UN human rights chief Volker Türk says advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity, and is calling for agreed red lines.
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Huawei and Xiaomi have launched new flagship foldable smartphones, stepping up competition in the premium handset market.
M-Net and KykNet are leaving the confines of Premium, cricket is dropping to R399 and Compact Plus is disappearing altogether.
Mncane Mthunzi takes the role in an industry whose US exports have collapsed 74% and whose NEV transition is stalling.
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Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group’s CIO, to the same role at the bank.
Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.
The transmission operator will own the assets outright, reversing a plan approved by the energy minister in December.
Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.
Second-quarter service revenue grew just 13.2% as tariff base effects washed out and airtime lending collapsed.
Chinese brands have gone from fringe players to a fifth of South Africa’s new-vehicle sales.
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US President Donald Trump has ordered a 2028 moon landing, refocusing Nasa’s priorities amid growing competition with China.
Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount’s $108-billion bid, citing weak financing assurances and shareholder risk.
X has sued a start-up seeking to cancel X’s Twitter trademarks so it can “bring Twitter back” as a new social network.
Oracle’s revenue and profit forecasts disappoint investors as soaring AI data-centre spending outpaces expected returns.
