Category: <span>Tech</span>

The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are “secure by design.” In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the...

The African continent presents huge potential for growth and the recently introduced African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement promises to underpin trade facilitation and economic expansion with be the largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organization in 1995. The longest journey starts with a single step. Government, public bodies,...

E-hailing and on-demand delivery company Bolt Food has announced it will exit the South African and Nigerian market this coming December.  According to tech insiders the company struggled to make its presence felt due to stiff market competition where customers had a lot of options to choose from.   “At this time, we have made the...

The Tanzania Institute for Education (TIE) has recently joined forces with Snapplify, a leading digital content provider, to roll out the Tanzania eLibrary Project. This pioneering initiative aims to revolutionise the accessibility and quality of educational resources for students across Tanzania over the next three years. The Tanzania eLibrary Project entails the widespread deployment of...

TikTok deny claims that the social media is bias in the Israel-Hamas war, after US congressman and women calls efforts to ban the app over the apparent popularity of pro-Palestinian content on the platform.  The ByteDance owned company released a press statement to set the record straight in its defence about the issue titled, ‘The...

Takealot expands its on demand delivery service TakealotNOW to Johannesburg North to give shoppers an access to buy and get their product/s delivered within 60 minutes. TakealotNOW shoppers in Johannesburg will be able to shop hundreds of products ranging from laptops, tablets and smartphones to loadshedding solutions, sports equipment, toys, and even luxury beauty, all...

Nike has named former longtime Amazon fashion executive Muge Erdirik Dogan to be its new chief technology officer CTO, according to an internal email reviewed by Bloomberg. “With Muge’s deep understanding of how technology can accelerate innovation, scale processes, increase efficiency, and ultimately drive growth, I’m confident her experience and leadership will help us capitalize...

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd will step down as CEO of the dating apps operator and hand over the role to seasoned executive Lidiane Jones, knocking its shares down 10% to a record on Monday. Jones is the CEO of Salesforce-owned Slack and has held senior roles at Microsoft where she spent more than 12 years. She will...

Our very own Rethabile Mohlala recently caught up with Arthur Goldstuck, technology commentator, veteran and founder of World Wide Worx to talk about the state of technology and data in South Africa 🇿🇦 and it’s impact in banking and insurance industry. They also spoke about Arthur’s upcoming new book about AI – Artificial Intelligence this...

Billionaire Elon Musk welcomed China’s engagement on artificial intelligence safety and said he wanted to see Beijing aligned with Britain and the United States on the subject, speaking in London on Thursday alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Musk backed China’s inclusion in the first AI Safety Summit, hosted at Bletchley Park, England, which has...