75 Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in fibre network operator Maziv could value the target company at up to R36-billion after agreeing revised terms on Friday. That would make Maziv,…
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Takealot taps Mr D to deliver toys, pet food and future growth
82 Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman Takealot Group is ramping up on-demand delivery by repurposing its Mr D takeaway food platform to handle pet supplies, toys and other frequently purchased items in…
Vodacom’s Maziv deal gets makeover ahead of crucial hearing
83 Vodacom South Africa has announced big changes to the terms of its planned acquisition of Vumatel parent Maziv as it works to get the deal over the line. Under the new…
Cut electricity prices for data centres: Andile Ngcaba
79 Andile Ngcaba Convergence Partners chairman Andile Ngcaba said on Friday that government should consider granting a special electricity tariff for data centres to support the ICT sector’s growth. This would be…
‘Oh, Ani!’: Elon’s edgy bot stirs ethical storm
71 Elon Musk is a no-holds-barred kind of tech billionaire. So, too, are his new AI companions. Two characters have been added this week to Grok, the chatbot developed by Musk’s company…
Trump U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China
78 Only a few years ago, the Joe Biden administration in the US declared export controls a “new strategic asset” to help America maintain “as large a lead as possible” over China…
Netflix premieres first AI-generated scene
76 Netflix said on Thursday that it used generative artificial intelligence to produce visual effects that appeared for the first time on screen in one of its original series, employing a technology…
MultiChoice: We can’t afford to compete without help
78 MultiChoice Group has told the Competition Tribunal that its takeover by French broadcasting giant Groupe Canal+ would give it the scale it needs to compete effectively against Netflix and other international…
The internet’s weakest link is under the ocean
53 Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So, it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables…
AI misuse shakes South African courtrooms
47 South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) is developing an AI policy framework to govern how legal professionals use artificial intelligence when doing their work. The move comes after two cases –…