Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital. Cumulative spending globally on data centres alone could top US$30-trillion by 2050, according to a projection by PwC, almost matching the value of outstanding…
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Software maker Oracle has started telling employees that it’s conducting a round of layoffs, two people familiar with the move told CNBC. The layoffs were in the thousands, said the people, who asked not to be identified to discuss a confidential matter. As of May 2025, the company employed 162,000 people. Shares of Oracle have…
An LG Cloid robot stands on stage during an LG Electronics news conference at CES 2026. Steve Marcus/Reuters Just four years after the launch of ChatGPT, the chatbot that brought artificial intelligence into the mainstream, and it seemed like almost every exhibitor at the CES show in Las Vegas this week was touting an AI-powered…
Blockchain technology is maturing on the African continent as use cases beyond cryptocurrency gain traction – in areas such as digital identity, payments, agriculture and data management. This is according to the Africa Blockchain Report 2024, compiled by Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) in collaboration with Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC). According Brenton…
