Cape Town start-up Shiprazor has raised R44-million, led by Norrsken22, to expand its courier network and AI tools.
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Home affairs has suspended two senior officials after AI ‘hallucinations’ were found in its new immigration white paper.
South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X.
Sundar Pichai’s bet on full-stack AI – chips, models, cloud – is starting to deliver real commercial returns.
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MTN Group on Monday cautioned that competition in South Africa’s telecoms sector is intensifying.
MTN Group has reported a solid set of underlying full-year results, but the reported numbers have again taken a big hit from Nigeria.
Nersa has approved tariff increases for Eskom’s direct and municipal customers from April and July.
Despite the abeyance in load shedding for much of 2024, Eskom did not add any new generation capacity to the grid.
Outgoing Standard Bank South Africa CEO Kenny Fihla will be Absa’s next group CEO with effect from mid-June.
Alibaba Group-owned e-commerce giant AliExpress has set its sights on the African continent for further growth.
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Xi Jinping’s visit next week for the Brics summit marks a rare journey abroad for a leader who has preferred to stay home this year amid mounting political problems.
Microsoft will pull the plug on Xbox 360’s online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles.
Satya Nadella said he believes AI will be as profound as the internet was to every part of Microsoft’s business.
Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey.
As WeWork continues its stumble to the public markets, some prognosticators see this moment as something more significant: that a WeWork belly-flop portends the end of the unicorn era in Silicon Valley.
Put together the best solar panels money can buy, super-efficient batteries and decades of car-making know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.
