318 Big Tech is reshaping the funding landscape for new nuclear technologies as it seeks to bolster electricity supply for power-hungry AI data centres, inking deals that offer nuclear companies both funding…
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Microsoft is sacrificing Edge on the altar of Copilot
334 In the late 1990s, Microsoft learnt a lesson it seems to have spent the last two decades trying to forget: you cannot force a user to love a product through sheer…
Sars obtains court order to freeze millions in former employees’ assets
249 Crackdown on corruption within its ranks continues. Johnstone Makhubu, the incoming (and acting) commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), has issued a stern warning that corruption within the institution…
CV with No Experience in South Africa
251 In South Africa, your first CV can feel like a puzzle you’re trying to solve without all the pieces. You’ve got no job history, no references from employers, and maybe just…
5G expected to reshape South Africa’s wireless broadband market
432 South Africa’s broadband access market is expected to reach R82.8-billion in revenue by 2029, with 3.7 million new active subscriptions, according to the latest SA Broadband Report from ICT analyst firm…
Warning that South Africa’s digital competitiveness is in retreat
347 South Africa’s ability to compete in the global digital economy is slipping, with key metrics on infrastructure, broadband access and the country’s skills profile lagging as peer economies make faster headway….
US officials warn banks over powerful new Anthropic model
306 US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI…
Software rout deepens as AI fears grip investors
429 US software shares tumbled on Thursday as fears over disruptions from advances in AI returned to the forefront following a recent update from Anthropic. Investors have dumped the sector’s stocks this…
Don’t write off oil and gas exploration in SA – Tau
493 Minister says current gap in the global energy market is South Africa’s chance to go back to the drawing board. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has thrown his…
PMBEJD writes to SAHRC as rising food prices undermine constitutional right
357 The cost of the basic household food basket increased from approximately R4 051 in January 2021 to around R5 401 by January 2026. The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD)…