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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Cell C terminated the provision of network services to Virgin Mobile South Africa at 5pm on Wednesday, signalling the death of the country’s first mobile virtual network operator.
Apple’s newest iPhones will go on sale in South Africa on 8 October – three weeks from now – a local agent has confirmed.
FirstRand will end funding for new coal-fired power stations and coal mines and has lowered the cap on its coal exposure as part of moves to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, it said on Wednesday.
TymeBank is likely to break even in 2022. Discovery Bank, by contrast, is targeting breakeven in approximately three years’ time.
Apple unveiled the iPhone 13 and a new iPad mini on Tuesday, expanding 5G connectivity and showing off faster chips and sharper cameras without raising the phone’s pricing.
African Rainbow Capital Investments is planning to expand its portfolio and has entered negotiations to add a fintech conglomerate to the group.
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The ratio of legal to illegal activity in bitcoin has flipped, according to Lilita Infante at the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
Elon Musk said he’s considering taking Tesla private in a radical step that would ease pressure on the money-losing car maker.
Google, the world’s biggest search engine, is welcome to return to China as long as it complies with the nation’s laws and right to control the Internet within its borders, the People’s Daily said.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer virus but warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories.
There’s no cheer this Christmas for Neotel employees. The operator has notified staff that retrenchments are looming, blaming the weak global economy for the move. But company insiders say Neotel, which has more
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