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  1. Jan

    Kindle store flooded with ChatGPT-written books

    ChatGPT-assisted books flood Amazon Kindle store ChatGPT is credited on over 200 ebooks in the Amazon Kindle store as a coauthor, and this might only be a fraction of new books that used the technology, Reuters reports. It isn’t compulsory (or enforceable) for authors to disclose that they...
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    Amazon bringing Hugging Face AI tools to AWS

    Amazon bringing Hugging Face AI tools to AWS Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit is expanding a partnership with artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face Inc., which is developing a ChatGPT rival, the latest move as the biggest technology firms line up allies in an attention-getting market for...
  4. Jan

    FCC gives Amazon approval to launch over 3,000 communication satellites

    Amazon wins approval to launch over 3,000 satellites to rival Starlink The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon the all-clear to launch 3,236 satellites into orbit to support its upcoming Project Kuiper broadband service. The FCC's International Bureau approved the...
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  5. Jan

    Amazon reports $2.7 billion annual loss

    Amazon reports first annual loss since 2014 Amazon incurred a net loss of $2.7 billion (R46.16 billion) in 2022, the first time that the tech giant failed to make a profit since 2014. The company revealed this in its latest quarterly results presentation for the three months ending December 2022.
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Spotify joining Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft with jobs cuts

    Spotify joining Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft with jobs cuts Spotify Technology SA is planning layoffs as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the plans, joining a slew of technology companies from Amazon.com Inc. to Meta Platforms Inc. in announcing job cuts to lower...
  7. Jan

    How MultiChoice's plans to compete with Netflix, Disney, Amazon

    DStv's strategy to compete against Netflix and Disney+ MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela said it is positioning its offerings as the “home of local and sport” as a differentiator to compete in the streaming market. Mawela spoke to CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters at the World Economic Forum’s annual...
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  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple planning to launch smart home displays to rival Google and Amazon

    Apple planning to launch smart home displays to rival Google and Amazon Apple Inc. is working on a slate of devices aimed at challenging Amazon.com Inc. and Google in the smart home market, including new displays and a faster TV set-top box, after relaunching its larger HomePod speaker. The...
  9. Jan

    Microsoft plans 10,000 job cuts, to take $1.2 billion charge

    Microsoft cutting 10,000 jobs — will cost R20 billion Microsoft Corp. said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, taking steps to cope with an increasingly bleak outlook that has now bruised many of the technology industry’s biggest names. The company will take a $1.2...
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  10. Jan

    Fake hard drive warning

    Beware fake hard drives sold online Amazon.com shoppers should be wary of fake but positively-reviewed portable hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) selling on its marketplace. Review Geek recently found several 16TB portable HDDs and SSDs from unfamiliar brands on Amazon...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon and Nvidia lead tech share rally

    Amazon and Nvidia lead tech share rally The market is regaining its appetite for risk after a bitter 2022 as traders increasingly snap up some of last year’s biggest losers, particularly beaten down tech stocks. Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp. are among the biggest contributors to the Nasdaq...
  12. Jan

    Despite global lay-offs, Amazon and Microsoft are hiring in South Africa

    Amazon and Microsoft hiring in South Africa Despite widespread global retrenchments, Amazon and Microsoft are still hiring in South Africa. However, the number of jobs advertised by each has dropped significantly. Amazon lists only 13 positions in the country — down from 175 jobs in November...
  13. Jan

    Amazon plans to go ahead with South African marketplace despite global retrenchments - sources

    Amazon marketplace plans for South Africa after 18,000 job cuts Amazon is continuing with its plans to launch marketplace and Amazon Prime services in South Africa this year despite cost-cutting at the company. Last year, reports surfaced that Amazon was planning to launch a marketplace in...
    • Jan
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  14. Jan

    Best jobs in 2023 according to US labour data - fastest-growing, high-paying, recession-proof careers

    Top careers for 2023 — these jobs are in high demand Software developer clinched the top spot of US News & World Report list of the best jobs of 2023, up from the number five spot last year — despite high-profile layoffs at major tech players like Meta Platforms Inc., Salesforce Inc. and...
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    These are the stocks super-investors are buying

    These are the stocks super-investors are buying The most popular shares among super-investors over the last few months are Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce. It was revealed by Dataroma, which tracks Form 13F filings from super-investors with the Securities and Exchange...
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    Amazon's South Africa marketplace to use Rivian Electric Vans for deliveries?!

    One of the many articles I like reading on MyBroadband are Amazon articles. While watching a review about the Rivian Electric Amazon Delivery Van by Doug DeMuro, he mentions that Rivian plans to offer right-hand drive versions of the exclusive-built vans for the following markets: Europe...
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    Secret to Amazon, Google, and Meta's success

    Secret to Amazon, Google, and Meta's success Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal and Palantir, says the success of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft could be boiled down to one factor — they are monopolies. Speaking at Stanford University, Thiel said the aim of any company should...
  18. Jan

    Amazon and ancient tribe face off over Cape Town headquarters

    Amazon faces off with ancient South African tribe over Cape Town headquarters On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine — it lies next...
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    Lawsuit claims Amazon.com took delivery drivers' tips for itself

    Lawsuit claims Amazon.com took delivery drivers' tips for itself Washington DC’s attorney general is suing Amazon.com Inc., seeking civil penalties for allegedly misleading consumers who thought they were tipping delivery drivers but had the money diverted to cover the couriers’ base pay. The...
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    FTX collapse series in the works with Avengers duo slated to direct

    FTX collapse series in the works with Avengers duo slated to direct Amazon has ordered an eight-episode limited TV series based on the events leading up to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Variety reports. The first episode (the "pilot") of the series will be written and executive...
  21. Jan

    Companies building private power in South Africa - including biogas from SAB

    South African companies betting big on private power — including electricity from cow dung South African businesses are investing billions into self-generating power capacity to combat the impact of load-shedding on their operations and reduce their carbon footprint. In the last few months...
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