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Blue Label was co-founded and is led by co-CEOs Mark Levy and Brett Levy Blue Label Telecoms, the JSE-listed company that’s in the process of taking control of mobile operator Cell C, has announced it plans to change its name. The name change, which is still subject to shareholder approval, comes as the group undergoes a “significant restructuring process” involving the separation of its telecommunications and non-telecoms business units, it said in a statement to investors on Friday. “In light of this strategic shift, the board believes it is prudent for the company’s name to reflect this new direction by…

Bitcoin hits $118 000 in fresh high. Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high on Friday morning, trading at over $118 000 per unit (or more than R2 million), as geopolitical tensions and shifting investor sentiment saw capital flowing into alternative assets.Christo de Wit, Luno country manager, says the price has been bolstered by a combination of there being more buyers than sellers at the moment, a weaker dollar and government support as the US government embraces the unit as a legitimate currency.US-based investment firm Ark Invest has forecast that the crypto-currency could reach $1.5 million (R26.7 million) per coin…

Apple is planning new iPads, MacBook Pros and more in the coming months Apple is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026, including a new low-end iPhone, multiple iPads and upgraded Macs. The line-up — due by spring of next year — includes updates to Apple’s entry-level tablet and iPad Air, as well as an external Mac monitor, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The budget smartphone, dubbed the iPhone 17e, will be a follow-up to a US$599 model, the 16e, that Apple launched earlier this year. The company is…

ZADNA CEO Molehe Wesi. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) will implement its previously announced Consumer Price Index (CPI)-linked registry fee adjustment, effective 1 October, it said yesterday.The move, it says, follows the public consultation process conducted in 2024, and is aligned with its multi-year pricing projection strategy.“Starting 1 October 2025, the wholesale fee for domain names in the four commercial second-level domains (co.za, org.za, net.za and web.za) will increase from R61 to R65 per domain name. This adjustment reflects the CPI-linked annual increase projected in June 2024,” says Molehe Wesi, CEO of ZADNA.ZADNA is a…

MultiChoice South Africa CEO Byron du Plessis MultiChoice is working on a huge overhaul of DStv, including revamping its channel bouquets, as it looks to stem subscriber losses in an increasingly competitive market. Key to the upcoming changes is figuring out how to attract younger viewers, whose media consumption patterns are radically different to older generations – with youngsters having grown up on a diet of short-form and other online video. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Thursday, MultiChoice South Africa CEO Byron du Plessis revealed that the upcoming changes go far beyond its investigation into the possibility of…

Samsung rolls out its thinnest and lightest foldable in the Galaxy Z Fold series. South Korean electronics giant Samsung has rolled out the latest flagship smartphones in its foldables portfolio, including one with a “better” price point.While it usually offers two foldable devices, for the seventh iteration, the smartphone maker unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold7,Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 FE.The foldable smartphones, together with the Galaxy Watch8 series, were unveiled at the Unpacked 2025 event, livestreamed from Brooklyn, New York, to an audience in Johannesburg.Justin Hume, vice-president for mobile experience at Samsung South Africa, said the company is…

Bitcoin climbed to an all-time high near US$112 000 late on Wednesday, bolstered by an increased risk appetite and persistent institutional demand as traditional financial market players embraced the world’s largest cryptocurrency. It touched a record peak of $111 988.90 and was last up 0.4% at $111 259. Since the beginning of the year, bitcoin has advanced more than 18%. “Bitcoin is the only asset I am aware of where it becomes less risky as it grows in size,” wrote Anthony Pompliano, founder and CEO of Professional Capital Management, in a letter to investors on Wednesday. Ether, the second-largest digital currency in terms…

Nvidia headquarters, Santa Clara, California. Nvidia has reached the $4 trillion market capitalisation milestone, becoming the first company in the world to do so, as it outpaces the rest of the “Magnificent Seven” technology companies.The rise in the chipmaker’s share price – from $10 five years ago to more than $162 now – makes it the world’s most valuable company, underscoring the strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as companies race to beat their counterparts in offering advanced applications of the technology.CompaniesMarketCap.com has tracked Nvidia’s rise since 1999, with its value growing from $550 million at that stage, to…

OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Google’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter have said. The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web. It will give OpenAI more direct access to a cornerstone of Google’s success: user data. If adopted by the 500 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s browser could put pressure on a key component of rival Google’s ad-money spigot. Chrome is an important pillar of Google’s…

1GLOBAL API technology powers the Odido SimWallet 1GLOBAL, a technology-driven global mobile communications provider, has partnered with leading Dutch mobile operator Odido to power the launch of SimWallet, a standalone mobile app for eSIM connectivity. SimWallet was introduced into the Dutch market in April this year. It provides near-instant access to Odido’s 5G network in the Netherlands and can be used by anyone, regardless of whether they are an Odido customer. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250709356448/en/Once installed, users can connect to Odido’s state-of-the-art 5G network for unlimited internet for 24 hours, multiple days or…