207 Digital tax assistant TaxTim has been acquired by a private consortium led by Twofold Capital. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It said in a statement on Monday that the…
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Mupita: LEO satellites here to stay – but rules must keep up
189 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said on Friday that low-Earth orbit satellites are becoming an integral part of modern connectivity and are here stay. However, he…
Altvest to change its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation
131 Altvest chairman and self-proclaimed “bitcoin maximalist” Stafford Masie Johannesburg-listed investment holding company Altvest Capital is changing its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation as it doubles down on its strategy of…
Apple poised to unveil iPhone 17 at Tuesday keynote
179 Renders suggest this is the new iPhone 17 Pro Apple will on Tuesday hold its annual September keynote, where the iPhone 17 line-up is expected to headline proceedings. The event, branded…
The problem with vibe coding
282 Generative AI tools are driving productivity across a wide variety of industries. The technology has found a lucrative niche in software development, where programmers report an up-to-30% improvement in output. Vibe…
Provocative new Joburg art show explores AI’s role in shaping images
204 An exhibition exploring artificial intelligence and the future of images in Africa has been opened in Johannesburg. It is the debut exhibition of the newly launched Roger Ballen Centre of Photography…
Blood Moon to dazzle South Africa in rare total lunar eclipse
239 South Africans will be treated to a rare celestial show on the evening of Sunday, 7 September, when the noon passes through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. Astronomers say…
Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar package branded ‘irresponsible’ as critics slam excess
263 Tesla’s US$1-trillion, 10-year pay package to retain CEO Elon Musk is likely to be approved by shareholders at the company’s annual meeting in November even though the amount is staggering. That…
OpenAI’s staggering burn rate: $115-billion by 2029
247 OpenAI has sharply raised its projected cash burn through 2029 to US$115-billion (R2-trillion) as it ramps up spending to power the AI behind its popular ChatGPT chatbot, The Information reported on…
Surgeons make South African history with first robotic kidney donation
235 Robotic surgery technology has been used to remove a donor kidney at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, marking an advancement in organ donation. According to the University of Stellenbosch, the surgery…