Microsoft To Make R5 Billion AI Investment In South Africa

The investment will add to the R20.4 billion that Microsoft has already invested in SA.
Microsoft Will Shut Down Skype In May 2025

So long, Skype. It was nice chatting with you.
Friday Morning Spice

Doccie explores history of Olympic swimming in SA, Olympics breakdancer says online hate has been ‘devastating’, NPA drops case against 95 Libyans, Italy imposes beach rules and selfie stop lights, and Why Ibiza is having a fashion moment once again.
Friday Morning Spice

Donald Sutherland dead at 88, Vodacom CEO kisses R28 million goodbye, US rapper Travis Scott arrested, DA suspends Renaldo Gouws, and World’s longest zipline to open up in the Western Cape.
Thursday Morning Spice

NASA’s Psyche mission fires up, 50 Cent sells Diddy documentary to Netflix, Original Train bassist dies after ‘slipping in shower’, and Sunak announces UK general election.
Tuesday Morning Spice

A German coup plot, Seismic storm hits Italy’s Campi Flegrei super volcano, Ben Affleck has ‘come to his senses’, War crimes warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders, and Business reacts to Zuma’s ConCourt ruling.
Friday Morning Spice

Steep municipal tariffs proposed, How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries, Kiss sell music catalogue and face paint designs, Popularity of Padel now encroaching on a wetland, Competition Commission slapping Microsoft with monopoly complaint, and Double blow for ice cream and chocolate lovers.
Wednesday Morning Spice

How AI and art will coexist in the future, SA mining loses R100bn in profit, Pamela Anderson’s no-makeup look at Paris Fashion Week, Decapitated man found on Mitchells Plain street, and Did the anonymous inventor of Bitcoin really just break their silence?
Bill Gates Has Found A New Girlfriend – Meet Paula Hurd, Also Rich And Also Into Tech And Tennis

She likes all the things he likes – Bill must be pleased to find another match made in heaven.
Friday Morning Spice

Chinese hackers attack US infrastructure, Virgin Galactic send astronauts briefly into space, Organised crime figure and family gunned down in Constantia, and Is there life after death?
You Might As Well Check Out Bing’s New AI Image Generator – It’s Free And Fun

I asked Bing’s new AI image generator feature to give me a picture of a budgie on a lemon in the middle of the ocean in the style of Salvador Dali.
25 Injured As Wind Topples Microsoft Billionaire’s Boat

Strong winds tipped a large ship belonging to billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate
Student Digs – Inside Microsoft Heiress’s R990 Million Apartment

Despite the wedding being held at her 500 000 square meter, R288 million Westchester horse farm, the couple needed a smaller place in New York, where Jennifer is studying.
Father Of The Internet Sounds Alarm Over AI Chatbots

We can’t always predict what’s going to happen with these technologies and to be honest with you, most of the problem is people — that’s why we people haven’t changed in the last 400 years let alone the last 4,000.
Wednesday Morning Spice

Inside The Secret Facebook Groups Where Women Review Men, Microsoft launches new AI-powered homepage, Hot babysitter takes care of daddies, Kim Jong Un missing ahead of parade, Kenya goes green, El Chapo’s son and the cannon in his bedroom, Harvey Weinstein won’t just go away,
Here’s Your Chance To Work For Google Or Microsoft In SA

Microsoft set up an office in our country in 1997, and 10 years later, Google opened its first offices here. Both are based in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
ESPN Is Broadcasting Excel World Championships – Yes, That’s Microsoft Excel [Videos]

To those who use the software regularly and consider themselves adept, the bar has been set and it’s frighteningly high.
Rands, Not Dollars: An All-Time Classic Blunder From Gauteng Government

Even after years and years of reading about sheer government incompetence, there is still room to be surprised.
You Better Hope Your Boss Isn’t Using Microsoft’s Controversial ‘Productivity Score’ Tool

Microsoft is under fire for privacy violations, after it was revealed that the Productivity Score function on Microsoft 365 could be used by companies to snoop on employees.
Job Hunting? Check Out This Year’s List Of The Best Companies To Work For In SA

Thinking of making a career change? You might want to consider applying at one of the 10 companies declared the best to work for in South Africa.
This Is What The CEO Of Microsoft Earned Last Year

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was laughing all the way to the bank after he was awarded a hefty raise on an already sizeable salary.
Microsoft Has Been Listening To Your Intimate Skype Calls

It looks like your intimate Skype calls might not be as private as you’d like them to be.
Bill Gates On The Biggest Mistake He Ever Made [Video]

Bill Gates might be incredibly wealthy, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t dropped the ball along the way. He definitely has one major regret.
George R.R. Martin’s Developing A Fantasy Game Now [Video]

George R.R. Martin is working with a development studio on a brand new game called ‘Elden Ring’, for Xbox One and PC.
Our Exposure To AI Is Making Us All Talk Like Machines

In 2018, Google, Microsoft, and Instagram have unveiled AI programs that mimic their users, and now we’re mimicking them.
Tuesday Morning Spice

Paul Allen dies. Clicks pregnancy test fallout. Gigaba’s lawyers fight back. AfriForum presser. SARS E-filing collapse. Another petrol hike. Cereal sugar shocker. Springbok massive match fees. Kanye visits Uganda. Victoria blames Elton.
Bill Gates On The Future, Tech, Disease And Zuckerberg

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has dropped a massive truth bomb about population growth in Africa, the future of technology, and the next big pandemic, ‘Disease X’.
Interesting Insight Into What Jeff Bezos And Bill Gates Were Like As Kids

Ever wondered if your kid has what it takes to be the next Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates? This insight into their midde-school years might help you figure it out.
Is Jeff Bezos The Richest Person Of All Time?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos comfortably beats out the likes of Gates and Zuckerberg, but where does he rank on the all-time list when you factor in inflation?
The Reason Microsoft Is Sinking Data Centres Into The Ocean

The tech giant went and dropped an entire data centre in the ocean. It might sound a little crazy, but the reason why is pretty simple.