The South African government plans to test secure digital payment authorisation across participating systems by March 2026 as part of advancing the national digital wallet programme. The initiative aims to establish interoperable digital payment infrastructure across government and participating private sector systems.
Source: ITWeb
Trajectory, a one-year-old startup, has raised $45 million in funding at a $300 million valuation to democratize AI model training for non-technical users. The company aims to make machine learning model development accessible to people without deep technical expertise. Source: TechCrunch
Anthropic has warned that artificial intelligence systems are approaching Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) capability, where AI could autonomously enhance its own training and capabilities. The company characterizes RSI as a potential inflection point that could lead to rapid, difficult-to-control advancement in AI systems. Source: TechCrunch
Research has identified widespread security vulnerabilities in AI-generated software as new app releases have doubled. The findings highlight risks associated with the rapidly growing trend of using AI to generate code for applications. Source: ITWeb
The New York Times and other media outlets have filed a lawsuit against Brave browser, alleging the company scraped their copyrighted content and distributed it to AI companies including Anthropic and Perplexity without authorization. The case centers on whether Brave's data collection practices violate copyright law and constitute