405 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s GPT-5, the latest instalment of the AI technology that powered the ChatGPT juggernaut in 2022, is set for an imminent release, and users will scrutinise if the…
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SA telcos are ditching the drama – one logo at a time
518 MTN’s modernised logo on a hoarding outside its head office in Johannesburg The corporate logos of South Africa’s telecommunications companies have evolved alongside technology, growing from abstract representations of once up-and-coming…
Farmers fret over plans to store spent nuclear fuel in their backyard
446 Vaalputs to be upgraded for high-grade nuclear waste storage. When Dawie Burden, a livestock farmer from the Kamiesberg in the Northern Cape, went to open his gate the other morning, he…
Big security changes coming to WhatsApp
428 Meta Platforms-owned chat app WhatsApp is introducing a range of upgrades designed to fight criminal scammers and other forms of fraud on the platform. In a statement, Meta said it is…
MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud
506 MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN…
Beyond Trump’s pointless pause
502 A pathway towards pragmatism and patience in South Africa’s trade relations with the United States… Just over three months ago, Donald Trump took to the Rose Garden at the White House…
DFA reboots network with R800-million overhaul
473 Image for illustration purposes only Maziv-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa said on Wednesday that an R800-million upgrade to its network is helping it put instability issues in recent years…
OpenAI drops first open models since GPT-2 – and they run on laptops
482 OpenAI has released two open-weight language models that excel in advanced reasoning and are optimised to run on laptops with performance levels similar to its smaller proprietary reasoning models. An open-weight…
Here are economic and geopolitical factors to affect SMEs
462 SMEs will receive useful guidance from the economic indicators set to be released during August. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should brace for impact as some economic and geopolitical factors will…
Telkom keeps winning – but BCX is still a drag
610 Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom’s strong financial performance in its 2025 financial year has continued into the new year, with the partially state-owned telecommunications group on Tuesday reporting good growth…