Articles about AI

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03 Nov 2026 -

1515 articles

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Pick n Pay

3 Nov

Pick n Pay targets faster online orders with AI

The retailer deploys an AI-powered platform across 720 stores to improve stock visibility and speed up order picking.

03 November 2026

Software engineering quality is about more than finding bugs

Software testing is about understanding how the software behaves when people use it in unexpected ways, says Nelisiwe Mbense, QA lead at Retro Rabbit / SmarTek21.

Retro Rabbit Enterprise Services

03 November 2026

01:42

AI Boom Sends PC Prices Soaring Across Africa | ITWeb Tech Headlines 26 – 31 October 2026

These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Soaring demand for memory to power AI infrastructure is pushing up computer prices across Africa, with IDC forecasting a 25% drop in African PC shipments in the third quarter of 2026, IDC senior research analyst Isaac Ngatia told ITWeb TV.

31 October 2026

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Samsung

29 Oct

Samsung hits record revenue as AI fuels chip profits

The company reports record quarterly revenue of $136 billion and operating profit of $75 billion, amid surging AI demand.

29 October 2026

Untrained AI users cost more and deliver less. Education fixes both

AI illiteracy may be the most expensive line item nobody tracks, says Barry Hatfield, CIO at CloudSmiths.

CloudSmiths

29 October 2026

01:48

ITWeb Honours SA’s Top CIOs of 2026 | ITWeb Tech Headlines, 19 - 24 October 2026

These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Transnet group CIO Pandelani Munyai and Absa's Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms, were named the top public and private sector CIOs at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2026, with Sanlam's Theo Mabaso receiving an honourable mention.

24 October 2026

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Barclays

23 Oct

Barclays calls AI ‘icing on the cake’ as it culls jobs

The company expects over R24 billion in savings in 2027, while McKinsey says AI job losses globally have fallen short of expectations.

23 October 2026

Beware the boardroom AI learning gap

The directors approving AI spend have, for the most part, barely used the technology. The disappointing returns are no accident.

Anthony Olivier

23 October 2026

4:00

Early Childhood Development

20 Oct

Ramaphosa puts tech at heart of early learning

Tech and digital learning resources can prepare children for a future shaped by AI and automation, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Admire Moyo

20 October 2026

5:20

Wits School of Business Sciences

20 Oct

We need AI governance, not superintelligence hype

AI safety cannot become a private understanding between the tech and political elites, with oversight serving those it should scrutinise.

20 October 2026

SA AI platform earns global recognition

BioInformatiCo’s Leova platform placed second in a global AI challenge for automating clinical trial database testing.

20 October 2026

Bidvest backs Wits postgraduate tech research

Wits and Bidvest Services will invest R6 million over three years in telecommunications, AI and smart technology research.

16 October 2026

Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Effective managed detection and response environments require boundaries between actions AI can perform and those requiring human authorisation.

16 October 2026

Local insurers go solo amid AI policy vacuum

South African insurance providers are “quickly” catching up with banks in implementing AI tools for their operations, despite the lack of a National AI Policy.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

15 October 2026

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ITWeb TV: People have become very distracted by LLMs | Ep #154

Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO and co-founder of SA start-up Lelapa AI, says they are building AI solutions that are efficient and relevant for the African context, with plans to expand language support and grow revenue to sustain their mission.

04 September 2026