South Africa’s big financial firms call artificial intelligence a growth driver, yet benefits are rarely tracked properly.
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The first reviews are mixed, supply is tight, and in South Africa the Duo costs up to R77 000.
MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like for like in the first nine months, though the decline eased in the third quarter.
A home affairs credential could spare South Africans repeat payment onboarding, says DIDx’s Lohan Spies.
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Google’s NotebookLM can now create on-demand podcasts in Afrikaans based on material provided by users.
Apple is “actively looking at” reshaping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines.
Interviews with Chinese manufacturers revealed unanimous support for China playing hardball with US President Donald Trump.
Cisco has demonstrated a prototype chip for networking quantum computers together.
Israel’s NSO Group was handed a $168-million penalty by a federal jury in California on Tuesday.
René van Wyk will succeed Sello Moloko as chairman of the Absa board, subject to regulatory approval.
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Scientists in the US are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research.
Nvidia is packing one of its midrange chips for gamers with more artificial intelligence features to improve graphics.
Cryptocurrency ether leapt more than 5% in early Asia trade on Friday as traders breathed a sigh of relief that a software upgrade this week ran relatively smoothly.
The software that underpins the second biggest crypto coin, ether, was upgraded successfully.
Recent evidence splashed across newspaper front pages and televised hearings about bribes and sweetheart deals suggest the rot runs far deeper than most people thought.
The scores of pages of US indictments handed down on Monday against Huawei don’t explicitly mention anything about 5G networks or China’s spy agency. But they sent a clear message to world leaders.
