The AI extinction risk may be real, but the cure on offer looks more like the leading labs building a competitive moat.
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The finance minister says workshops and road maps have replaced delivery on technology policy.
JSE-listed fintech Optasia’s own full-year target implies second-half revenue could come in well below the first half.
A stronger rand has absorbed almost all of Apple’s US price increase – but only at the cheaper storage tiers.
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Energy regulator Nersa has kicked a hard discussion about a licence for the controversial electricity generator down the road.
Dozens of companies have appealed to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ease restrictions on travel from Southern Africa that are hampering trade.
Zimbabwe has begun daily 12-hour power cuts due limited generation at its thermal plant and repairs on Kariba.
Vodacom has expanded the deployment of solar-powered sites in an effort, it said, to reduce carbon emissions.
African Bank has appointed Unathi Mtya as group CIO with immediate effect. She was previously chief technology officer at Grindrod Bank.
South Africa is considering the introduction of electronic “vaccine passports” to allow people access to public and private spaces and venues.
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A huge wrong-way bet on bitcoin has left an unidentified futures trader unable to cover their losses, putting counterparties at risk and threatening to dent confidence in one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency venues.
Apple became the first US-based company with a market value of $1-trillion, four decades after the late Steve Jobs co-founded the firm in his parents’ garage in Silicon Valley.
Apple may not have surpassed US$1-trillion in market value in the wake of this week’s solid results, but it remains the world’s biggest company – for now.
Huawei has pulled ahead of Apple to claim the number-two position in global smartphone shipments in the second quarter just behind Samsung Electronics, solidifying the rise of Chinese competitors.
If you think 2010 disappeared in a flash, you’re not the only one. It’s been a tumultuous and fast-paced year in local IT and telecommunications, especially in politics. Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda was axed, replaced
As has become customary at this time of the year, it’s time for TechCentral to name its newsmakers of the year. Last year, we published the top 10 SA newsmakers of the year. This year, we’re adding an international
