News24 Business | EU slaps big fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. Source

News24 Business | US judge finds Google holds illegal online ad tech monopolies

Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the US. Source

News24 Business | Trump's tariff onslaught hits Apple from all sides

Apple is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions. Source

News24 Business | Amazon, OnlyFans founder among bidders who want to buy TikTok

April 2 -As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up. Source

News24 Business | 'Something is rotten': Apple's AI strategy faces doubts

Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy?Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy? Source

News24 Business | MTN successfully trials satellite-to-phone call in the Northern Cape

MTN just tested a new technology in the small agricultural town of Vryburg that could soon bring big improvements to communication in rural areas. Source

News24 Business | Making money on SA TikTok: What's possible and what's not

Helena Lersch, the vice president of public policy at TikTok owner Bytedance, said that while the Creator Fund is still only operating in a few countries, the company is constantly working to improve monetisation features for South African creators. Source

News24 Business | Does 'vibe coding' make everyone a programmer?

Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT? Source

News24 Business | SA, Chinese researchers create record-breaking 'unbreakable' secure data link of 12 900km

Researchers from Stellenbosch University and China teamed up for a pioneering project to test the technology that might be used to protect the world's data in the coming years. Source

News24 Business | 'Scarily' good scam impersonations of SA CEOs are even tricking their friends

Afrimat's CEO says online scams have become so sophisticated that a good friend of his was duped into thinking he was chatting with him on social media – in Afrikaans. Source

News24 Business | Elon Musk's X sues Indian government over takedown orders

Elon Musk's social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed. Source

News24 Business | Botswana uses TikTok to sell real diamonds to young Americans

Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer, is betting that selling big gems to rich young Americans will ease its economic woes and it is trying to catch their eye via Instagram and TikTok. Source