151 Amazon said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” amid the current conflict in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month that its…
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Oracle is rebuilding its software empire around AI agents
171 An Oracle office in Silicon Valley, California. Image: ykanazawa1999 Oracle is revamping its cloud-based financial software used by large companies to work with artificial intelligence agents, with a goal of having…
Sanlam appoints group chief AI officer
158 Sanlam’s Theo Mabaso Sanlam has appointed Theo Mabaso as group chief AI officer, giving artificial intelligence a dedicated seat on the financial services group’s executive committee. The move makes Sanlam one…
Here’s how Chinese carmaker GWM plans to build cars in SA
133 GWM regional executives said losing the Nissan plant to Chery will not stop them. Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) has confirmed plans to build vehicles in South Africa. This follows…
SA’s digital economy is booming
184 The author, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi For millions of South Africans, a mobile phone is far more than just a device – it is their social life, work and connection to…
Namibia rejects Starlink
227 Namibia has turned down applications from Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink for a telecommunications service licence and access to radio spectrum, a notice in the Southern African country’s government gazette…
African Bank and Standard Bank: A tale of two banks and the perils of succession…
164 As its turbulent leadership transitions recur, African Bank risks living in the prism of two Charles Dickens novels – Great Expectations and Hard Times – as its competitors gallop ahead. Charles…
Another loss over quotas court challenge as SCA rejects appeal
160 The department of employment and labour says the employment equity regulations remain in force. Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA),…
GoMetro puts a date on its electric minibus taxi launch
149 GoMetro’s Justin Coetzee GoMetro, the company behind South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, plans to begin operating its eKamva vehicles on routes serving Century City in Cape Town from October this…
ads are coming to ChatGPT
127 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the US in the coming weeks, a company spokesman said in…