6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (295+ words) An essay by Anthropic’s CEO calling for a slowing down of AI development may look like a rational statement focused on safety risks, but it is really a “Cold War playbook” targeting China, the state-backed Global Times said in an…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (579+ words) Apple on Wednesday unveiled a foldable called iPhone Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company’s flagship product. The US$1 999 starting price for the iPhone Duo means it will could cost north of R50 000 when it is launched in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (592+ words) South Africa’s banks have lost the body through which they collectively governed the national payment system. On 2 September, the Reserve Bank’s recognition of the Payments Association of South Africa as the country’s payment system management body lapsed, ending a self-regulatory…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (518+ words) The ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N from Altron Arrow South African organisations have stopped asking what AI might do for them. The questions now are operational: how to deploy it, where it should run, how much compute it needs, and what that…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago   (624+ words) For years, choosing a laser machine has largely meant choosing the material a business wants to work with. CO₂ lasers handle non-metals such as wood, acrylic, leather, rubber and MDF. Fibre lasers are built for metal. That distinction creates a problem…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (608+ words) Listed pharmacy retail giant Dis-Chem is rebuilding its mobile app from scratch and replacing the e-commerce platform underneath it, with a public release targeted for the end of 2026. It is a move that will decide whether the group can defend…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (400+ words) Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China’s premium handset market ahead of Apple’s product launch later this week. Huawei’s new Mate XT2 series, which fold out twice into a tablet-sized screen, features its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (196+ words) Discovery is buying its way deeper into US health technology. On 1 September, two months after its financial year ended and two days before it reported annual results, the group’s wholly owned US subsidiary Vitality Group International acquired 100% of Icario Holdco,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (409+ words) Nvidia is investing US$3.5-billion in Taiwan’s MediaTek, the latest deal to widen the American chip maker’s financial ties across the AI industry. This week’s move follows Nvidia’s guarantee of up to $105-billion earlier this month for OpenAI’s Ohio data…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) The chief executive of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, the JSE-listed company formerly known as Altvest Capital, has been debarred by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and has resigned from the board. Warren Wheatley, who founded the company and drove its pivot…...