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AI Becomes Core Strategy For South African Firms, But Skills And Security Gaps Slow Adoption – Dell Technologies

Yesterday at 19:11 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a core business priority for South African companies, according to new research by Dell Technologies, but the country’s organisations are struggling to translate ambition into full-scale implementation due to persistent challenges in skills, infrastructure, and security. The findings, released at the Dell Technologies Forum South Africa held on 6...

South Africa

South Africa’s Business AI launches marketplace for vetted enterprise AI solutions

Yesterday at 19:09 PM, via iAfrica

Business AI, a South African start-up backed by Mustek, has launched an AI marketplace designed to connect local enterprises with vetted, enterprise-ready artificial intelligence solutions and accredited service providers. The platform aims to simplify how African companies discover, evaluate, and deploy AI technologies while maintaining control over costs, data privacy, and AI sovereignty....

South Africa

AI-Ready Data Centres Push Africa’s Infrastructure To Its Limits — Turner & Townsend

Yesterday at 19:07 PM, via iAfrica

The race to build next-generation AI-capable data centres is straining global and African supply chains, with power availability emerging as the single greatest obstacle to timely delivery, according to Turner & Townsend’s 2025–2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index. The professional services firm says 2025 marks an inflection point for the global data centre industry, as […]

World

How one athlete changed the story for Indian cricket

Today at 00:17 AM, via NPR

India’s new heroine is a come-back-kid who led her cricket team to world victory. She’s also a target for Hindu extremists because she wears her Christianity on her sleeve

Business

The end of paid parental leave in South Africa

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Employers in South Africa may be left with no option but to remove paid maternal leave policies due to new changes mandated by the Constitutional Court.

Business

Say goodbye to these 8 cars in South Africa

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

There are eight cars from several brands that have reached the end of their production, as the brands have announced that they will be discontinued in 2025.

Sport

New Tandy era aims to lift Wales from doldrums

Today at 07:25 AM, via BBC News

Wales kick-start a new era under Steve Tandy today, and fans will hope the arrival of the new head coach can help restore some pride to the Welsh jersey.

Sport

Chiefs striker likened to Nigerian superstar

Today at 07:16 AM, via The South African

Ahead of his first taste of international football, Kaizer Chiefs striker Flavio da Silva has been compared to Nigerian star Victor Osimhen.

Sport

Garnacho’s ‘best game’ in a Chelsea shirt – Shearer

Today at 02:26 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer explains how Alejandro Garnacho played his “best game” in a Chelsea shirt in their 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Education

Royal College of Psychiatrists faces member backlash over Qatar partnership

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

More than 150 psychiatrists sign letter condemning contract to host exams in country with well-documented human rights abuses

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.

The college has signed a contract with the state-owned Hamad Medical Corporation to host international exams in Doha, enabling...

Science/Tech

HYPE Regains $40 & LINK Retests $15, While Whales Continue Stacking Up $TAP – Are These Q4’s Best Altcoins?

Today at 07:00 AM, via Tech Financials

Quick recovery follows the recent market bloodbath as the HYPE price regains $40. The LINK price also retests $15, prompting experts to consider the oracle-based coin a good crypto to buy now. Meanwhile, whale accumulation of Digitap ($TAP), the world’s first omni-bank, continues.  Set for a complete bullish reversal, HYPE and LINK are on the […]

Science/Tech

Dark stores rolling out across South Africa

Today at 06:59 AM, via MyBroadband

Several major retailers in South Africa are using dark stores to expedite online shopping deliveries amid the growing popularity of on-demand services.

Science/Tech

‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Hates AI, Promises New Show ‘Pluribus’ Was ‘Made By Humans’

Today at 06:34 AM, via Slashdot

The new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, Pluribus, was emphatically made by humans, not AI, reports TechCrunch:If you watched all the way to the end of the new Apple TV show “Pluribus,” you may have noticed an unusual disclaimer in the credits: “This show was made by humans.” That terse message — placed right below a note that “animal wranglers were on set to ensure animal...

Science/Tech

New Firefox Mascot ‘Kit’ Unveiled On New Web Page

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

“The Firefox brand is getting a refresh and you get the first look,” says a new web page at Firefox.com. “Kit’s our new mascot and your new companion through an internet that’s private, open and actually yours.” Slashdot reader BrianFagioli believes the new mascot “is meant to communicate that message in a warmer, more relatable way.” And Firefox is already selling shirts with Kit over the...

Health

The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

Yesterday at 05:36 AM, via New York Times

“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.