219 Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU A global shortage of gaming chips could last until the end of this year, an Nvidia executive has said, signalling more pain for the videogame industry that…
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Netflix walks away from ‘irrational’ Warner Bros deal
230 A Netflix building in Hollywood. Daniel Cole/Reuters Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, after streaming giant Netflix on Thursday refused to raise…
the case for a South African comeback
240 Finance minister Enoch Godongwana doesn’t appear to be a politician given to hyperbole. So, when he stood in parliament on Wednesday and called his 2026 national budget a “turning point” in…
Data centre ‘critical infrastructure’ tag welcomed, but detail still thin
186 South Africa’s data centre industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s move to designate data centres as critical infrastructure, though key details – including what incentives will be offered and how the…
The gap between AI hype and CX reality is widening
148 Tech companies are under intense pressure. Renewals are harder to secure, customers expect instant solutions and AI-native competitors are moving fast. Customer experience and customer success teams are tackling more complex…
Nvidia beats again – but Wall Street has stopped cheering
216 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Chip maker Nvidia posted better-than-expected results for the January quarter on Wednesday and forecast current-quarter revenue above market estimates, betting on Big Tech’s unabated spending on its AI processors….
fix your legacy systems or your AI investments will fail
236 Accelera Digital Group’s Kim Schulze South African companies are coming under immense pressure to roll out artificial intelligence technology before they get left behind. Google Cloud 2026 AI agent trends shows that…
The AI-driven talent and operating model transformation
205 The authors, Maud Botten and Biase De Gregorio A subtle but vital shift is under way in how artificial intelligence is embraced and treated in most large businesses and organisations. If…
Lithium prices soar after Zimbabwe suspends exports
205 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Lithium prices in China surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended raw mineral exports, sparking concerns over supply disruptions, at a time when growing energy storage demand is projected to…
Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes
221 The ongoing RAM shortage, driven by suppliers shifting their production lines to higher-margin high-bandwidth memory used for AI workloads in data centres, is already affecting the smartphone market as the Samsung…