Technology

Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in AI firm in UAE, take board seat

Dubai — Microsoft is to invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42, taking a minority... Read more

16 Apr, 2024

Technology

Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji suggestions

San Francisco — Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being suggested to some... Read more

12 Apr, 2024

Technology

Tesla settles wrongful death lawsuit from fatal crash

San Francisco —  Tesla has settled with the family of an engineer killed when his Model X crashed in Silicon... Read more

9 Apr, 2024

Technology

Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil robotaxi in August

San Francisco — Elon Musk revealed on Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this... Read more

8 Apr, 2024

Countries

Zimbabwean migration to SA: how technology helps keep families together

Maria Marchetti-Mercer, University of the Witwatersrand and Sonto Madonsela, University of the Witwatersrand Political instability and economic decline in... Read more

31 Mar, 2024

Countries

African internet access hit by damaged undersea cables

Abidjan — Major internet access cuts struck several African countries Thursday because of damage to submarine communications cables, telecom... Read more

15 Mar, 2024

Countries

IEC ready to fend off AI deepfakes ahead of 2024 elections

Cape Town — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is ready to combat misinformation from artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of... Read more

4 Mar, 2024

Technology

Riding high on AI, Nvidia is no bubble, says Wall Street

New York — The emergence of AI bots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard has fueled a massive rise... Read more

1 Mar, 2024

Technology

Google CEO slams ‘completely unacceptable’ Gemini AI errors

San Francisco — Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday slammed “completely unacceptable” errors by its Gemini AI app, after... Read more

29 Feb, 2024

Business

Africa needs China for its digital development – but at what price?

Stephanie Arnold, Università di Bologna Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support... Read more

29 Feb, 2024