Google is rolling out a wave of AI features in Gmail, aiming to turn the e-mail service into a proactive “inbox assistant”.
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China’s AI sector is gaining confidence and risk appetite, but chip-making constraints still blunt ambitions to rival the US.
Silicon is transforming battery and charging technology, leading to thinner devices, larger capacities and faster charging.
Physical AI dominated CES this week, yet questions persist over affordability, usefulness and mass market demand.
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MTN still has the fastest mobile network overall in South Africa, though Vodacom has overtaken its rival in 5G speeds.
OpenAI is pushing ahead with a plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia by developing its first in-house AI silicon.
T-Mobile US’s tie-up with Starlink for satellite texting and data usage will cost customers the equivalent of R278/month.
Salesforce director of solution engineering for Africa Linda Saunders has been promoted to country manager for South Africa.
Elon Musk said he’s not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular video app that the US has been trying to ban.
The investigation at the National Lotteries Commission was treated as a “cybersecurity emergency”.
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Vodafone Group said it has had made its first 4G calls using Open RAN as it invests in chipsets with Intel.
Microsoft is reportedly aiming to close its $69-billion deal for Activision Blizzard on 13 October.
Amazon’s first pair of prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network were launched into space on Friday.
DuckDuckGo said its talks with Apple failed because the iPhone maker was reluctant to give up Google’s billions.
The rapid emergence of the pandemic defaulted policy to intervene first and ask questions later. But the dust is now settling, and the strategic endgame can and should be made transparent.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has won praise for his response to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, he’s risking a public backlash after members of his cabinet reversed some of his measures and made racially charged statements.
