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    Former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati has launched an AI start-up called Thinking Machines Lab.

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    By Tadek Szutowicz18 February 2025

    VezoPay, which has developed smart rings for tap-and-go payments, has a new investor: PayFast founder Jonathan Smit.

    SAPS to pilot bodycams starting this year - police minister Senzo Mchunu

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    Elon Musk has showcased a version of the Grok chatbot technology that the billionaire has said is the “smartest AI on Earth”.

    Moves afoot to cut size of public sector

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    By Agency Staff18 February 2025

    Government has drafted an early retirement offer for civil servants in an effort to reduce the public sector wage bill.

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