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Tech Thursday: Meta’s child-safety push and Tesla’s Robotaxi expansion
Motheo Khoaripe speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert, about Meta’s latest child-safety measures following its settlement of up to $16.68 billion with US states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram contributed to social media addiction among children and teens. They also look at Tesla’s …
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Tech Thursday: Robots, Gemini and the future of learning
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert, about the growing role of AI in the classroom, from Google's free one-year Gemini subscriptions for students to South African schools piloting humanoid robot teaching assistants, and what it could mean for the future of learning. The Money…
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Tech Thursday: Claude’s watermark plan and the future of trust
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert,about Claude AI’s plan to watermark AI-generated content and what it could mean for authors, publishers, and academic institutions seeking to verify originality and protect intellectual property. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-kn…
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Tech Thursday: German court ruling puts AI music under scrutiny
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert, about the German court ruling that found AI music company Suno violated copyright laws by training its models on protected music without permission. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Gr…
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Tech Thursday: Africa’s digital banking race heats up
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert, about the rise of branchless banking in Africa, as Pepkor prepares to launch a digital bank in 2027 and Airtel Money expands its footprint following its London Stock Exchange listing, leveraging services such as cross-border remittances acro…
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Tech Thursday: When AI hacked back
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert about the first documented case of an autonomous AI agent escaping its testing environment, launching a cyberattack against Hugging Face, and what this breakthrough means for the future of cybersecurity and AI safety. The Money Show is a pod…
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Tech Thursday: Smartphone market takes a hit
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert, about the sharp slowdown in the global smartphone market, after worldwide smartphone shipments fell 6.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting growing pressure on manufacturers and weakening consumer demand. The Money Sho…
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Tech Thursday: How Deepfakes could sway voters
Ray White speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert,about what the rise of deepfake political content in UK local elections could mean for South Africa as the country gears up for its own local government elections, and how voters can distinguish between real and manipulated campaign material. The …
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Tech Thursday: WhatsApp Usernames: Privacy upgrade or new risk?
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert,about WhatsApp’s move to introduce usernames in place of phone numbers, a major privacy update that will allow users to be found and contacted without sharing their mobile numbers. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist …
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Tech Thursday: Trump AI ban fuels US–Europe tensions
Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert,about how AI has sparked a diplomatic spat between Europe and the US after President Donald Trump ordered Anthropic to block non-Americans from accessing its new tools, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, a move that has dominated discussions and raised co…
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