228 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia’s deal with Intel could put the struggling chip maker’s next-generation manufacturing technology on a stronger footing, even without a direct commitment from the AI chip leader to use…
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Mustek in strong second-half turnaround, hikes full-year dividend
158 Mustek CEO Hein Engelbrecht JSE-listed technology distributor Mustek has delivered an improved bottom line in the year to 30 June 2025, even as group revenue fell sharply in a challenging economic…
Nvidia bets $5-billion on Intel, fuelling turnaround hopes
157 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia has announced it will invest US$5-billion in Intel, throwing its heft behind the struggling US chip company weeks after the White House engineered a deal for the US…
Eskom must go back to drawing board on new 3GW power plant
183 One of South Africa’s top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public consultation….
PayShap success won’t automatically fix SA’s cross-border payments gap
151 Emanuela Saccarola. Image: LinkedIn The successful modernisation of a country’s domestic payments infrastructure onto faster, instant payment rails like South Africa’s PayShap does not always translate into similar success in the…
Mark Zuckerberg bets future of computing on AI-powered Ray-Bans
204 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses at the Meta Connect event in California. Carlos Barria/Reuters…
South Africa unveils digital visa system to boost tourism
282 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa is moving to scrap paper-based visa applications with the launch of a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, revealed on Thursday by home affairs…
Eskom and BYD to work together on South African EV charging network
190 BYD’s new Dolphin Surf Eskom has signed a memorandum of cooperation with BYD Auto South Africa aimed at advancing electric mobility in the country, while supporting the launch of the Chinese…
Google to anchor subsea cables with four new Africa ‘connectivity hubs’
162 Google Africa CEO Alex Okosi Google has revealed plans to build four “connectivity hubs” across the African continent that will serve as landing stations for its undersea cable infrastructure. Speaking to…
Huawei declares open battle with Nvidia in AI chip race
165 People visit a Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in July 2025. Go Nakamura/Reuters Huawei said on Thursday it will roll out four new iterations of…