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    Naspers and Prosus launch free AI platform for South African businesses that offers Claude

    Naspers and Prosus launch free AI platform for South African businesses that offers Claude Naspers, through its subsidiary Prosus, launched a new agentic AI platform for businesses in South Africa on Tuesday, called ToqanClaw, that is completely free to use. Similar to the Open Claw platform...
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    Select companies in South Africa allowed to preview advanced Microsoft cybersecurity AI

    Select companies in South Africa allowed to preview advanced Microsoft cybersecurity AI Microsoft has announced that a select number of South African organisations have been onboarded on a limited private preview of its new AI-powered cybersecurity platform, MDASH. The new security system...
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    Big banks in South Africa automating to cut costs

    Big banks in South Africa automating to cut costs South Africa's largest banks are aggressively adopting automation across their internal processes and systems to increase efficiency and reduce cost pressures. That is according to Akash Anand, regional head for Middle East and Africa at...
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    The full-stack developer from Etwatwa, Gauteng that build his own job interview coaching app

    The full-stack developer from Etwatwa, Gauteng that build his own job interview coaching app Banele Mgwevu, a 28-year-old software engineer from Etwatwa, Gauteng, has built an app that uses AI to coach young people for job interviews and to help them craft optimised CVs. The app, called Itsago...
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    Internet traffic from bots outpaces human Internet traffic, but not in South Africa

    Internet traffic from bots outpaces human Internet traffic, but not in South Africa People are still generating significantly more Internet traffic in South Africa than automated agents, which runs counter to global and continental averages, recent data from Cloudflare revealed. Cloudflare...
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    Instagram's AI was fooled into helping with account takeovers

    Instagram's AI was fooled into helping with account takeovers Several Instagram users said that they used Meta's AI support chatbot to easily break into accounts by asking the artificial intelligence (AI) to change the email addresses of those accounts. While Meta said the exploit that allowed...
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    The Pope talks South African AI with Wits prof

    The Pope talks South African AI with Wits prof Wits Prof. Benjamin Rosman spoke about the South African AI space and his concerns about the new technology in his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, which he described as "pretty surreal" and "humbling." He was invited to an exclusive conference with the...
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    Fintech giant Yoco buys local AI firm Dyner.AI

    Fintech giant Yoco buys local AI firm Dyner.AI Yoco, the South African fintech which has an estimated valuation of over R12.2 billion, has acquired local AI operating platform Dyner.AI for an undisclosed amount. The move was Yoco's first major acquisition since it was founded in 2013 by...
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    Yoco is building an AI-integrated financial platform with a new CEO

    Yoco is building an AI-integrated financial platform with a new CEO South African payment facilitator Yoco recently announced the appointment of a new CEO, sourced from outside the company's core group of four founders. This ended an era where the company was led by a founder. The former...
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    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos

    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos A team of researchers used AI to compromise MacOS in an attack that defeats Apple's most powerful hardware security system, which previously blocked all other known attacks. Many security experts consider Apple devices the...
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    R85 million for AI-powered device that detects TB through audio

    R85 million for AI-powered device that detects TB through audio Braden van Breda built a palm-sized device to replace inefficient screening methods such as X-rays and symptom-based tests for deadly pulmonary diseases like tuberculosis (TB). AI Diagnostics, his company, raised R85 million in...
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    Universities in South Africa building their own large language models

    Universities in South Africa building their own large language models Universities in South Africa are developing their own large language models specifically geared to meet the requirements of the local population. From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently...
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    South Africa stands the chance to make an international AI impact

    South Africa stands the chance to make an international AI impact According to Benjamin Rosman, head of the University of Witwatersrand's MIND Institute, South Africa can compete with global leaders like the United States and China in the field of AI through research. Specifically, research...
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    Users report mystery 4GB Google file installed on their PCs

    Users report mystery 4GB Google file installed on their PCs Google is silently downloading a 4GB on-device AI model to computers running Google Chrome, allegedly without user consent or the option to decline the download. Some users reported that the model caused performance issues and could...
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    Lessons worth learning following the National AI Policy debacle

    Lessons worth learning following the National AI Policy debacle While the inclusion of AI-hallucinated research in the draft South Africa National AI Policy caused embarrassment for the communications department and minister Solly Malatsi, there is a silver lining. According to Adams & Adams...
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    Stadio denies that it is using AI to mark student papers

    Stadio denies that it is using AI to mark student papers South African private tertiary institution Stadio disputed claims that it started using artificial intelligence (AI) to mark students' papers. A MyBroadband reader who previously received payment for regularly assisting with the marking...
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    Top AI experts excluded from helping with now-withdrawn National AI policy

    Top AI experts excluded from helping with now-withdrawn National AI policy A top South African researcher told MyBroadband that the government did not contact esteemed AI experts in the country to help with the Draft National AI policy. On Monday, Communications and Digital Technology Minister...
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    FNB launches AI assistant to speed up customer support

    FNB launches AI assistant to speed up customer support FNB launched an AI assistant that speeds up customer support, enabling the bank's financial advisors to generate customer-specific financial information during interactions. An extension of FNB's NAVi system, the AI can help advisors set...
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    Small town in Gauteng famous for the world's largest diamond uses AI in mining

    Small town in Gauteng famous for the world's largest diamond uses AI in mining Cullinan, roughly 45km to the north-east of Pretoria, has transformed from a colonial outpost into an innovative diamond-mining town, using X-ray transmissions and AI to recover valuable diamonds. It was here where...
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    Mecer's AI products will prioritise processing power over GPUs and NPUs

    Mecer's AI products will prioritise processing power over GPUs and NPUs Mustek's in-house brand Mecer is designing and positioning its desktops and notebooks as complete artificial intelligence (AI) systems. According to Mustek brand executive Michael Kan, the South African ICT distributor...
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