Stories from Sunday 1 November 2026
dailymaverick.co.za · 2026-11-01
Debate about "agentic AI", systems that act independently and might go "rogue", has prompted fresh calls for a pause in the AI race. But AI harms aren't hypothetical, and the panic fostered by Big Tech founders themselves may be a distraction.
iol.co.za · 2026-11-01
Nvidia's $3 billion investment in Meta's share sale, announced Tuesday, is the latest addition to a portfolio of stakes, loans and guarantees that has made the chip giant what some analysts describe as the central bank of the artificial intelligence boom. The galaxy of deals has…
iol.co.za · 2026-11-01
Squeezed by the United States and China, the European Union and Canada are set to unveil Friday a series of deals -- from critical minerals to artificial intelligence -- designed to boost their ties to an unprecedented level. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will…