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Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence business xAI, in a $1.25tn (£910bn) merger that consolidates part of Musk’s empire as SpaceX prepares to go public later this year.
The two companies announced the deal on Monday...
The deadline to nominate C-level tech executives is Sunday, 8 February.
Xneelo has begun construction on a second data centre at Samrand in Gauteng.
OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest AI chips and has sought alternatives, sources have said.
A financial strategist and portfolio manager says that Telkom is proof that government entities can run successfully as private companies.
sinij writes: Automakers have increasingly implemented door handles that retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons, but they are now off limits in China.My issue is with electronic-only door latch mechanism. It should be possible to open the door from both inside and outside the car in case of complete power loss.
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Today marks the launch of ZAR Universal (ZARU), a new institutional-grade stablecoin pegged to the value of the South African Rand. ZARU is designed to modernise payment and financial infrastructure, enabling both retail and institutional users to transact at the speed of the internet while bolstering the local financial system. The initiative is a powerful […]
Luno, Sanlam Specialised Asset Management, EasyEquities, and Lesaka have announced the launch of a new Rand-backed stablecoin.
Macrocomm is a leading South African smart solutions developer and is at the forefront of helping companies embrace new technology.
Refurbished technology gives companies control in a market where new supply is unpredictable and often out of reach, says Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive at Qrent.
Governance and compliance in the cloud should be an ongoing assurance activity with continuous visibility and governance, says Muzi Langa, MD of ManTK IT Solution.
Absa said it is evolving to move away from “cash-heavy” branches in South Africa.
The transaction values SpaceX at $1-trillion, and xAI at $250-billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Bob Go is celebrating its 10th birthday and now ships over 4 million packages per year.
De Ruyter’s new role is in consulting for renewable energy projects and financing — a job which could see him helping private firms cut away at Eskom’s customer base.
The crypto market is deep in bear territory, with sentiment pointing to further pullbacks. Crypto assets as a whole lack a clear catalyst to help stabilize plunging prices. In these conditions, investors need to avoid chasing hype. Instead, the best cryptos to buy are those with strong fundamentals, real usage, and tangible token value. Capital […]
UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according to a new report.
UPFs and cigarettes are engineered to encourage addiction and consumption, researchers from three US universities said, pointing to...
Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online influencers that the classic symptoms of middle age could be down to low testosterone. In the second part of this miniseries exploring the hormone, Madeleine Finlay finds out what testosterone supplementation is doing for women. She hears from science journalist Linda Geddes, who is taking testosterone for low libido, and from prof...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion — a markup from the $800 billion it commanded in a December secondary stock sale — and priced xAI at $250 billion based on a recent $20 billion funding...
Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed nearly a century’s worth of human hair samples and found that lead concentrations dropped 100-fold after the EPA began cracking down on leaded gasoline and other lead-based products in the 1970s. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, drew on hair collected from Utah residents — some preserved in family...
The “Project Vault” initiative is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on China for key technology components.