An AI model capable of exploiting every major operating system has the US government and major banks on alert.
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South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
FirstRand lifted its stake to 26.1% in late March. Now Standard Bank has led a $330-million debt refinancing.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has reignited fears that legacy software is dangerously exposed to disruption.
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The US has ordered its diplomats to lobby against foreign data privacy laws that could limit American tech firms.
JSE-listed Mustek has reported a massive jump in headline earnings, even with revenue under pressure.
Blu Label has resumed dividend payments after years of Cell C restructuring drained the group’s resources.
Mustek has warned that global AI infrastructure expansion is driving shortages that will persist into next year.
South Africa’s draft AI policy framework is headed to cabinet and could be gazetted for public comment in March.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has been urged to reduce taxes on electric cars in Wednesday’s budget speech.
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Orange said strong growth in Africa and the Middle East has offset declines in its home market of France.
China will spearhead the creation of an international organisation to jointly develop AI, the country’s premier said.
The development signals a breakthrough in maths capabilities in the race to build systems that can rival human intelligence.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI is rolling out Grok 4 just months after releasing its previous iteration.
