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THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2025, 17:23

South Africa

MIT study finds AI already cost-competitive with work equal to 12% of U.S. jobs

Today at 13:20 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence systems are now powerful and inexpensive enough to perform work equivalent to nearly 12 percent of U.S. jobs, according to a new MIT study — a finding likely to intensify pressure on employers, workers and policymakers to prepare for rapid changes in the economy. The research, written in October and released Wednesday, estimates […]

South Africa

Experts Urge Nigeria To Build Local AI Tools To Safeguard Data Privacy And Protect African Digital Assets

Today at 13:18 PM, via iAfrica

Experts are calling on Nigeria to accelerate the development of homegrown artificial intelligence tools to strengthen data privacy and protect Africa’s digital resources from external exploitation. The appeal was made at the AI Summit hosted by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development on Wednesday in Abuja, where technology practitioners and policy specialists gathered to […]

Business

800,000 jobs at risk in South Africa

Today at 16:30 PM, via Daily Investor

Solidarity warned that 800,000 direct and indirect jobs could be at risk if the government fails to deliver on its commitments and promises.

Science/Tech

Has Altcoin Season Fear Peaked As Digitap ($TAP) Pushes Higher?

Today at 17:06 PM, via Tech Financials

Over the last month, Bitcoin has fallen from roughly $126,000 in late October to around $86,000 at the end of November. This 30% drawdown dragged most altcoins down even further, and the Fear and Greed Index hit 10 (Extreme Fear). Almost everyone took a serious haircut, and investors are starting to wonder if it is […]

Science/Tech

NASA Reduces Flights on Boeing’s Starliner After Botched Astronaut Mission

Today at 17:01 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: NASA has slashed the number of astronaut missions on Boeing’s Starliner contract and said the spacecraft’s next mission to the International Space Station will fly without a crew, reducing the scope of a program hobbled by engineering woes and outpaced by SpaceX. The most recent mishap occurred during Starliner’s first crewed test flight in 2024, carrying...

Science/Tech

Online Livestock Trading Platform SwiftVEE Secures Series A from Top African Investors

Today at 16:54 PM, via Tech Financials

SwiftVEE, the largest online livestock trading platform in Africa, featured in Bloomberg’s inaugural 25 African Startups to Watch 2025, has completed its Series A funding round. The transaction brings some of the continent’s most accomplished investors onto swiftVEE’s Cap Table, including HAVAÍC, Old Mutual’s former CEO Iain Williamson and private equity firm EXEO Capital. They […]