A tragic accident in Katy, Texas, has left one woman dead after a Tesla Model 3 equipped with an active automated driving assistance system crashed directly into a residential home. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the driver, Michael Butler, had the vehicle’s automated system engaged at the time of the Friday night collision….
Daniel Swiegers, director of TaxTim. (Source: Supplied) TaxTim’s new artificial intelligence tax assistant, TimAI, is programmed to say “I don’t know” rather than fabricate an answer when it’s outside what it can reliably handle. The WhatsApp-based AI tax assistant offers instant tax answers free to anyone in the country. TimAI, which is already available, will…
South Africa does not have a digital talent shortage. What it has is a shortage of work-ready talent. Every year, thousands of young South Africans graduate with degrees, diplomas and certifications across a wide range of ICT and digital qualifications. Yet at the same time, tens of thousands of ICT roles remain vacant. Research by…
Valve has officially opened reservations for its highly anticipated Steam Machine console, revealing a standard architecture alongside a lottery-based system designed to thwart scalpers. Read: Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Review: Brilliant brains, flawed physics The base Steam Machine features 512GB of storage and is priced at $1,049 for the standalone console. Purchasing it alongside the…
New research reveals South African 5G users spent just 11.1% of their connected time on 5G in the first quarter of 2026. Although South Africa was an early adopter of 5G technology, 4G still anchors the daily mobile experience of local users. This is according to the latest datasets compiled by Opensignal, which reveal that users…
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies has invited written submissions on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, opening the public phase of a legislative process that could reshape how spectrum, roaming and wholesale access are regulated in South Africa. Interested parties have until 4pm on Friday, 21 August 2026 to make written submissions. Those…
Oracle’s global workforce declined by 13%, representing a reduction of approximately 21,000 employees, during its 2026 financial year. The downscaling comes as the enterprise software giant continues an aggressive corporate restructuring, heavily accelerated by the deployment of artificial intelligence across its internal operations. Read: Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Review: Brilliant brains, flawed physics According to…
It is a new era for the South African Post Office as its fully-established board begins its term. A communications department delegation, led by minister Solly Malatsi and deputy minister Mondli Gungubele, yesterday engaged the newly-appointed board of the South African Post Office (SAPO). This is in line with efforts to set the tone for…
South Africa’s mobile market has not stopped growing. It has stopped growing in the segment the current generation of operators was built to serve – the consumer subscriber market. South Africa has 124 million active Sim cards against a population of around 65 million, according to GSMA Intelligence. About 46.6 million people are aged 15…
Namibia’s communications regulator said on Monday, 22 June, it dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its license applications, reaffirming that Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider failed to meet local ownership requirements. The silhouette of Elon Musk and Starlink logo are seen in this illustration taken 11 June 2026. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The…
