Against the roll-back of key oversight measures for AI models by US President Donald Trump (see story below), and with the techology soaring across the world, including in SA where more than 70% of respondents have embraced AI, according to an ... Read More

Non-profit organisation Public Interest SA is urging government not to bend its transformation policies to accommodate the launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink low-earth orbit satellite connectivity solution in the country. An IT Web report notes that although Starlink is available ... Read More

The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) is implementing Court Online, a cloud-based collaboration solution that provides a platform for law firms to conduct several court-related functions online. An IT Web report notes that, according to a statement, Court Online ... Read More

Amending the SABC Bill, currently before the Portfolio Committee on Communications & Digital Technologies, would be ‘insufficient’, given its flaws, Communications & Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi said. However, he added that his department would work with the committee to ... Read More

This month Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Meta, the company that owns Facebook, announced sweeping changes to the company’s online content moderation policies. ‘This controversial move is likely to prove harmful to the company’s profitability in the long term,’ writes ... Read More

* The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the public against accepting financial advice, assistance, or investment offers from Gold Earnings Hub and Africa Gold Capital, two firms found to be using deepfakes to secure investment. It said the companies ... Read More

* The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed transaction through which Tario 892 intends to acquire RSAWeb. The Cape Town-based firm already holds shares in fibre network operators MetroFibre and Octotel, both of which provide open-access ... Read More

Amazon opens walk-in centreUS e-commerce giant Amazon.com has opened a walk-in centre in SA that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers and expand their businesses, while it also seeks to gain market share. For Amazon ... Read More

Unesco focuses on AI in educationThe UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has announced that International Education Day 2025 will be dedicated to the opportunities and challenges of AI. Unesco is calling on member states to invest in training ... Read More