Physical AI dominated CES this week, yet questions persist over affordability, usefulness and mass market demand.
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South Africa’s electricity supply has entered 2026 in its strongest position in at least five years, Eskom has said.
China’s AI sector is gaining confidence and risk appetite, but chip-making constraints still blunt ambitions to rival the US.
Silicon is transforming battery and charging technology, leading to thinner devices, larger capacities and faster charging.
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The Dutch technology investor, which is controlled by South Africa’s Naspers, owns 27% of Delivery Hero.
The Reserve Bank has released a position paper outlining how it intends modernising the payments ecosystem.
The SABC has proposed applying to national treasury for a VAT exemption on TV licence fees – money it hopes to keep.
The biggest seller of mobile phones in Africa is weighing a listing in Hong Kong that could raise up to $1-billion.
South Africa’s oldest telecommunications operator, Telkom, has a new brand identity, including a new logo.
JSE-listed WeBuyCars has built two AI tools it said it believes will form a “cornerstone of its future growth”.
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Apple is developing its own chip to run AI software in data centres, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
More than 90% of stablecoin transaction volumes aren’t coming from genuine users, according to a new metric.
Jack Dorsey has left the board of social networking service Bluesky, which he helped fund and popularise.
It’s been more than 18 months since Apple last updated its iPad line. The drought ends this Tuesday.
