South Africa’s big financial firms call artificial intelligence a growth driver, yet benefits are rarely tracked properly.
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The first reviews are mixed, supply is tight, and in South Africa the Duo costs up to R77 000.
MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like for like in the first nine months, though the decline eased in the third quarter.
A home affairs credential could spare South Africans repeat payment onboarding, says DIDx’s Lohan Spies.
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South African lawyers warn that chatbot conversations aren’t privileged and can be subpoenaed, unlike talks with an attorney.
AI is rewriting the developer hiring playbook – and South African juniors are paying the price.
Home affairs has committed to hard deadlines and the technical architecture for the launch of South Africa’s digital ID system.
Seacom is targeting regional ISPs with a cheaper route into South Africa’s national peering infrastructure.
Meta Platforms has started trialling a paid WhatsApp tier offering themes, premium stickers and expanded chat pinning.
Anthropic has handed a select few US banks a powerful new tool – and left other institutions looking for answers.
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Touchcast is raising $100-million from venture backers, including OpenAI investor Microsoft.
Cisco has launched a $1-billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence start-ups.
Pat Gelsinger has fired back at a claim that traditional processors like Intel’s are running out of steam in the AI era.
AMD unveiled its latest AI processors on Monday in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia.
The techno-anarchist pioneers of cryptocurrencies believed they were creating a new form of unregulated, decentralised money. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
The world’s richest countries are courting South Africa as a model of how to transition to a more climate-friendly future from a dependency on coal. It’s a pity about the politics, then.
