Apple is joining forces with Google to power its artificial intelligence features, including a major Siri upgrade later this year, the tech giants said on Monday. The multi-year partnership will lean on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology for future Apple foundational models, according to a statement obtained by CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “After careful evaluation,…
Sun International CEO Ulrik Bengtsson says government doesn’t understand gambling. (Photograph supplied) South Africa’s online gambling industry has come out swinging at National Treasury’s proposal to tax the sector even further, arguing its move is not only unconstitutional but would also push punters and companies deeper into the internet. In a bid to clamp down…
Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed to the African Union’s (AU) High-Level Panel. Responding to the appointment, Gambari, who also served as Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, expressed confidence that the AU was taking steps toward finding…
The government of Ghana has thrown its support behind the Trans-Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign, an initiative to promote a borderless Africa and visa-free movement across the continent. The campaign, which began in Accra yesterday aims to raise awareness about African unity and the economic opportunities that can come from greater regional integration. At the…
Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the U.S. economy. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.3% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The numbers were right…
