87 In a move described as a “significant milestone”, Blu Label Unlimited Group – previously Blue Label Telecoms – has been given the green light by the Competition Tribunal to take control…
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OpenAI to launch its first AI chip: report
55 OpenAI is set to produce its first artificial intelligence chip next year in partnership with US semiconductor giant Broadcom, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter….
How North Korean hackers are turning job interviews into crypto heists
90 North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data and interviews. The problem…
Wits professor named in Time’s list of 100 most influential people in AI
96 Benjamin Rosman Benjamin Rosman, founding director of the Wits University Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential thinkers…
MTN may rekindle talks to buy Telkom: report
68 A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria MTN Group is considering renewing talks, previously abandoned, to acquire rival Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. “The…
Banks should lower PayShap fees – Standard Bank
94 Standard Bank’s Nthabiseng Mohale Banks should consider lowering the fees they charge for PayShap transactions to drive higher rates of financial inclusion and increase adoption of the rapid payments platform in…
Alphabet shares surge to record high after Google dodges antitrust bullet
117 Image: Reuters Alphabet shares closed more than 9% higher on Wednesday after a US judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent, clearing a major regulatory overhang and adding about US$210- billion…
TCS | Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink
121 Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago…
TymeBank to offer ID and passport services in deal with home affairs
100 TymeBank CEO Karl Westvig TymeBank customers will soon be able to apply for their ID and passport documents in the banking app or via the fintech’s 1 000-plus branded kiosks at Pick…
Vodacom flips switch on SA’s first full-scale virtual wheeling project
118 Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has become the first company in South Africa to operationalise virtual wheeling fully in South Africa as it moves…