South Africa

Amazon has announced plans to create 3000 new virtual, work-from-home jobs in South Africa this year. According to the company, these jobs will range…

AWS switches on its first African data centres in Cape Town

Amazon on Wednesday announced the opening of its first Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in Cape Town. It’s also the first AWS data…

Does Amazon Alexa work on the Fitbit Versa 2 in South Africa?

The Fitbit Versa 2 brings new hardware, a premium aesthetic and a Premium subscription service for fitness freaks. But one important and overlooked addition,…

Now even your granny can use and hear Amazon Alexa

Amazon is making Alexa more accessible to its older customers by updating the assistant with two slower speaking rates. “Some of our hard of…

6 big trailers and ads from the 2019 Super Bowl

On Sunday, the 53rd edition of the Super Bowl took place in Atlanta, USA, and as the American sporting tradition dictates, a number of…

Facebook caught skewing the review score of its Portal device on Amazon

Facebook employees have been spotted giving the company’s Portal video calling devices five-star ratings on Amazon. This comes after The Verge spotted a Twitter…

Amazon to produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV show

Amazon has acquired the global television rights to adapt Lord of the Rings, based on the classic novels by JRR Tolkien, into multiple seasons. The series…

Amazon, WhatsApp score poorly in EFF’s annual privacy report

When you sign up for the world’s biggest services/apps, you’re giving loads of information to these firms. But who can be trusted with your data?…

Amazon’s S3 outage temporarily killed some of the internet

The last time the internet literally lost itself was October 2016, when global DNS giant Dyn suffered a DDoS attack. That was bad, plunging…

Amazon wants to take over the boardroom, silence Skype with Chime

Internet behemoth Amazon has announced a new workplace messaging and conferencing facility. Dubbed Chime, the product is billed as a “communications service that transforms…

Crime-drama Sneaky Pete kicks off Amazon’s 2017 Originals roster

We’re pretty much spoilt for choice when it comes to series this year. Along with Netflix’s strong lineup and ShowMax’s South African content, newcomer…

Amazon Prime Video: originals to watch in SA?

Let’s be honest for a second… Amazon knows that many people are only tuning into Prime Video for The Grand Tour. After all, the…

Amazon Prime Video is officially in South Africa

The Amazon Prime Video streaming service has officially gone global, launching in South Africa as well. “Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime Video is…

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