Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Telkom has seen its profit grow for the six months ended 30 September 2023. Despite the challenging operating environment characterized by load shedding, high interest rates and intense load shedding, headline earnings per share increased by 46.7% to 195.0 cents over the period. “Profit for the period was boosted by…

South Africa’s biggest company by revenue, Sasol, has announced the appointment of Simon Baloyi as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 April 2024. Baloyi has been at the group since 2002 and currently works as the Executive Vice President of Energy Operations and Technology.…

Elon Musk may have put the final nail in X’s coffin. X, formerly known as Twitter, has lost another major advertiser—this time, it’s Disney. The entertainment giant is another in a string of major companies to have pulled ads from X after owner Elon Musk endorsed antisemitic conspiracy theories on his…

Following his surprise firing on Friday, former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman might not be as out of a job as we initially thought he was, according to new word from The Verge on Saturday. Reportedly, sources close to Altman say that the board itself, in a stunning reversal, have “agreed in…

Telecommunications firm Telkom has announced the winners of the first instalment of its Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards. The event recognises start-ups and SMEs that showed resilience, growth and innovation through Telkom’s FutureMakers programme. Speaking at the event, Dr Mmaki Jantjies, Telkom Group Executive for the Innovation and Transformation Office,…

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa has announced the five South African tech start-ups that will participate in the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023. Now in its second year, the challenge is a collaboration between the Embassy of Ireland, in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department…

Discord is pulling the plug on its AI chatbot, Clyde, less than a year after it was first introduced. Clyde’s support page has been updated with a note alerting users that the bot will be deactivated at the end of this month. The platform announced Clyde back in March, describing it…

WhatsApp recently introduced the voice chat feature for WhatsApp groups. Now a new online report suggests that the instant messaging app is rolling out a feature that adds a shortcut to open AI-powered chats from the Chats tab. As reported by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is introducing a feature that includes a shortcut for accessing AI-powered…

In a dramatic reversal, Apple announced this week it would offer RCS support starting in 2024. The decision effectively ends one of the most protracted and confusing conflicts between iOS and Android. If you’re not sure what any of that means, don’t worry: We’re about to lay out what could change…

After a surprise shakeup at one of the world’s most valuable startups, OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman is out as CEO, replaced by the company’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati.  But the question is, who is OpenAI’s new interim CEO Mira Murati? Murati was named as the ChatGPT creator’s new interim CEO in…

Sam Altman, got suddenly fired by OpenAI’s board on Friday as CEO, has made his first statement on X less than two hours after the announcement was made. Though he gave no details on what happened, he said he’ll “have more to say about what’s next later.” On X, formerly known as…

Lionsgate, one of the world’s most prominent film and television companies, has suspended all advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, the entertainment giant said Friday afternoon, and it was first reported by Bloomberg. The decision by Lionsgate suggests an intensifying advertiser backlash to X after the social media…

The White House on Friday accused Elon Musk of repeating a “hideous” antisemitic lie on his social media site X this week, calling it an “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate” that “runs against our core values as Americans.” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement, responding…

Another major advertiser is pulling its ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content on the platform. Axios reports that Apple has opted to “pause” all advertising on the platform after its ads were discovered near pro-Nazi posts and X owner Elon Musk appeared to publicly endorse an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Apple’s pullback…

On Friday, OpenAI’s board of directors said that Sam Altman will step down as CEO and will be replaced by chief technology officer Mira Murati. Having served on OpenAI’s leadership team for half a decade, Mira has been instrumental in shaping the organization into a leading force in the global…

Amazon is sacking employees in its Alexa division even as it prepares to upgrade Alexa to be as smart as modern AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT. The move will impact several hundred employees in the US, Canada, and India, according to an internal email sent on Friday. Daniel Bausch, Amazon’s Vice President of…

inDrive has announced launching a new venture and merger and acquisition arm named New Ventures which arms to invest up to $100 million in promising startups within emerging markets over the next few years. Seasoned entrepreneur and investment professional Andries Smit joins inDrive as Vice President of New Ventures. inDrive,…

MediaTek, a global fabless semiconductor company powering nearly 2 billion connected devices annually, has partnered with Digit to offer affordable 4G smartphones to Vodacom customers. The collaboration aims to make modern 4G/LTE smartphones accessible to millions in South Africa, Egypt, and Tanzania who still use 2G devices. Rami Osman, Director…

IBM is pulling back from X after its ads were placed alongside pro-Nazi content on the platform. The company says it has suspended all ads from the network after nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters reported that it found ads for IBM and several other tech giants next to pro-Nazi memes and other…

“It’s skeet, not a tweet! Following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, Bluesky has emerged as a potential alternative for many users. Now, a year after its first-ever post, the platform has reached a milestone of 2 million users.” Bluesky is the internet’s buzziest social media platform — but you need…