Mark Zuckerberg Meta has begun rolling out a long-touted AI assistant that can autonomously send e-mails, sell a car and book travel on a person’s behalf, despite internal concerns that the technology mismanages its access to sensitive personal data. The company’s Muse agent, known internally as Hatch, is the centrepiece of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan…
HyperLight Corporation (“HyperLight”), a leader in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics, today announced that VentureTech Alliance (“VTA”) has joined its Series C financing round. VTA is a venture investment firm focused on the semiconductor industry, with a portfolio built across the semiconductor technology stack — including circuit design, foundry-adjacent process technology, EDA, advanced packaging, and…
The world map based on Gerardus Mercator’s 1569 projection On 4 September, the UN General Assembly voted 164 to one to encourage the world to stop drawing itself on Gerardus Mercator’s 1569 projection – the world map everyone learnt at school. The non-binding resolution, tabled by Togo for the African Group and the African Union…
Peter Clarke, CEO of LanDynamix. To say that businesses are embracing AI at breakneck speed, with so many organisations scrambling to get it embedded into their operations, is probably an understatement. We all appear to be diving head-first into the AI pool. Technology research leader Gartner notes AI enters organisations in two ways: as a…
Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie Vodacom Group has appointed former JSE CEO Leila Fourie to its board as an alternate director to chairman Saki Macozoma, with effect from 9 October 2026. In a notice to shareholders on Tuesday, the group said Fourie will become a full member of the board once Macozoma retires in July…
The first 14 electric trucks will operate from its Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town, says Clicks. (Photograph by Jaco Cilliers Photography) Clicks Group’s Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town will operate a 100% electric truck fleet by the end of October, it announced yesterday. This, after it secured 30 new-generation Sany heavy-duty electric…
Yusuf Kaka, head of integrated digital engagement at X, bigly labs, Dis-Chem’s innovation and digital transformation unit Listed pharmacy retail giant Dis-Chem is rebuilding its mobile app from scratch and replacing the e-commerce platform underneath it, with a public release targeted for early 2027. It is a move that will decide whether the group can…
Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie joins Vodacom Group board. (Image source: WEF) JSE-listed company Vodacom Group has appointed Leila Fourie as an alternate director to the chairman, Saki Macozoma, effective 9 October. In a SENS statement today, Vodacom says Fourie will serve as an alternate director until Macozoma’s retirement on 20 July 2027, whereafter she…
Rubicon’s Hilton Musk Rubicon’s public charging network is profitable and grew usage markedly in two months as fuel prices spiked, the company’s e-mobility head has told Watts & Wheels host William Kelly. Hilton Musk said usage climbed roughly 30% in a single month, then another 30% the month after. “We thought it was a fluke,”…
Mariia Halaida, head of business development at Softswiss. While AI cannot completely prevent fraud in SA’s burgeoning iGaming industry, the technology can help stakeholders monitor and detect threats in real-time, making a significant difference, says Mariia Halaida, head of business development at iGaming software solutions firm Softswiss. Softswiss has described SA as Africa’s most advanced…
