133 Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (paywall). The chatbot, code named Campos,…
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FSCA ‘clears’ Livestock Wealth of wrongdoing
143 Crowdfarming platform makes announcement before the regulator does. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has confirmed that it has concluded its investigation into crowdfarming platform Livestock Wealth, but says it is…
Batteries to move to the centre of South Africa’s energy transition
165 South Africa’s renewable energy sector is entering a new phase in 2026. According to industry players, one of the emerging trends is how wind and solar are combined and stored. Falling…
Domains.co.za launches South Africa’s first homegrown Link in Bio tool
126 Domains.co.za has once again set the standard for local innovation by launching South Africa’s first Link in Bio tool. This affordable and clever solution empowers social media users to share all…
How SA businesses at the World Economic Forum are promoting national interests
133 Business and government elites have been in Davos this week sharing ideas and prompting South Africa as an investment destination. The World Economic Forum (WEF) will conclude on Friday, with time…
AI is eating the world’s memory
131 RAM prices are surging, threatening to drive up the cost of PCs, smartphones and other consumer electronics devices Global demand for smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this…
Trends that are shaping the use of AI to improve CX
133 Globally and locally, the customer service industry is in a state of change, driven by the proliferation of communication channels and the rise of artificial intelligence, pushing organisations to re-evaluate longstanding…
Inflation behaved as economists expected in December
174 Statistics SA announced this morning that South Africa’s inflation rate moved sideways in the second half of 2025. The inflation rate behaved as expected in December and also reached its lowest…
MEC to pay 80% of damages of soldier injured after hitting a pothole
125 ‘Failed on two counts’ of duty of care – the road was not free of hazards, and there were no warning signs. The Northern Cape MEC for Roads and Public Works…
Residential rent set to rise: Here’s how much tenants could pay
138 Several factors are expected to drive rent increases in 2026. People usually say “new year, new me”, but for tenants, it’s actually “new year, higher rent”. Each year comes with its…