OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters OpenAI has launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal “code red” in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google’s Gemini 3. GPT-5.2 comes with improvements in general intelligence, coding and long-context understanding, the company said…
2025 hasn’t treated all artificial intelligence stocks the same. From Google to Uber and less-well-known companies such as Constellation Software and Chegg in-between, analysts are weighing in on which international tech stocks will soar or stumble in the year ahead. The assessment comes as 2025 wraps up – a year characterised by an unprecedented wave…
Global e-commerce giant, Temu was at the top of the list for Google’s 2025 Year in Search in SA. Google has released its 2025 Year in Search for South Africa, with Temu, general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots leading the list of the top-trending searches that defined curiosity across the country this year….
Chinese marketplace Temu is quickly entrenching itself in South African culture and everyday life. According to the Google Year in Search report for 2025, South Africans searched “Temu” more than any other term this year. “The report tracks the fastest-rising searches, offering a clear sense of the stories, questions and moments that shaped public curiosity….
Amazon and Google introduced a jointly developed multi-cloud networking service on Sunday to meet growing demand for reliable connectivity, the companies said in a statement, at a time when even brief internet disruptions can cause major outages. The initiative will enable customers to establish private, high-speed links between the two companies’ computing platforms in minutes…
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google. Shares…
Google has launched Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), its powerful new image generation and editing model built on the foundation of Gemini 3 Pro. The company touts the model’s ability to “turn your visions into studio-quality designs with unprecedented control, flawless text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge,” representing a significant leap in image…
Google was set to make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a US court on Friday, as the department of justice’s antitrust case drew to a close. Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech –…
Carlos Barria/Reuters Google has committed R688-million to support South Africa’s under-pressure media industry, alongside a separate initiative aimed at fostering its long-term growth. This follows the release of the media and digital platforms market inquiry final report by the Competition Commission on Thursday. It marks an about-turn from earlier this year, when the US search…
The Competition Commission found that Google and YouTube reproduce South African news content, but provide no remuneration to local publishers. Google and YouTube have agreed to establish a combined R688 million media support package to fund national, community and vernacular media in SA. This is one of the key recommended remedies in the Competition Commission’s…
