Robot artist Sophia, whose first artwork goes up for auction on Wednesday, says she draws inspiration for her work from people and is open to future creative partnerships with humans.
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The $1-billion market for non-fungible tokens has seemingly come out of nowhere to capture the imagination of artists and blockchain enthusiasts all over the world.
A Financial Sector Conduct Authority health warning on cryptos comes amid a flood of complaints from investors who lost money or were scammed, says head of enforcement at the regulatory body, Brandon Topham.
Eskom has suspended load shedding, with effect from midday on Friday, after restoring generation capacity sufficiently to meet customer demand.…
Facebook’s platforms, including online messaging service WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram, were down for thousands of users on Friday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Rain, the first operator in South Africa to deploy a commercial 5G network, plans to roll out 2 000 5G high sites across South Africa’s main urban centres, although there is no timeframe for the build.
South Africa has announced eight preferred bidders to provide emergency power as the state-run electricity monopoly continues to implement rolling blackouts that are weighing on the economy.
Eskom said late on Wednesday evening that it will suspend load shedding on Thursday between 10am and 2pm “to allow the nation to mourn the passing” of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.
It’s certainly not at the same scale as a Tesla or a MicroStrategy, but some privately held South African firms have started converting a portion of their cash holdings into cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.
Pick n Pay can expect some competition from rival Shoprite when it comes to offering a mobile data and voice service.