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The Up & Up Group’s creative director of AI and Automation, Jacques Cilliers says it's not about how to use AI, but about why we’re using it in the first place (Image supplied)

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DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

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Dentsu SSA doubles down on business transformation with key appointments

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