South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
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Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.
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Prepaid woes and rising bad debts have dragged MTN South Africa’s earnings down, despite strong enterprise growth.
Meta may cut one in five workers as it pours billions into AI infrastructure and talent, three sources have said.
Shoprite has agreed to acquire a majority stake in R&A Cellular, targeting the informal retail sector.
Liquidation looms for the Post Office as its rescue practitioners warn government they intend to wind it up.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has moved to unblock broadband roll-out with a new policy direction.
Electronic warfare is disrupting ship navigation systems, and commercial crews aren’t prepared for it.
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Mastercard is in talks to acquire crypto start-up Zerohash for between $1.5-billion and $2-billion, Fortune reported.
Beijing has long been irked by Washington’s export controls that ban Nvidia from selling its most advanced AI chips to China.
Nvidia has agreed to pay $1-billion for a stake of 2.9% in Nokia as part of a deal focused on AI and data centres.
Apple topped $4-trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone.
