Discovery Insure combines AI-driven driving assessments and behavioural research to encourage lasting improvements in road safety. Discovery Insure says its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Advanced Driving Instructor (ADI) has reduced risky driving events by up to 10% among clients using it. Introduced on the Discovery Insure app in January, ADI analyses individual driving patterns in real-time…
Discovery has moved cybercrime to the top of its risk register, warning that advanced AI models are speeding up attacks to the point where they could outpace its defences. In its integrated annual report for the year to 30 June 2026, the financial services group ranks “cybercrime and cybersecurity” first among its top 10 risks,…
The 2026 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his discovery of high energy neutrino particles from space. The Nobel committee said Halzen has made “decisive contributions” to the discovery of “neutrinos of astrophysical origin” with IceCube, an experiment installed under ice at the South Pole. Ellen Moons, secretary general of…
MTN Group has lost a bid to overturn, or immediately appeal, a US court ruling allowing claims against it under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to proceed, clearing the way for two of the cases to enter discovery. On Friday, the US district court for the eastern district of New York denied MTN’s requests to reconsider,…
Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture. Ancient DNA is damaged and degraded genetic material often obtained from fossils thousands of years old. It’s giving scientists insights…
Discovery’s head office in Sandton. Image: Boogertman and Partners Discovery is buying its way deeper into US health technology. On 1 September, two months after its financial year ended and two days before it reported annual results, the group’s wholly owned US subsidiary Vitality Group International acquired 100% of Icario Holdco, a US healthcare services…
Discovery Bank posted R370 million profit, while attracting 70% of new business from outside the Discovery Group. Discovery Bank has reported a normalised profit from operations of R370 million for the year ended 30 June 2026, marking a turnaround from the R68 million loss recorded in the previous period. The bank’s move into profitability comes…
Discovery’s group CIO, Derek Wilcocks Discovery group CIO Derek Wilcocks has pushed back on the idea that AI is about to make software developers obsolete, saying the productivity gains his teams are measuring from AI coding tools are real but a fraction of what the industry’s loudest voices are promising – so far. Speaking on…
Discovery Bank has deployed its AI assistant across payments and servicing, to improve on-boarding and query resolution. Discovery Bank has expanded its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across security, payments and customer service, while introducing new services across its digital banking platform. According to the digital bank, the updates form part of its next phase of…
Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore Discovery is placing artificial intelligence at the centre of its growth strategy, launching what it calls Vitality AI as it seeks to transform how it engages with more than 40 million members across its global network. The Johannesburg-headquartered financial services group, which reported strong interim results on Tuesday for the…
