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Robert Galbraith/Reuters The US will allow Nvidia’s H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence chips, to be exported to China and collect a 25% fee on such sales, US President Donald Trump said on Monday. The decision appears to settle a US debate about whether Nvidia and rivals should maintain their global lead in AI chips by selling to China or withhold the exports, though Beijing has told companies not to use US technology, leaving it unclear whether Trump’s decision would lead to new sales. Nvidia shares rose 2% in after-hours trading after Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, following a…

Roque Lozano, SVP of network infrastructure for MEA at Nokia. Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding the boundaries of what’s possible in business, but behind this is a complex, unseen layer of infrastructure that must rise to meet AI’s demands – starting with the network.This is according to Roque Lozano, SVP of network infrastructure for MEA at Nokia.Speaking to ITWeb on the sidelines of AfricaCom 2025, hosted recently in Cape Town, Lozano said AI is ‘a double-edged sword’ in the digital world, but particularly when it comes to networks.“On the one side, [it] is stretching the network performance requirements like never…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned that artificial intelligence is both an opportunity and a risk for South Africa’s financial sector, especially when it comes to information security. In a wide-ranging report, Artificial Intelligence in the South African Financial Sector, the FSCA said AI presents a number of risks related to consumer protection and market conduct, financial stability, and organisational integrity. In the financial services sector, the report showed that AI adoption is highest among South Africa’s banks (52%), followed by fintechs (50%). Pension funds (14%), investment firms (11%), the insurance sector (8%) and non-bank lenders (8%) all…

In the past three months, Afrika Tikkun has trained over 600 unemployed young people in Diepsloot. Afrika Tikkun, in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation, has opened a digital skills hub in Diepsloot. Through the Afrika Tikkun Digital Skills Hub, the partners aim to equip young people with the skills needed to thrive in a fast-changing, AI-driven economy.The initiative directly supports national priorities, such as the Youth Employment Intervention and the National Digital and Future Skills Strategy, positioning Diepsloot youth as active contributors to South Africa’s digital transformation agenda.In a statement, the partners highlighted that Diepsloot faces high unemployment rates…

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, US$108.4-billion bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, throwing a wrench into the $72-billion deal with Netflix in a last-ditch effort to create a media powerhouse that would challenge the dominance of the streaming giant. Netflix had emerged victorious on Friday from a weeks-long bidding war with Paramount and Comcast, securing a $72-billion equity deal for Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming assets. But Paramount’s latest attempt means the jockeying for Warner Bros and its prized HBO and DC Comics assets will not come to a conclusion swiftly. Netflix’s offer comes with…

Border Management Authority commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato unveiled the 2025/26 festive season operational plan. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has prioritised a well-resourced border management system that hinges on technology-driven tools. This comes as SA continues to face challenges with illegal immigration, sophisticated cross-border crime and smuggling of illicit goods at its borders, among other issues.Briefing media yesterday about the 2025/26 festive season operational plan, BMA commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato explained that the December/January season remains characterised by an increase in traveller volumes, which place “significant” pressures on ports of entry. See also Acknowledging the authority operates at 25% capacity,…

Capitec’s head office in Stellenbosch. Image: Capitec Capitec is moving deeper into South Africa’s fast-growing payments ecosystem with a R400-million acquisition of fintech player Walletdoc, a move that signals the Stellenbosch-based bank’s intention to broaden its reach in digital commerce and lower the cost of transacting. The bank said on Monday that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Walletdoc Holdings, the parent company of payments gateway specialist Walletdoc. The deal, concluded on 5 December and still subject to regulatory approval, will give Capitec full ownership of the business, founded in 2015 and now used by merchants…

Artificial intelligence speeds up code generation for tech teams. South Africa’s tech teams have reached near-universal artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with 97% of tech team leaders reporting that their teams are already using AI tools in their workflows.While adoption is high, the actual impact of AI remains uneven — shaped by leadership alignment, process maturity, and how teams measure success.This is according to OfferZen’s Engineering Leadership Report 2025, which surveyed 331 tech leaders across various company sizes and sectors. See also According to the report, an overwhelming majority of participating tech leaders say their IT teams are using AI in…

Esa Alexander/Reuters South Africa’s largest e-commerce platform, Takealot.com, has partnered with sister company Mr D Food to offer customers the delivery of products in the same time it might take them to order and receive fast food. Users of the Takealot app will be able to identify participating products via a “get it now” option while they are browsing. TakealotNow offers were previously only available as a “storefront” integrated into the Mr D app. The new integration allows shoppers on the Takealot website or app to access it without having to use Mr D. It includes laptops, smartphones, cables, power…

Erik Du Toit, sales specialist and consultant, OpenText. Sensitive data used to be easy to define. It was the information you knew you had – customer records, identity numbers, bank details, contracts, board material and so on. You protected it by protecting the systems it lived in. And while that mental model still shapes many governance programmes, it no longer fits how data behaves. In hybrid cloud and multicloud estates, sensitive data is everywhere and constantly changing state. It moves from core systems into SaaS workflows, collaboration spaces, spreadsheets, then into automated re-use. It is at rest, in motion and in…