Anthropic said Claude “leads” 26% of the AI research and development work inside the company, part of new measures that it will publish regularly to show outsiders how quickly AI is building the next generation of the technology. AI also collaborated with humans on more than 90% of the research work happening at the company…
Sony has expanded its gaming peripheral ecosystem with the announcement of the PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge wireless headsets. Both models incorporate planar magnetic driver technology and proprietary PlayStation Link connectivity, leveraging acoustic engineering expertise gained from Sony’s acquisition of high-end headphone maker Audeze. Read: This is what the iPhone 18 Pro series costs in…
The fined distributors of online content are based in SA and abroad. (Image source: iStock) South Africa’s Film and Publication Board (FPB) has fined 21 commercial content service providers for unlawfully distributing explicit or harmful content online, contravening the Films and Publications Act (FPA) of 1996. During a media briefing in Johannesburg this morning, the…
The US International Development Finance Corporation said on Wednesday it would invest up to US$155-million in African digital infrastructure provider Wiocc Group, underscoring Washington’s support for projects seen as critical to the expansion of US technology companies. Washington has increasingly backed telecommunications and digital infrastructure projects in Africa as it seeks to provide alternatives to…
Following its initial debut on Samsung’s latest foldable lineup, including the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Z Fold 8, and Z Flip 8, the manufacturer is officially expanding its One UI 9 software update to slate-style smartphones. The software rollout begins today for the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra, while also extending to the…
December 2026 marks 10 years since the establishment of SA’s independent institution responsible for the protection of the POPIA legislation. (Image source: iStock) Nearly 10 years since it was established, data privacy watchdog the Information Regulator (InfoReg) must now traverse an environment where personal information is collected, shared and processed at an unprecedented scale. InfoReg…
The City of Cape Town is drafting new development guidelines for large data centre applications, its first public acknowledgement that the approvals process needs changing, and has confirmed that the rezoning it granted in July for a hyperscale precinct at King Air Industria is suspended and cannot be acted on. Separately, Equinix, the US operator…
Snap’s new Specs represent the company’s first consumer-ready augmented reality (AR) glasses capable of delivering standalone spatial computing without requiring a tethered smartphone, external compute puck, or handheld controllers. Offered in two frame sizes (47 mm and 52 mm), the hardware integrates dual camera sensors, spatial displays, onboard processing, and wireless expansion into a self-contained…
Nico Pampier, a University of Cape Town student, joins the conversation about AI and open education. (Picture: Supplied) University of Cape Town (UCT) post-graduate student Nico Pampier, who is studying educational technology, is working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to help shape international conversations about AI, open education and the…
Government has pitched offshore wind as a way to power Cape Town’s growing AI data centre industry, but the laws and regulations required do not yet exist and the costs are enormous. The department of electricity & energy on Thursday published a strategic framework for offshore wind development, identifying about 95GW of technical potential along…
