Articles about Google

OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 costs amid AI price war

The company’s pricing changes come as AI vendors increasingly compete on cost, speed and performance.

Google adds selfie video for account sign-ins

The selfie video verification gives eligible users another way to recover access to their Google accounts.

Google opens AI start-up accelerator applications

Fifteen AI-driven South African start-ups can secure up to R1 million each through Google's latest accelerator programme.

Google Cloud tops $24.8bn as AI drives growth

Alphabet’s cloud business emerges as its fastest-growing segment, as enterprises ramp up spending on AI infrastructure and services.

SA eyes AI-driven healthcare transformation

Government plans AI-powered disease management, alongside investment in sovereign cloud and digital infrastructure.

DNTF allocates R15.8m to 22 independent publishers

The second funding round backs AI, data journalism and vernacular content as the sector pushes beyond basic digital infrastructure.

South Africa lands Google's first African connectivity hub

Google will build Africa's first Digital Exchange Port in the Eastern Cape, creating a high-capacity gateway linking subsea cables, ISPs and cloud platforms.

Did Google spy on you?

A US jury found Google liable for collecting user data despite privacy settings being turned off – and South Africans may be among the 98 million affected.

24bn record breach puts SMEs at greatest risk

Small businesses relying on Google or Microsoft credentials to access multiple platforms face the biggest exposure from a massive data breach.

OpenAI hires Google AI chief Noam Shazeer

ChatGPT maker OpenAI hires Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer in an artificial intelligence talent coup.

Anthropic races ahead of OpenAI to listing line

Claude’s maker is outpacing ChatGPT’s parent in valuation, users and margins – and looks set to beat it to the stock market too.

Hidden digital voter manipulation ahead of 2026 elections

Local voters will enter the 2026 elections with fewer safeguards against online manipulation and discriminatory political adverts than their global counterparts, says CODE.