Brett Venter

4 days ago | stuff.co.za | Brett Venter

Having Starlink finally appear on the South African landscape could significantly change how some parts of the country function. BEE laws might alter (a bit), foreign investment policies could be modified, and folks might wind up having infrastructure-free internet access in remote locations. There’s one other segment that could have new issues to cope with: astronomy. South Africa’s astronomy program is a sophisticated one, particularly in the field of radio astronomy.

4 days ago | stuff.co.za | Brett Venter

OpenAI is one of the largest names in artificial intelligence, if not the largest name. Backed by Microsoft and a literal ton of other people’s money — Japan’s SoftBank has been instrumental in sourcing around $40 billion of investment in 2025 alone — it’s also got a lot to lose. Perhaps that’s why company head Sam Altman appears willing to say anything, and nothing, to keep the hype going.

4 days ago | stuff.co.za | Brett Venter

Huawei has kept a tight lid on its upcoming Pura 80 smartphone, but we won’t need to pry into any corners for too much longer. The smartphone maker intends to lift that lid on 11 June, showing off the sequel to a somewhat flawed but still impressive predecessor. Huawei teased the device in its announcement on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, showing only the camera unit from the Pura 80.

5 days ago | stuff.co.za | Brett Venter

Samsung isn’t exactly known for its generosity, but a new price drop for South African customers pushes its most affordable smartphones even further into the budget category. Pricing is valid when purchasing directly from Samsung’s online and physical stores, plus partner retailers, and affects four smartphones. The phones are the Galaxy A05, A05s, A06, and A16 — Samsung’s bottom order, sure, but the pricing now reflects that even more.

5 days ago | stuff.co.za | Brett Venter

US District Judge Amit Mehta heard closing arguments on potential remedies to Google’s antitrust actions. As part of their consideration, the judge has floated the idea of less harsh punitive measures than are being proposed, namely in terms of how long the measures will be in effect. Google faces several remedies in its ongoing antitrust case alleging that the internet giant has an illegal monopoly on… oh, all sorts of things.