The acquisition of Globalstar gives Amazon a direct-to-device network and Apple ties as it scrambles to catch Starlink.
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South Africa’s draft AI policy admits the country’s dependence on rival superpowers leaves it exposed.
Cape Town start-up AI Diagnostics’ AI-powered digital stethoscope is designed to detect TB at the point of care.
Solving energy supply at the production level has not solved power availability problems at municipal level, new data shows.
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Unsanctioned changes at xAI led to Grok spouting conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa.
Customer data is key as retailers like Shoprite move towards hyper-personalised shopping.
The geyser, which uses a “nano” heat pump, consumes just 0.6kW of electricity but costs nearly R25 000.
The Public Investment Corp has appointed Patrick Dlamini as its new CEO, effective 1 June.
Coinbase has forecast a hit of between $180-million and $400-million from a cyberattack.
US President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop building iPhone plants in India.
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US curbs on the sales of advanced artificial chips by Nvidia to China are creating an opening for Huawei to win market share.
Meta Platforms is barring political campaigns from using its new generative AI advertising products.
OpenAI has unveiled a marketplace that allows users to access personalised artificial intelligence “apps”.
Tesla plans to build a €25 000 car at its factory near Berlin, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
Big Internet companies have long been the target of complaints that they don’t pay enough in taxes. Fed up, more countries are rolling out plans to hit the likes of Facebook and Google with a “digital tax”.
The Trump administration has fired multiple salvos against Huawei since the start of a campaign to derail China’s technological ascendancy. The latest blow threatens to cripple the country’s tech champion.
