Cape Town start-up Shiprazor has raised R44-million, led by Norrsken22, to expand its courier network and AI tools.
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Home affairs has suspended two senior officials after AI ‘hallucinations’ were found in its new immigration white paper.
South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X.
Sundar Pichai’s bet on full-stack AI – chips, models, cloud – is starting to deliver real commercial returns.
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Meta Platforms will spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centres for “superintelligence”.
Naamsa has warned that new US tariffs on South Africa could decimate the local vehicle manufacturing export industry.
Government will host a colloquium soon to solicit inputs ahead of a planned overhaul of ICT legislation.
Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa and acting MD of Microsoft South Africa, has a new regional role.
Like any good investor, Mark Zuckerberg likes to make a return, but he’s willing to play the long game.
A new draft framework for the broadcasting and media sector, five years in the making, is now open for public comment.
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Generative AI will be on full display as gadget makers race to find consumer uses for the technology.
Intel has appointed Hewlett Packard Enterprise executive Justin Hotard to head its data centre and AI group.
SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing employees who circulated a letter calling CEO Elon Musk an “embarrassment”.
Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards.
For the first time since 2011, Apple didn’t release a version of its flagship iPhone in September. That delay has had a massive ripple effect through its network of vendors.
Changing any big industry to speed its processes up is going to be difficult. But there are signs that substantial changes are underway – and they may be here to stay.
