148 The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and the leading AI firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down to a few pages in one executive’s personal diary. “This is…
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South Africa’s crypto progress on the line
139 South Africa is rewriting its exchange-control rulebook for the first time in more than 60 years – and the country’s crypto industry fears the new regime will set it back, not…
Malatsi withdraws AI policy after fictitious sources scandal
151 Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn South Africa’s draft National AI Policy following revelations that it contained fictitious academic references, in what appears to be a case…
How AI could quietly hollow out South Africa’s job market
158 Snap cut a thousand employees in mid-April, about 16% of its workforce, after saying AI now writes more than 65% of its new code. It was the latest in a global wave…
SpaceX bets the rocket farm on AI
160 A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, last year. Steve Nesius/Reuters Elon Musk is…
The remarkable turnaround at Intel
173 Demand for Intel’s CPUs from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that sent…
Withdraw AI policy, Malatsi told as fake citations row grows
155 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Photo: Lerato Sepotokele/DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi is facing calls from across the political divide to withdraw South Africa’s draft national artificial intelligence policy after News24 revealed…
Icasa caught in the political crossfire over Starlink
211 Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s declaration on Friday that his patience with sector regulator Icasa has run out is a small bureaucratic event that masks a much larger political one. The written…
Cybersecurity in the AI age: speed and trust define resilience
194 Cybersecurity is more than just a technological issue today. It has fast become a strategic challenge driven by geopolitical dynamics, the ubiquitous use of AI and a complex digital environment. Against…
Malatsi runs out of patience with Icasa on BEE reform
209 Communications minister Solly Malatsi Communications minister Solly Malatsi has run out of patience with Icasa over why the communications minister hasn’t allegedly yet responded in detail to his policy direction requiring…