United Telecoms has now built a direct connection to the WhatsApp Business platform using Meta's official API, removing that middle layer for businesses that choose it.
The Batho Pele AI chatbot gives public servants and citizens instant access to public service policy updates, circulars and legislation.
The AI image generation model will power creative tools across Meta AI, Instagram and WhatsApp, with broader availability planned.
Meta says usernames will keep phone numbers private, but experts say the feature could make users easier to identify, impersonate and track.
Local voters will enter the 2026 elections with fewer safeguards against online manipulation and discriminatory political adverts than their global counterparts, says CODE.
A Meta-commissioned study estimates the company's platforms contribute R16.5 billion annually to SA's economy and support 910 000 SMEs.
Investors’ caution over hyperscalers’ AI spending weighs on Tencent, even as analysts point to its embedded ecosystem as a fundamental differentiator.
Muse Spark will power the company’s Meta AI assistant across its standalone app and web platform.
Meta introduces AI tools to address account issues, as it responds to criticism over user privacy and social media addiction.
Reverse billing applies to specific registered domains, approved IP ranges, hosted document downloads, secure web portals, payment pages and application forms.
The ‘big-eight’ cloud service providers’ capital expenditure will see a year-on-year increase of 61%, says TrendForce.
The job cuts span 38 US companies, with the largest reductions at Amazon, Meta and fintech group Block.
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SA sits on bottom half of cheapest mobile data list
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Top business technology news | 3 - 8 October 2022
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