Absa says customers who hand banking credentials to an AI agent may be held liable, as local banks keep outside agents out.
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South Africa outscores Germany, the US and the UK in a new electrification index. But the country is doing poorly in EV adoption.
Polymarket gives Geordin Hill-Lewis 96% in Cape Town and Helen Zille 52% in Johannesburg – but how legal is it?
More than a quarter of Microsoft’s global workforce is eligible for the packages.
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Discovery’s latest idea may yet get people to sleep better. But it is also a good idea to be wide awake to the risks of too much surveillance in our lives.
In less than a week, Microsoft will no longer provide free security or software updates for enterprise Windows 10 users.
FlySafair is turning to AI to bolster its low-cost business model – and to deliver a more personalised customer experience.
Optasia, a fintech company partly owned by Ethos Capital, plans to list on the JSE and raise up to R6.3-billion.
Efficiency gains from digital governance must not come at the cost of citizens’ rights and accountability.
Sleep quality has been linked to better health and decision-making, and now Discovery will reward members for it.
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Britain’s antitrust regulator on Friday cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.
Google has vowed to fight the EU’s threat to break up its ad business, setting the scene for an antitrust battle.
Elon Musk’s X said it scrubbed or labelled tens of thousands of posts since the Israel-Hamas war erupted.
The US has notified Microsoft that it is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9-billion, plus interest.
After years of ploughing billions into shifting from serving customers in branches to mobile apps and instant payments, lenders are often in the dark about the difference their spending is making to operating profit.
Less than a month into 2020, retrenchments, the trimming of workforces and restructuring talks are dominating the news.

































