South Africa’s largest retail bank by client numbers says the roll-out has moved well past the experimental phase.
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Google is betting the company’s AI monetisation strategy on digital assistants that can plan, decide and act autonomously.
Eskom is working with Nersa to develop a framework to monetise a daytime surplus created by the boom in rooftop solar.
A sluggish renewables roll-out and a looming 2029 supply gap may complicate the timing of Eskom’s plant closures.
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Apple has been hit with a lawsuit that alleges it misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its AI models.
Little progress on consumer incentives has raised serious concerns over South Africa’s sluggish electric vehicle roll-out.
Seacom and Nokia have proposed using submarine cable technology over land to connect Africa’s east and west coasts.
The EU has pledged to invest €11.5-billion in South Africa in clean energy and other projects.
With Investec financing, the 25-acre solar farm will generate two million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually.
JSE CEO Leila Fourie is to retire early next year and will be succeeded by Valdene Reddy.
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If Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter was a needlessly painful and drawn-out saga, pity shareholders in Paramount Global.
Apple’s quarterly results beat modest expectations as the iPhone maker unveiled a record share buyback programme.
Analysts see iPhone sales, which account for about half of Apple’s revenue, falling 10.4% in the first three months of 2024.
Dropbox said its digital-signature product, Dropbox Sign, was breached by hackers.
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