Sundar Pichai’s bet on full-stack AI – chips, models, cloud – is starting to deliver real commercial returns.
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An 18-person Cape Town shop has helped engineer the largest crowdfunded gaming campaign in Kickstarter history.
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.
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Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications is launching an inquiry into governance problems at Sita.
Clicks-owned United Pharmaceutical Distributors has launched 42 electric delivery vans with solar-powered refrigeration.
Space is central to Toyota’s long-term strategy, and other car manufacturers are also turning to satellite solutions.
Electricity demand is set to increase sharply in the coming years as demand from industry and data centres accelerates.
ARM has begun recruiting from its own customers and competing with them as it pushes towards selling its own chips.
Marius de la Rey is stepping down as interim CEO of iOCO, with Rhys Summerton and Dennis Venter taking the reins as co-CEOs.
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The latest turmoil at Twitter appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a decentralised, user-driven alternative.
Experts have warned the moves could undermine efforts by new CEO Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers.
Apple has been forced to make major cuts to production forecasts for its Vision Pro headset, the FT reported.
Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets.
Facebook’s plan for a new cryptocurrency has the potential to change entire industries. A more likely outcome is that the technology transforms the social media giant’s own business.
Much of the commentary about Facebook’s proposed libra coin has focused on its defects as a cryptocurrency. It’s more interesting to examine the process for creating libra rather than specific technical features.
