A leaked US state department draft warns 35 countries they cannot join both American and Chinese AI coalitions.
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The director-general says a date will follow stakeholder consultation, and worries communities think one already exists.
Chinese brand Leapmotor’s second South African model uses the same range-extender trick in a smaller package.
Standard Bank Group has named Amazon Bedrock as its platform and claimed a 20% gain from AI coding tools.
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The renewed deal between the state entities is aimed at boosting clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
Amazon South Africa has introduced a new feature that allows clients to pick a preferred delivery slot.
A momentous week in the technology sector made it clear there is no sign the boom in building AI infrastructure is slowing.
OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38-billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon Web Services.
JSE-listed technology group Altron has lifted its interim dividend by 20% even as it warns of a “tough trading environment” in IT services.
TymeBank will have a new CEO from January, with Cheslyn Jacobs taking the reins from Karl Westvig.
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Apple’s smartphone shipments in China shrank 2.1% in the final quarter of 2023, hurt by intensifying competition from Huawei.
Microsoft’s stock market value crossed the $3-trillion milestone for the first time on Wednesday.
Tesla has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new, mass-market electric vehicle code-named “Redwood”.
German software giant SAP said it will restructure roles for 8 000 jobs to focus on growth in artificial intelligence.
Tencent joined much of China’s Internet sector in a $290-billion selloff on Wednesday after Beijing signalled its strongest intentions yet to rein in Big Tech. Yet it’s in some ways better shielded than its peers.
The mid-level bureaucrats left China’s richest man waiting as they prepared for a meeting that would send shockwaves across the financial world.
