The AI that broke into a tech company all by itself
An OpenAI system being tested on how well it could hack broke into Hugging Face's live servers on its own, in what both companies are calling the first attack of its kind.
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The deals, results, leadership and strategy of the companies shaping South Africa.
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Aspen bets on a monthly pill to help prevent HIV, and wants to make it for Africa
The South African drugmaker has won a royalty-free licence from Merck to make an experimental once-a-month pill designed to prevent HIV, with rights covering every country in Africa.
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Vodacom is keeping more profit to chase Egypt and M-Pesa
The mobile group is handing shareholders a smaller share of its profit so it can pour cash into its fastest-growing markets, and it has just raised its 2030 revenue goal to more than R300 billion.
Apple's next big thing might be glasses that refuse to spy on you
Apple is reportedly building its first smart glasses and, unusually, is designing them around what they will not be able to record.
The startup that rented you a phone is now fighting to survive
Rentoza, which let thousands of South Africans subscribe to a smartphone instead of buying one, has entered a formal rescue process after running out of money.
The people minding South Africa's pensions just walked out
Most of the board overseeing the retirement money of the country's government workers resigned in a single week, forcing the finance minister to step in.
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A symbol of state capture is back to shipping coal
The Mpumalanga mine at the centre of South Africa's state-capture scandal has been rebuilt with billions of rands and is exporting coal to Asia again.
Intel just posted its best growth in over 15 years, powered by AI
Second-quarter revenue jumped 25% as demand for AI chips surged, though the market still wants proof the turnaround can last.
The old phone company is now a data business, and it is paying shareholders more
Telkom lifted its dividend by two-thirds after a year in which data revenue climbed to nearly 60% of the total and cash flow strengthened.
Mr Price's German bet is paying off, just as local shoppers run out of room
A 45% jump in sales looks stellar, until you strip out the new German chain and see how hard South African consumers are being squeezed.
The fund guarding civil servants' pensions just lost most of its board
In a single week, six directors quit the Public Investment Corporation, the chair resigned and the finance minister stepped in. At the centre: a fight over top investment jobs and a R411 million payment.
Forbes just put South Africa's most expensive homes in a global shop window
The invitation-only Forbes Global Properties network has launched locally, aiming to sell Atlantic Seaboard and Winelands trophy homes to foreign buyers.