A revised draft of South Africa’s national policy on AI will only be released for public comment in January 2027.
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Retail group Pepkor has announced a launch date for its new bank and set a target customer base for its first five years.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says he was wrong to fear AI would wipe out entry-level white-collar jobs.
CEO Rob Godlonton says the Silversoft acquisition is one step in a broader tech consolidation strategy.
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Two government agencies have moved within hours of each other to knock down reports of system compromises.
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Pick n Pay’s online platform has reached profitability but rival Sixty60 still dominates when it comes to scale.
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Eskom’s generation recovery is working, but unbundling has stalled and municipal debt signals deeper trouble.
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The first US pope calls for political action and a ban on artificial intelligence making lethal decisions.
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A month after Mythos’s limited launch, cybersecurity practitioners say the hacking threat is more measured than feared.
Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes on AI, with Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah joining the Vatican launch.
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