Hallucinated citations have landed communications minister Solly Malatsi in a political storm, with his credibility on the line.
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Communications minister Solly Malatsi has promised “consequence management” for officials responsible.
Section 189 protects against retrenchments in South Africa. But natural attrition needs no consultation, and AI is accelerating it.
Capital spending at SpaceX more than doubled last year, exceeding revenue and raising fears of further raises.
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Elon Musk has said he foresees SpaceX making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year.
The SABC needs a new funding model but political squabbling has left a crucial draft bill in limbo.
TooMuchWifi, which is focused on providing internet access in poorer communities, has announced a big funding round.
The tech landscape is pockmarked with many missteps and failures, from IBM’s OS/2 to the recent CrowdStrike disaster.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that Chinese AI rivals are filling the void left by the departure of US companies.
A US federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect.
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Google allegedly devised plans to share app store revenue with Android phone makers to ensure the devices were pre-installed with the Play store.
China’s ICBC paid a ransom after it was hacked last week, a Lockbit ransomware gang representative said.
Herbert Wigwe, co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank, is investing in a new university to help build skills.
ICBC’s US arm was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted trades in the US treasury on Thursday.
Banks are looking to speed up plans to move creaking legacy platforms onto the cloud, a slow and often costly process, but one that has been given extra urgency by Covid-19.
Too rich for debt relief available to most African nations and hobbled by its politics, South Africa is facing a public financing crisis.
