Altron’s continuing-ops Heps is now seen rising 31-37%, with group-level outlook upgraded more meaningfully.
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Digital identity experts have welcomed new draft regulations as a good starting point but have flagged areas of concern.
Broadcaster-only election rules leave South Africa exposed to the AI-driven disinformation already shaping votes elsewhere.
As the so-called Magnificent Seven pour billions into AI, the chip makers selling them hardware are getting rich.
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Two unnamed officials face precautionary suspension as the fallout from the withdrawn draft AI policy widens further.
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.
Sundar Pichai’s bet on full-stack AI – chips, models, cloud – is starting to deliver real commercial returns.
Cape Town start-up Shiprazor has raised R44-million, led by Norrsken22, to expand its courier network and AI tools.
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Claude maker Anthropic is exploring custom chip design as AI demand outstrips the supply of available hardware.
DeepSeek has reportedly rewritten its code to run on Huawei chips and shut US suppliers out of its next flagship model.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy satellite group Globalstar as it moves to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.
Apple reportedly plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival AI services beyond its current partnership with ChatGPT.
