304 The world’s best known artificial intelligence accelerationists have been in Silicon Valley. Now there’s one sitting in the White House. President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan, launched on Wednesday, represents a…
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Tammy Taylor franchisee who lost R5.8 million speaks out about Peet and Melany Viljoen
218 Although her lawyers are investigating, the franchisee says she ‘learnt a lesson’ after the Viljoens allegedly used her R5.8 million to move to Miami. A Tammy Taylor franchisee, who lost the…
Tesla faces ‘rough quarters’ as sales plunge
186 Patrick Pleul/Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that US government cuts in support for electric vehicle makers could lead to a “few rough quarters” for the company before a…
Aarto implementation date of 1 December ‘still tentative’
152 Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) spokesperson Monde Mkalipi says the 1 December date for implementing the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Amendment Act in 69 municipalities countrywide, and the names of…
Netflix is hiring in South Africa
201 Netflix has launched an on-the-job training initiative in South Africa aimed at nurturing talent in the country’s television and film production industry. The US streaming giant said the ScreenCraft Pathway programme…
National treasury confirms malware hit
293 National treasury said it found malware in its IT environment this week that might be linked to the recent attack on Microsoft infrastructure using a vulnerability in the software giant’s SharePoint…
Reintroduction of Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill ‘ill-advised’
175 Just execute the Road Accident Fund Act properly, says non-profit. The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (Aprav) has appealed to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to stop her plans…
From fence-scaling to fatigued driving: AI cameras are watching – and acting
209 The addition of artificial intelligence software to camera technology has introduced a host of useful features that have enhanced how pictures and videos are taken – and how they are edited….
Auditor-General’s war on waste and corruption yields R4.5bn
167 But it’s a war that is far from won. Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke says R4.5 billion has been recovered over the last five years after being flagged as irregular. Some of…
SharePoint zero-day attackers now using ransomware
204 A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis…