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As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit in 2025, experts say the moment is ripe for the country to take a leading role in shaping global artificial intelligence (AI) governance – particularly ...

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In a recent mapping effort in Tlhabane, Rustenburg, data collectors found that a staggering 79% of spaza shops weren’t listed on any digital platform – not even Google Maps. That kind of invisibility ...

Google has unveiled a new “AI Mode” for its search engine, offering users a more conversational experience powered by its Gemini chatbot. The feature, launched Tuesday in the U.S., allows people to ...

AI also plays a growing role in regulatory compliance. Financial regulators can use AI to analyze data submitted by institutions, assess capital and liquidity requirements, and identify discrepancies.

The United States has escalated its semiconductor conflict with China by implementing a sweeping global ban targeting Huawei’s Ascend AI chips. The move, announced May 14, 2025, marks a significant ...

The warning follows a report from researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, who found that leading chatbots – including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude – can be manipulated into bypassing their ...

Say hello to the Safety Evaluations Hub, a shiny new webpage where OpenAI will post how its models are doing on critical safety metrics like harmful content, hallucinations, and those pesky jailbreaks ...

Africa’s AI future is not just about technology—it’s about people. The continent’s innovators, from Accra’s coder collectives to Tunis’s AI ethics forums, will shape a uniquely African AI ecosystem.

The University of Cape Town is flexing its research muscles again – this time with two of its star scholars landing prestigious SARChI chairs to tackle two of the world’s biggest challenges: climate ...