The AI extinction risk may be real, but the cure on offer looks more like the leading labs building a competitive moat.
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The finance minister says workshops and road maps have replaced delivery on technology policy.
JSE-listed fintech Optasia’s own full-year target implies second-half revenue could come in well below the first half.
A stronger rand has absorbed almost all of Apple’s US price increase – but only at the cheaper storage tiers.
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Jubilant SAA staff at the country’s biggest airport broke into song and dance on Thursday as the airline took to the skies for the first time in a year.
Business Leadership South Africa has torn strips off communications regulator Icasa over its intention to withdraw temporary spectrum from operators at the end of November.
Remgro-controlled CIVH reduced its losses in the year ended 30 June 2021, with its contribution to headline earnings of a loss of R435-million, from R649-million a year ago.
South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority has warned the public to be cautious in dealing with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
A court case filed by a losing bidder in South Africa’s emergency power programme threatens to delay the provision of the electricity by months.
Telkom’s sprawling wholesale division, Openserve, is likely to be the next unit of the telecommunications group to be listed on the JSE.
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Elon Musk said no one saw or reviewed his tweet about the plan to take Tesla private before he posted it, The New York Times reported, citing an interview in which the billionaire frequently teared up.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees at a meeting that plans to re-enter China with a search engine are “exploratory” and in “early stages”, addressing a topic that has exploded with controversy.
Nvidia’s nine-month crypto gold rush is over. Sales of graphics chips to miners of cryptocurrencies like ethereum dried up faster than expected, the company said.
Tencent slumped after the Chinese social media giant reported shockingly poor quarterly numbers, underscoring how tech superstars that led the market to new heights are showing signs of strain.
Telkom looks set for a big management shake-up in the next few months as government moves to appoint a permanent CEO and a chairman to lead the telecommunications group. The two crucial roles are likely to be filled
Millions of mobile phone subscribers in Africa saw the icon on their phone screens change from Kuwaiti company Zain to Indian company Airtel last fall. The change means little to the average customer, but for the continent, it’s another sign that India is moving in
