OpenAI says no to Musk’s OpenAI bid
OpenAI has responded to Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company for $97,4-billion with a firm no. According to chairman Bret Taylor, the artificial intelligence (AI) company is not for sale. Early last week Elon Musk, together with a group of investors, made an unsolicited...
AI generates fear – but CEOs are doing it anyway
A new survey has uncovered a paradox among CEOs: while four in five recognise AI’s potential benefits and plan to integrate it into their operations, many fear it. A massive 74% of respondents are worried that gaps in their knowledge will hinder decisions in the...
Tourism, Airbnb partner for growth
The Ministry of Tourism and Airbnb have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the continued recovery of the tourism sector and build inclusive tourism in South Africa. The agreement will see the Department of Tourism work closely with Airbnb to advance...
Pick n Pay tills now accept Bitcoin
South Africans who have a Luno wallet will be able to pay at Pick n Pay with cryptocurrency by simply scanning a QR code. Crypto payments have been available at over 1 500 Pick n Pay stores since February 2023. But the payment process required customers to download...
Google Cloud, Nvidia increase collaboration
As generative AI and large language models (LLMs) continue to drive innovations, compute requirements for training and inference have grown at an astonishing pace. To meet that need, Google Cloud today announced the general availability of its new A3 instances,...
Webb reveals new structures within iconic supernova
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from...
Customer service, support set for transformation
Generative AI, digital customer service, and conversational user interfaces (CUIs) will transform customer service and support by 2028, according to Gartner. "The common theme of these three technologies are their ability to streamline the customer journey and enable...
WLAN market continues to boom
According to a report from Dell'Oro Group, H3C was the first major manufacturer to recognise revenues for commercially available, enterprise-class WiFi 7 Access Points (APs) as the overall Wireless LAN market grew to nearly $3-billion during the second quarter of...
Healthy growth forecast for smart home appliances
The global smart home appliances market size is expected to reach $58,51-billion by 2030 and will expand further at a CAGR of 9,2% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market growth is largely driven by factors such as growing...
ChatGPT dominates LLM mentions on social media
In the dynamic landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs), OpenAI's ChatGPT has emerged as the frontrunner with an impressive 89,9% share of voice on platforms like Twitter and Reddit among the top seven LLMs so far in 2023, reveals...
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Hitachi Vantara unveils AI operations software
Hitachi Vantara has introduced new innovations to drive data centre modernisation. Hitachi unveiled new high-performance storage systems in a storage family that offers a 100% data availability guarantee and integrated, and cross-platform AI-powered analytics and IT...
Jasco’s sub-ducting solution speeds fibre deployment
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Ring expands to South Africa
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Global kudos for Harambee’s contact centre
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Look out for phishing scams …
Mother's Day is a day to honour mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. There are plenty of ways to make moms feel special with unique gifts, but there are those that use such special occasions for their own cybercriminal gain. In...
Mobile disruptor introduces flights incentive
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Kenyan taxpayers get a better experience
With a reduced call abandonment rate, a significant drop in customer response time and increased engagement across different channels, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has registered an increased score of 71,9% on the Customer Satisfaction Index; a clear indication...
Is Carbon Tax implementation date possible?
One thing is certain in this context: anyone having to sign off on the Carbon Tax Bill has an unenviable job, writes Justine Sweet, LexisNexis contributing author and specialist environmental legal consultant . Though everyone making submissions at the Carbon Tax...
Africa’s mobile-readiness still a stumbling block
Mobile readiness within the enterprise is vital to the success of a mobile strategy and is rapidly becoming a business imperative. Cassie Lessing, CEO of mobile business application developer Strato IT Group, says that organisational culture can make it difficult for...
Africa Investment Forum aims to grow infrastructure
By 2050, just 32 short years from now, Africa's growing population will tip the scales at a whopping 2-billion, with a youth of 840-million. In the process, the continent will overtake the populations of China and India combined. Financing Africa's development needs...
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