On Thursday, 8 January, Chinese regulators said they would investigate Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus with the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing to assess whether the transaction complies with Chinese laws governing export controls, technology imports and exports, and overseas investment. On Thursday, 8 January Chinese regulators said they would investigate…
Lloyd Matthew, Co Founder and CEO. Untapped.AI, a South African AI consultancy, is rapidly gaining national attention after becoming the first local provider to deploy an AI voice agent that routes calls entirely through a South African call exchange. This breakthrough enables businesses to reduce call costs by up to 50% compared to AI voice…
Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecommunications companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. A slew of new tech rules adopted in recent years by the European Commission sparked criticism from the US, which says it targets…
Sisvel is pleased to announce the appointment of Heath Hoglund as the company’s first-ever Chief Intellectual Property Officer. In this role he will be fully responsible for the firm’s patent pools on a global basis. One of the world’s top IP dealmakers, Hoglund joins Sisvel having taken the decision to leave Via Licensing, where he…
OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT Health tab that answers health-related questions and lets users upload medical records and connect wellness apps such as Apple Health and MyFitnessPal. The move expands ChatGPT’s capabilities by providing users a dedicated space to access health information, which is one of the most popular uses of the chatbot. More than 230…
Department of Transport minister Barbara Creecy. (Image source: GCIS) The political principals in the Department of Transport (DOT) have welcomed the ruling setting aside the driving licence card machines tender awarded to French firm IDEMIA. This week, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria declared that the tender was irregular, invalid, unlawful and unenforceable. As…
South African owners of 372 of Volvo’s popular EX30 model have been urged to pay close attention to a safety recall. When Volvo Cars first brought its compact electric SUV, the EX30, to South Africa, it wasn’t just another EV on the market — it quickly became the benchmark for premium electrified driving. Launched as…
Matric results will be released on 13 January 2026. (Image: Pixabay) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is set to publish matric results in the media next Tuesday, despite the Information Regulator saying an enforcement order banning it from doing so remains in force. This comes amid a court battle between the two government entities…
Everyone’s a content creator now For the first 30 years of television’s existence in South Africa, linear broadcasting dominated the way content was served to the public. Broadcasters including the SABC, MultiChoice and eMedia enjoyed the privilege of captive audiences who were “programmed” through rigid schedules that determined the type of content that would be…
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health. ChatGPT maker OpenAI is rolling out a health-focused feature to the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that’s used by nearly a billion users. Named ChatGPT Health, the new feature aims to provide users with health and wellness information. This, as health is one of the most common ways people use ChatGPT,…
