A new standard developed by Anthropic lets AI models operate microscopes, robotic arms and lasers.
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South African talk radio is now searchable. Shaun Trennery built the platform without writing a line of code himself.
The JSE has suspended Labat Africa’s shares after it failed to pay its maiden dividend on time.
Koeberg unit 1 tripped just before 1am on Thursday. Unit 2 has been down since April. No load shedding is expected.
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The last time rolling power cuts were imposed by Eskom was 93 days ago, marking the longest such break in years.
FNB has warned that cybercriminals are exploiting new and sophisticated attacks involving digital wallets.
MultiChoice has argued that spectrum allocations should allow for higher-bandwidth digital terrestrial TV broadcasts.
Regular use of generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT is higher in the “Global South” than in developed nations.
Johannesburg’s troubled electricity supply utility, City Power, has launched a customer-facing AI chatbot called Joulene.
Amazon plans to launch an online storefront for low-priced apparel and home goods.
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Ukraine’s two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world’s supply of the key ingredient for making chips, have halted their operations.
Facebook users in some countries will not violate Meta Platforms’ policies by calling for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion.
Chinese tech shares tumbled on Friday as renewed regulatory concerns unnerved investors still reeling from wild price swings this week.
YouTube and the Google Play store are suspending all payment-based services in Russia, including subscriptions.
The victory this week in the constitutional court by former communications minister Faith Muthambi over e.tv may not mark the end of the long-running dispute over encryption in South Africa’s digital television
The alarm on your smartphone went off 10 minutes earlier than usual this morning. Parts of the city are closed off in preparation for a popular end of summer event, so congestion is expected to be worse than usual. You’ll need to catch an earlier bus
