Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta Platforms, is setting up a team of experts to achieve so-called “artificial general intelligence” (AGI), or machines that can match or surpass human capabilities, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over US$10-billion in…
The National Hockey League (NHL) has named Sony an official NHL technology partner. Image supplied The NHL and Sony will work together to evolve the NHL experience for fans, as well as NHL coaches, officials, players and broadcasters, by increasing Sony’s Beyond Sports’ production of NHL animated data visualisations, broadening usage of Sony’s Hawk-Eye measuring…
Quectel introduces KCM0A5S Wi-SUN module for smart city and smart utility devices Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has launched the Quectel KCM0A5S, a high-performance Wi-SUN module designed for smart applications such as street lighting, precision agriculture, industrial IoT, smart meters and smart cities. Based on Silicon Labs EFR32FG25, a sub-GHz low power…
Beauty Apleni Telkom Group has appointed Beauty Apleni as the new CEO of its Openserve fibre business from 1 July. The announcement was made by Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong at the company’s annual results presentation in Sandton on Tuesday. Apleni replaces Althon Beukes, who stepped down as Openserve’s CEO in December 2024 after serving…
As the world celebrates World Environment Day today, 5 June, one European fintech company has set out to answer what is essentially a million dollar question: “What is nature really worth?” Developed by Estonia-based “tech for good” company Endangered Wildlife OÜ, the Biodiversity Valuator is a cutting-edge software tool that calculates the financial value of…
Get ready for a futuristic delivery! Future Amazon orders could soon arrive at your door thanks to a humanoid robot workforce. According to The Information, Amazon is developing advanced AI software to power these robots, which will operate as package delivery workers transported by Rivian electric vans. The company is reportedly almost ready to begin…
Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The South African government, which is the majority shareholder in telecommunications firm Telkom, has earned over R500 million after the JSE-listed company resumed dividend payouts. The company today published its annual financial results and ordinary and special dividend declaration for the year ended…
WeThinkCode, the organisation launched to develop a programming talent pipeline for companies, has secured R35-million in grant funding to develop and run an AI training programme. The US$2-million grant, from Google.org, will “dramatically expand” WeThinkCode’s artificial intelligence programmes, with a plan to train 12 000 people in South Africa and Kenya in what it calls “critical…
On the evening of 3 June 2025 we celebrated excellence in tech at the 7th annual Africa Tech Week Awards 2025. The Awards were opened with a Keynote Address delivered by Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, who reminded us of the importance of celebrating achievements, especially when it comes to people and…
The developer behind Hitman: World of Assassination, IO Interactive, has finally offered a first look at its take on James Bond. A new trailer for the game, now officially titled 007 First Light, debuted during Sony’s Summer State of Play on June 4. IO Interactive initially announced its “Project 007” back in November 2020, revealing…
