Fast Company https://fastcompany.co.za Fast Company RSS Feed en-za 2026 Mansueto Ventures LLC. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. 5 hourly 1 /_next/static/media/fc_logo.7402427f.svg Fast Company https://fastcompany.co.za Read Fast Company <![CDATA[Unitree just brought the Transformer robot into real life]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-14-unitree-just-brought-the-transformer-robot-into-real-life/ Unitree Robotics unveiled the GD01, a nearly 10-foot-tall commercial-grade mecha capable of transitioning between bipedal and quadrupedal modes.

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]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 11:32:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-14-unitree-just-brought-the-transformer-robot-into-real-life/ <![CDATA[Google wants to become everything]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-13-is-google-still-a-search-engine/ The tech giant still dominates online advertising, but its aggressive AI push has transformed Google into a sprawling company with competing identities.

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]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 06:44:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-13-is-google-still-a-search-engine/ <![CDATA[Lesson from UCT researchers who developed a Multilingual Language Model]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/impact/2026-05-12-lesson-from-uct-researchers-who-developed-a-multilingual-language-model/ For decades, artificial intelligence has largely been trained on the linguistic priorities of powerful nations. African languages have often been treated as statistical afterthoughts in the architecture of machine intelligence.

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]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 11:13:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/impact/2026-05-12-lesson-from-uct-researchers-who-developed-a-multilingual-language-model/ <![CDATA[Uber becoming a Super App for everything]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-08-uber-becoming-a-super-app-for-everything/ latest expansion beyond rides signals bigger ‘everything app’ ambitions while raising fresh questions about convenience and cost.

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]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 14:54:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-08-uber-becoming-a-super-app-for-everything/ <![CDATA[What separates this new generation of entrepreneurs]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-05-08-what-separates-the-new-generation-of-entrepreneurs/ A wave of young business owners is selling an idea at the forefront of their ventures, instead of products or resources.

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]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 09:34:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-05-08-what-separates-the-new-generation-of-entrepreneurs/ <![CDATA[PropellerAds report highlights growing regulation and new compliance pressures in Telegram Mini App advertising]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/propellerads-report-highlights-growing-regulation-and-new-compliance-pressures-in-telegram-mini-app-advertising/ PropellerAds reports that Telegram Mini App advertising is moving into a more regulated and structured phase as compliance, fraud control, and platform policy changes reshape the ecosystem.

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]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 07:22:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/propellerads-report-highlights-growing-regulation-and-new-compliance-pressures-in-telegram-mini-app-advertising/ <![CDATA[Your Gut: The Next Big Thing in Health Tech]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/impact/2026-05-07-your-gut-the-next-big-thing-in-health-tech/ What’s being built in the blind spot that wearables left behind?

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]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 13:08:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/impact/2026-05-07-your-gut-the-next-big-thing-in-health-tech/ <![CDATA[Ted Turne, Founder of CNN, dies at 87]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-05-07-founder-of-cnn-ted-turner-dies-at-87/ Turner’s signature achievement was creating the Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all-news television network in 1980.

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]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 06:42:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-05-07-founder-of-cnn-ted-turner-dies-at-87/ <![CDATA[Why SA needs an AI War room]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-06-why-sa-needs-an-ai-war-room/ Instead of a debating AI South Africa needs an action plan.

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]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 07:42:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-06-why-sa-needs-an-ai-war-room/ <![CDATA[Simo Mkhize The Commercialisation Czar Behind an Innovative National Backbone]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-05-simo-mkhize-the-commercialisation-czar-behind-an-innovative-national-backbone/ How Telkom turned a legacy business into a modern innovative business

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]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 06:46:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-05-simo-mkhize-the-commercialisation-czar-behind-an-innovative-national-backbone/ <![CDATA[This is the most noble career according to Jensen Huang]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-04-the-most-noble-career-according-to-jensen-huang/ Huang said this profession is responsible for creating the ‘foundation of what builds society today

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]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 06:32:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-05-04-the-most-noble-career-according-to-jensen-huang/ <![CDATA[Africa’s expanding digital economy and how BNESIM’s white-label eSIM model aligns with emerging opportunities]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/africas-expanding-digital-economy-and-how-bnesims-white-label-esim-model-aligns-with-emerging-opportunities/ BNESIM tracks Africa’s digital surge as AI, fintech and mobile connectivity reshape growth across markets like South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.

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]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:29:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/africas-expanding-digital-economy-and-how-bnesims-white-label-esim-model-aligns-with-emerging-opportunities/ <![CDATA[The Next Chapter for Uber]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-30-the-next-big-thing-for-uber/ The company’s latest update bundles hotels, food, and transportation into one seamless experience.

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]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:28:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-30-the-next-big-thing-for-uber/ <![CDATA[Manus and the Global AI race]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-28-what-you-need-to-know-about-manus-and-global-ai-race/ Beijing’s move to halt Meta’s Manus acquisition sharpens the U.S.-China AI rivalry and signals a tougher push for sovereign control over advanced artificial intelligence.

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]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:49:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-28-what-you-need-to-know-about-manus-and-global-ai-race/ <![CDATA[WANTED: AI Leader for South Africa]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-27-why-sa-needs-an-ai-leader/ As South Africa withdraws an AI Draft policy, is it time for an AI leaders for the country?, asks the writer.

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]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:06:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-27-why-sa-needs-an-ai-leader/ <![CDATA[Succession lesson from Apple leadership change]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-24-succession-lesson-from-apple-leadership-change/ Apple’s decision to promote John Ternus underscores a wider pattern in CEO succession—when companies want stability, they look within.

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]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:26:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-24-succession-lesson-from-apple-leadership-change/ <![CDATA[Apple at 50]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-23-apple-at-50/ 50 years of Apple

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-23-apple-at-50/ <![CDATA[Famous. ai shows why the first version is always the right version]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/famous-ai-shows-why-the-first-version-is-always-the-right-version/ In ecommerce, the entrepreneurs winning are not the most prepared. They are the fastest to launch.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:25:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/famous-ai-shows-why-the-first-version-is-always-the-right-version/ <![CDATA[Inside America’s emerging class of investors and builders shaping the future]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/inside-americas-emerging-class-of-investors-and-builders-shaping-the-future/ Beyond figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, a new group of American builders is focusing on practical solutions across industries.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:22:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/inside-americas-emerging-class-of-investors-and-builders-shaping-the-future/ <![CDATA[Jensen Huang on the Future of Work on the age of AI]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/work-life/2026-04-23-the-future-of-work-according-tojensen-huang-the-nvidia-chief/ At a recent panel discussion, the billionaire founder doubled down on his belief that the technology will do more good than harm to the job market.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:29:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/work-life/2026-04-23-the-future-of-work-according-tojensen-huang-the-nvidia-chief/ <![CDATA[The Tim Cook Impact at Apple unpacked]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-22-how-tim-cook-remade-apple/ From services to silicon to China, how Apple’s most methodical CEO reshaped the company after Steve Jobs.

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]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:45:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-22-how-tim-cook-remade-apple/ <![CDATA[Meet the new Apple CEO]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-21-tim-cook-steps-down-as-apple-ceo-meet-the-new-chief/ Ternus will leave his role as Apple’s senior VP of hardware engineering; Cook will become executive chairman.

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]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:57:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-21-tim-cook-steps-down-as-apple-ceo-meet-the-new-chief/ <![CDATA[The Future of Design and AI according to Samsung]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-20-the-future-of-design-and-ai-according-to-samsung/ We need humanity more than ever to direct AI in the right direction, both creatively and then ethically.’ —Mauro Porcini, chief design officer Samsung

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]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:42:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-20-the-future-of-design-and-ai-according-to-samsung/ <![CDATA[They invested in the Metaverse. Then it collapsed.]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-19-inside-failed-metaverse-investments/ A once-booming market for virtual real estate left early believers holding assets with little demand.

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]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:35:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-19-inside-failed-metaverse-investments/ <![CDATA[Most Innovative Companies 2026]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-18-most-innovative-companies-2026/ Most Innovative Companies

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]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:08:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-18-most-innovative-companies-2026/ <![CDATA[Coffee order via ChatGPT is soon coming to your Starbucks App]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-16-coffee-order-via-chatgpt-is-soon-coming-to-your-starbucks-app/ The beta tool helps users generate drink ideas and customize orders before heading to the app.

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:25:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/2026-04-16-coffee-order-via-chatgpt-is-soon-coming-to-your-starbucks-app/ <![CDATA[Tech Jobs where you can work from AnyWhere]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/work-life/2026-04-15-you-can-work-anywhere-on-earth-with-these-tech-jobs/ Work from your couch—or from any couch—without being tied down by timezones.

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]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:35:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/work-life/2026-04-15-you-can-work-anywhere-on-earth-with-these-tech-jobs/ <![CDATA[Meta is building out a “photorealistic, AI-powered 3D” version of Mark Zuckerberg - reports]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-14-meta-is-building-out-a-photorealistic-ai-powered-3d-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-reports/ The ‘photorealistic’ AI version of its CEO will directly interact with employees.

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]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:54:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-14-meta-is-building-out-a-photorealistic-ai-powered-3d-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-reports/ <![CDATA[Elon Musk vs Sam Altman (OpenAI): A battle that matters for SA]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-13-ai-war-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-matters-for-sa-ai-policy/ AI war between Elon Musk and Sam Altman

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]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:31:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/tech/2026-04-13-ai-war-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-matters-for-sa-ai-policy/ <![CDATA[Eduard Khemchan: A career built on discipline, diversification, and strategic growth]]> https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/eduard-khemchan-a-career-built-on-discipline-diversification-and-strategic-growth/ Eduard Khemchan built his career by treating growth as a system to be engineered not a trend to be chased.

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]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:54:00 GMT https://fastcompany.co.za/fast-company/business/eduard-khemchan-a-career-built-on-discipline-diversification-and-strategic-growth/