Enforced rigorously, age verification to protect children from harms online could push us towards a less free internet.
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Telkom has guided to a 45-55% earnings jump when it reports this week, but base effects complicate the picture.
Microsoft and Dell are expected to lead the launch as Nvidia muscles into a space dominated by Intel and AMD.
The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
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South Africa’s banks are taking divergent paths on AI, with Investec insisting people, not machines, define the institution.
Africa Finance Corporation has committed up to $100-million to tech fund managers to deepen local venture capital.
Africa Bitcoin Corporation, formerly Altvest Capital, is moving its JSE listing from AltX to the main board.
Microsoft estimates 23.1% of working-age South Africans use generative AI – well ahead of the rest of the continent.
State-aligned Iranian media is floating a plan to charge the world’s tech giants rent on subsea cables in the Strait of Hormuz.
Anthropic will brief central bankers around the world on cyber vulnerabilities its new Mythos model has uncovered.
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Microsoft is building its new Copilot Cowork agent tool on Claude technology as it diversifies beyond OpenAI.
Oil prices have surged by the most since the 1970s, triggering a global market rout and stoking inflation fears.
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its laptop line-up starting at just $599.
Apple has unveiled updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, featuring its latest M5-series chips.
