What the Hack: Why data sovereignty is now about survival, whether your boss could soon track your pulse, and Spotify’s big audiobook move

In this week’s What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit about why data sovereignty has become a survival issue for organisations using AI and the cloud, drawing on insights from Cisco Live in Amsterdam and a conversation with Cisco’s EMEA president. He also examines emerging workpla…

What the Hack! Flood-fighting tech, why AI still needs humans, and the rise of AI agents

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit insights from Amsterdam, where he attended Cisco Live and visited the Maeslantkering, a vast automated storm surge barrier protecting the Netherlands from flooding. He also discusses why AI still needs human input,…

What the Hack! Microsoft AI in SA, Chinese cars shake up the market, and a gadget to keep you on track

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit insights from the Microsoft AI Tour in Johannesburg, where he spoke to Microsoft SA leaders about how the company leverages its own AI software to drive innovation. He also highlights the 18 finalists for the Car o…

What the Hack! AI risks at Davos, autonomous flight, and Hot Wheels enters the building game

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit insights from the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, where AI has surged into the top tier of long-term global threats alongside misinformation and cyber insecurity. He also explores a landmark pilotl…

What the Hack! Cyber fraud trends, shifting smartphone power, and a new foldable as Gadget of the Week

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks with Lester Kiewit from Johannesburg, where he highlights new World Economic Forum data showing cyber fraud emerging as a major global risk. He also explores how Huawei has overtaken Apple in China’s smartphone market while Vivo hold…

What the Hack! CES 2025 highlights, AI in sport, robots, and smart glasses

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit his reflections from CES in Las Vegas, where AI’s impact on sport emerged as a major storyline, alongside increasingly lifelike robots and a surge of smart glasses for everything from productivity to entertainment.…

What the hack! Arthur Goldstuck is at CES Las Vegas

John Maytham speaks to Arthur Goldstuck, CEO of World Wide Worx and editor-in-chief of gadget.co.za, out of Las Vegas where he is attending the BIG Consumer Electronic Show. Although the keynote presentations have yet to take place, Arthur shares some of the big announcements being expected, as wel…

What the Hack! Foldable phones in focus and fun gadgets of the year

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit insights from Dubai, where he attended Huawei’s latest foldable phone launch just days after Samsung revealed a tri-fold device, highlighting the rapid evolution of foldable tech. He also reveals his Fun Gadgets of…

What the Hack! AWS’s AI shake-up, smarter sports analytics, the best smartphones of 2025, and SA’s app of the year

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit insights from the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, where a major announcement signalled AWS’s new direction in the global AI race. He also reflects on his conversation with Julie Souza about AI’s growing role…

What the Hack! Las Vegas AI, Canva’s SA launch, Japan’s kei car winner, and a smarter robot vacuum

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit that he’s in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent, where the spotlight is firmly on the next wave of AI, from custom models to factory-scale agents. He also reflects on last week’s Johannesburg launch of Canva’s South Afric…