115 South African technology retailers are warning consumers and businesses to brace for further price hikes on key computer components as a global shortage driven by AI demand squeezes supply of memory…
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US cybersecurity giant invests big in South Africa
125 Helmut Reisinger, CEO of Palo Alto Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Palo Alto Networks, the world’s largest pureplay cybersecurity company, said it is betting big on South Africa….
OpenAI secures $840-billion valuation in latest funding round
124 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s latest funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at US$840-billion as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank piled into the $110-billion blockbuster round, signalling the AI investment race…
World braces for an oil price shock
111 Brent crude jumped 10% to about US$80/barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes…
Liquid secures nearly R10-billion in new funding
131 Liquid Intelligent Technologies has secured US$410-million (R6.5-billion) in new financing from a consortium of commercial development finance institutions, according to a Thursday statement. Liquid’s parent company Cassava Technologies has simultaneously committed…
Galaxy S26 brings proactive AI, pro-grade video and a privacy breakthrough
125 Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy S26 series, powered by the most proactive and adaptive Galaxy AI experiences yet and designed to simplify the tasks people do on their phones every…
Provinces ordered to enforce ban on online casinos
114 The National Gambling Board (NGB) has reiterated that online gambling remains unlawful in South Africa and has issued a formal notice to all provincial licensing authorities to this effect. It provides…
We’ll be your partner, not just a provider
123 Cell C has unveiled a bold new strategy to support South Africa’s small and medium enterprises. The strengthened SME connectivity strategy follows extensive research into South Africa’s small business landscape. The…
The data sovereignty paradox
124 Data sovereignty has become a top boardroom issue. Regulators demand it, customers expect it, and CIOs and chief technology officers are tasked with delivering it. The assumption is simple: if your…
MTN Nigeria in dramatic full-year turnaround
99 MTN Nigeria Communications CEO Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria has reported a dramatic reversal in fortunes, swinging from a loss of ₦400.4-billion (R4.7-billion) in 2024 to a profit after tax of ₦1.1-trillion…