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Marc Jury, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa and Showmax, has resigned. He will leave the group in March.
A group of investors led by Harith General Partners has agreed to buy out a fund that owns a stake in Vumatel parent CIVH.
Naspers and Prosus companies such as iFood and OLX are sharing AI expertise for business growth.
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Scrapping equity requirements for licensees in the ICT sector will encourage foreign investment, the minister said.
StarSat has accused the communications regulator of ulterior motives following a raid at the broadcaster’s premises.
Eskom has been using diesel-fuelled auxiliary turbines extensively to stave off power cuts.
AI still has amazing potential, but it may be time to take a moment to consider where it will actually be the most useful.
Visa is launching a platform for banks to issue fiat-backed tokens such as stablecoins and tokenised deposits.
Government is considering measures to offset a proposed power-price hike, including delaying plans to raise carbon taxes.
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China is far ahead of other countries in generative AI inventions like chatbots, filing six times more patents than its closest rival.
Qualcomm has become the new front-of-shirt sponsor for Manchester United Football Club as the firm pivots into PC processors.
A hot new online game is refuelling investor optimism for Tencent, driving China’s biggest stock boost of 2024.
Meta is considering blocking news content from Facebook in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees.
AI chatbots are becoming more human-like, to the point that some people may struggle to tell if they’re human or machine.
Some of the world’s biggest advertisers are experimenting with using AI to cut costs and increase productivity.