MTN MoMo expands its Africa remittance network
MTN has expanded MoMo’s remittance network by adding 25 new wallet corridors across 10 African countries.
How industrial IoT could help fight rampant electricity theft in South Africa
Illegal power connections are syphoning off 37GWh of electricity per day from Eskom.
Bloody nose for MultiChoice in sports fight with eMedia
The Competition Tribunal has granted interim relief to eMedia in its fight with MultiChoice over sublicensed sports on Openview.
Job cuts at Tesla show it’s just another car company
Tesla’s layoffs add to the narrative of being a car company dealing with a slowdown. Yet its stock doesn’t reflect this.
Google global affairs chief says global alignment on AI ‘going surprisingly well’
Kent Walker, Google’s president of global affairs, said Wednesday that global alignment on how to govern artificial intelligence (AI) has gone “surprisingly well” as regulators race to keep up with the rapidly advancing technology. “I would say they are going surprisingly well, actually. We’ve seen a great deal of alignment around those core principles,”…
Assange’s wife says Biden comments a ‘good sign’
The wife of Julian Assange said President Biden’s recent comments that his administration is considering dropping charges against her husband are a “good sign.” Stella Assange was encouraged by Biden’s recent remarks regarding her husband’s case, she said. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, is currently being held in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison. “It looks like…
US senators introduce bill to renew Agoa trade pact
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to renew the US trade pact with sub-Saharan Africa.
Apple M4 chips will overhaul entire Mac line with AI
Apple is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line with a new family of in-house processors designed to highlight AI.
House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote
House leadership is eyeing a Plan B to reauthorize the country’s spying authority after a band of 19 GOP lawmakers blocked the legislation from advancing Wednesday. The plan under discussion would shorten the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) from five years down to two years and bring the controversial…
Assange’s wife says Biden comments a ‘good sign’
The wife of Julian Assange said President Biden’s recent comments that his administration is considering dropping charges against her husband are a “good sign.” Stella Assange was encouraged by Biden’s recent remarks regarding her husband’s case, she said. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, is currently being held in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison. “It looks like…