In a surprising pivot, OpenAI announced that it is discontinuing its high-profile video generation app, Sora. In a post on X, the company confirmed that both the consumer application and the related API service will be phased out, though a final “sunset” date has yet to be finalized. Read: OpenAI to shutter Sora as focus…
Meta has signed an agreement to deploy AWS Graviton processors at scale. The deal marks a significant expansion of a long-standing partnership between the two companies as Meta builds its next generation of AI. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260424641117/en/ The deployment starts with tens of millions of Graviton cores,…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s declaration on Friday that his patience with sector regulator Icasa has run out is a small bureaucratic event dressed up as a much larger political one. The written statement issued by his spokesman was carefully phrased – Malatsi “expects to be provided with reasons for the lack of sufficient detail” in…
Ubisoft has officially pulled back the curtain on Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, confirming that the highly anticipated remake will launch on July 9, 2026. Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, this is a ground-up reconstruction rather than a simple port, boasting visual fidelity that rivals recent titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Read:…
Sibusiso Ngubeni, head of the data office for strategy enablement at Standard Bank Group’s CIB division. Corporate attempts to slow down artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the name of governance may be backfiring, with employees increasingly turning to unsanctioned tools, exposing companies to data leaks, compliance failures and cyber risk. This was the warning from Sibusiso…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi Communications minister Solly Malatsi has run out of patience with Icasa over why the communications minister hasn’t allegedly yet responded in detail to his policy direction requiring it to review its licensing rules around black economic empowerment. The minister, a senior member of the DA in the government of national unity,…
Digital radio networks can play a critical role in enabling more efficient, resilient and scalable port operations. South Africa’s ports remain under significant pressure as ageing infrastructure, equipment constraints and ongoing congestion disrupt the efficient flow of goods through key trade corridors. Delays in vessel turnaround times, rail and logistics bottlenecks between ports and inland…
Othelo Vieira Security has long been the budget line nobody wants to defend until the moment everyone has to: something to provision, quietly budget for and hope never demands a reckoning. That framing is shifting, and for resellers and channel partners, the shift matters. South Africa’s threat environment is no longer theoretical. Interpol estimates that…
Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa. South African organisations need to shift from AI experimentation to measurable business outcomes, trusted governance and scalable execution, according to Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa. Speaking at the ITWeb AI Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Naik said too many enterprises remain caught up in the excitement around generative…
Subscriptions to AI tools are taking a growing share of consumer wallets, according to a new report by Discovery and Visa. Speaking at the launch of the Discovery SpendTrend 2026 report in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Lineshree Moodley, country head for Visa South Africa, said AI subscriptions nearly doubled in 2025, with 43% of Discovery Bank…
