Gartner’s South African forecast, shared with TechCentral, outpaces the global rate, with data centre spending nearly doubling.
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Nomvuyiso Batyi warns Icasa has consulted operators but not the local government bodies that will have to apply the rules.
Cisco has appointed Ossama Eldeeb to lead its Africa business as the continent builds AI infrastructure.
Meta’s free cash flow plunged to $784-million from $8.55-billion a year earlier, sending shares tumbling lower.
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The videogame retailer and meme-stock star has built a 5% stake and lined up $20-billion in debt to pursue eBay.
Two unnamed officials face precautionary suspension as the fallout from the withdrawn draft AI policy widens further.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.
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Elon Musk is probably trying to delay OpenAI’s progress with an unsolicited bid for the company, CEO Sam Altman said.
BYD has unveiled plans to enable advanced driver-assistance features in almost all future models at no additional cost.
A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4-billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI.
IBM has provided a strong revenue growth outlook for the coming years led by the expansion in its software business.
