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Stuff is South Africa's premier consumer technology website, and the home of this tech news podcast, hosted by Toby Shapshak. Everything you want to know about everything you want.
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Microsoft invests R5bn for AI in Africa, with Microsoft's Brad Smith – Stuff
Microsoft will invest R5.4bn over the next two years in South Africa on AI and cloud infrastructure. Vice chair and president Brad Smith , tells Stuff...
AI in Africa, with Microsoft's Scott Hanselman and Lelapa AI’s Pelonomi Moiloa – Stuff
“We have to push back on the idea that AI is smarter than us,” Scott Hanselman, Microsoft’s vice-president of developercommunity, tells Stuff editor-i...
How fairytales can teach us about cybersecurity, with Standard Bank’s Belinda Rathogwa – Stuff
As scammers lean into the psychology of human nature to scare or shame people into giving up security information, Standard Bank is using another form...
Tech startups are flourishing, with Old Mutual’s Vuyo Mpako – Stuff
Given how the startup space in South Africa has blossomed, Old Mutual has launched its own tech venture fund to support this dynamic sector, says Vuyo...
Innovation in risk, yes risk, with FNB’s chief risk officer Emma Mer – Stuff
Risk isn’t a word that consumers often use, but banks are obsessed with it – as they should be, Emma Mer, Chief Risk Officer at FNB, tells Stuff edito...
Why contactless payments are more secure, with FNB Card’s head of fraud Chris Boxall – Stuff
Digital wallets have rapidly become the default means for anyone with a smartphone to use for contactless payments. But are these payment methods have...
The future of AI, with FNB's chief data officer Christoph Nieuwoudt – Stuff
Any conversation with Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt – FNB’s chief data and analytics officer – is always a meandering journey across a range of fields. He de...
The future of payments is contactless, with FNB's Ashley Saffy – T2S2
Where credit cards replaced cheques, virtual cards have replaced plastic ones. But the evolution of payments isn’t over yet, as its contactless future...
How to nav-igate your life, with FNB's nav chief Jolandé Duvenage – Stuff
Jolandé Duvenage is the chief imaginer for FNB’s nav» offering. The bank wants to make it easier to buy or sell a car or a house, value them and insur...
Talking folding glass with Samsung’s Justin Hume and Zahir Cajee – Stuff
Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold 5 and Flip 5 have folding glass screens, an engineering innovation that still delights Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak....
Stuff sits down with Samsung Consumer Electronics’ Director Michael van Lier
Stuff editor Brett Venter sat down with Samsung Consumer Electronics’ Director Michael van Lier (more than once, as it happens). On the menu was every...
Cybersecurity: “Prepare our laziness in advance” with Toby Shapshak
Using free public WiFi has its risks, not least other users snooping on your data. It may seem like a convenience, especially while travelling oversea...
Toby chats to Sonos' Jeff and Joe from New York City
The Sonos Ray has just been released. Listen to Toby Shapshak chat with Jeff and Joe from Sonos in New York City. They talk shop about everything Sono...
Toby Shapshak chats with Ben Amadasun, Netflix's Director of content in Africa
Stuff's Toby Shapshak chats to Africa's Netflix Ben Amadasun.
How Sonos products found their way to South Africa
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sat down with the director of Planetworld, Maurice Van Heerden, to chat about how he came to bring...
How HMD Global and its Nokia phones have positioned themselves in the South African market
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak spoke to HMD Global CEO Florian Seiche while he was in the country.
They touch on some of th...
Samsung's Note-worthy Galaxy S22 Ultra and friends
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak sat down with the head of Samsung South & Southern Africa mobile business Justin Hume ahead of the...
The state of the gaming industry with MSI's Michael Chang
Brett and Duncan are joined by Michael Chang, marketing manager of MSI South Africa, to discuss the state of the gaming industry. They talk about the...
How Mweb is keeping gamers connected
Stuff's publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Mweb's managing director Manelisa Mavuso and Head of Connectivity Derrick Kaylor foll...
Fitness trackers now promote physical and mental strength
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global.
This week we speak to Prateek Kewalramani,...
WTF are NFTs? And should you care?
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
The recent major focus...
This year in tech - the highlights and no-lights
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- This year in tech 202...
How you're really paying for that budget smartphone.
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
Budget- to mid-range ph...
Black Friday tip: Don't get trampled, shop online
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- Black Friday in South...
Our very own Spot robot and how it won't take our jobs
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- Boston Dynamics' Spot...
How to survive Stage 8 load shedding / an apocalypse
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- How Eskom's failing S...
WTF is up with Meta? Reviews: Sonos Beam Gen 2, Jabra Elite 3
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- Facebook, ahem... Met...
Orbital Reef, load shedding, Xiaomi 11 T Pro and TRUTH Social
Join Brett and Marce in audio as they discuss the week's tech headlines -- South African and global. The topics include:
- Blue Origin space sta...
Arno von Helden on digital banking in South Africa
Fintech app Shyft won a prestigious innovation award from global banking organisation Efma in Barcelona in 2016 before it even launched. The innovativ...
Visa CEMEA innovation head Akshay Chopra on new ways of transacting.
Akshay Chopra, Visa's head of Innovation & Design for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA), talks to Stuff Studios editor-i...
Visa SA head Aldo Laubscher on how transactions are evolving to “plastic with a digital feel”
Aldo Laubscher, Visa South Africa country manager, tells Stuff Studios editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak that despite Covid and its effects, the last two...
Coal has no learning curve.
Andre de Ruyter is the most important businessman in South Africa today. If the Eskom CEO can’t deal with its debt, its notorious inefficiency and the...
Samsung's Justin Hume on the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy X Flip3 launch
Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak is joined by Samsung South Africa's Justin Hume following the launch of the South Korean brand's newly establish...
Stephen Van Coller: EOH holding former execs accountable
Stuff's publisher Toby Shapshak talks to Stephen Van Coller CEO of EOH.
News broke that EOH has sued its former co-founder and several senior e...
The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 2
Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he continues his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks...
The World of Work with Toby Shapshak - Episode 1
Join Stuff Magazine's Toby Shapshak, South Africa's voice on technology, as he begins his series of how the world of work is evolving. Toby unpacks ex...
Toby Shapshak discusses cybersecurity with Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB
Toby Shapshak is a man who knows the value of online security and privacy. So who better to discuss these topics with than Kevin Mitchell, CIO of FNB...
SARS web browser, Google and Australia and 5G conspiracy theories
We try a new format and allow Toby to talk as much as he wants in this episode of Stuffed. Join us as we unpack the mystifying SARS web browser that's...
What's up with WhatsApp and its shenanigans
In this week's episode, we delve into WhatsApp's controversial privacy policy change and discuss alternate messaging apps that don't send your data of...
Facebook under fire, SpaceX dominates space, and more tripods
Stuff's editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak and writer Brad Lang sit down to discuss this week's headlining tech news. Find out how Facebook's lawsuit will...