135 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Kent Nishimura/Reuters “China is going to win the AI race,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told an AI summit in London earlier this month. The Taiwanese-born boss of…
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AI in action: turning curiosity into capability
162 Liquid C2 brought together Microsoft technology and business leaders for a frank discussion about what “AI in action” really looks like For years, AI was framed as science-fiction: robots, sentient code…
XLink’s Blended APN (TitanX) redefines business connectivity
156 XLink, Africa’s trusted FinTelco, presents Blended APN (TitanX), a next‑generation solution delivering resilient, multi‑network mobile connectivity for businesses that cannot afford downtime. As uninterrupted connectivity remains essential to operational success, Blended APN (TitanX)…
Lesaka’s Lincoln Mali wins top African leadership award for fintech innovation
133 Lincoln Mali, CEO of Lesaka Technologies Southern Africa, was last night honoured as All Africa Business Leader of the Year at the 13th annual All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA), hosted…
Discovery Bank opens its doors to cryptocurrency trading
143 Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner Discovery Bank is adding the ability for its clients to trade in cryptocurrencies directly in its banking app. The launch on Thursday of the crypto facility…
Google agrees to major funding package for South African media
181 Carlos Barria/Reuters Google has committed R688-million to support South Africa’s under-pressure media industry, alongside a separate initiative aimed at fostering its long-term growth. This follows the release of the media and…
Spotify goes ‘lossless’ in South Africa, hikes prices again
191 For the second time in four months, Spotify is hiking prices in South Africa – this time, though, there’s more value on offer, including lossless (non-compressed) music streaming for the first…
Markets signal a turning tide for South Africa as rand hits two-year high
152 The rand and South African shares and bonds extended their rally on Thursday as investors cheered signs of fiscal discipline after the government’s medium-term budget policy statement. The rand briefly broke…
Cell C targets up to R12.1-billion valuation in JSE debut
148 Cell C is heading to the public market with a proposed JSE listing that pegs the offer price between R29.50 and R35.50/share – a range that implies a post-listing market capitalisation…
ZAR Supercoin is South Africa’s latest rand stablecoin
212 South Africa has a new rand-pegged stablecoin. Called ZAR Supercoin, the stablecoin is “purpose-built for South Africa and the wider African market”, according to its backer, New York-listed Super Group. ZAR…