30 Global regulators said increasingly autonomous forms of AI could amplify risks for the financial system and called for new controls as adoption accelerates. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) in a report…
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Xiaomi 17T officially launches in SA
36 More than just a smartphone, the 17T is a storytelling tool built to capture South African expression, identity, creativity and culture with exceptional detail and clarity. Xiaomi today officially announces the…
MTN South Africa hunts up to R6-billion in savings
45 MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman MTN South Africa is targeting between R4-billion and R6-billion in savings by 2029 under a sweeping “structural reset” that its new CEO, Ferdi Moolman, insists…
MTN Group goes all-in on platforms and AI
50 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group on Wednesday unpacked its Ambition 2030 strategy under the banner “one MTN, three platforms” – with targets to triple its fibre network, grow fintech…
B-BBEE is imperfect and needs work, says BMF President
41 ‘B-BBEE is not a political instrument; rather, it is a structural economic intervention aimed at remedying historical exclusion.’ It has been argued that the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) remains a…
More pain ahead for bitcoin investors
54 SpaceX’s much-anticipated public listing, set to be the largest ever, will likely keep cryptocurrency prices in the doldrums as retail investors attracted to new and risky AI stocks scramble to get…
Netstar turns vehicle tracking into a data play
54 Netstar, the vehicle-tracking and telematics business owned by JSE-listed Altron Group, is positioning to turn the movement data it collects from more than 2.2 million vehicles into a commercial data product…
Spar CEO acknowledges management mistakes behind retailer’s struggles
59 Spar Group CEO Reeza Isaacs has acknowledged a series of management failures that contributed to the retailer’s disappointing performance, saying costs were allowed to outpace revenue growth and that profitability was…
TechCentral is looking for an experienced sub-editor
52 TechCentral, one of South Africa’s leading technology news publications, is looking for an experienced sub-editor to join our editorial team. This is an on-site role at our offices in Rivonia, Johannesburg….
Visa lays groundwork for AI payments in South Africa
53 Only 23% of South African consumers would trust an AI agent to complete a purchase on their behalf, according to new research from Visa, even as the payments company prepares technology…