AI subscriptions nearly doubled in 2025, with 43% of Discovery Bank Visa clients paying for access to chatbots.
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Government has set a 2028 deadline to redesign the State IT Agency – but it comes after years of false starts.
The speed at which the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is enacted will determine how quickly Usaasa is dissolved.
The Johannesburg-Durban N3 corridor will get its first off-grid, solar-powered EV charging stations within weeks.
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The Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg has unveiled a gigantic new hybrid energy system. TechCentral toured the facility.
South Africa’s energy and mobility sectors are colliding in transformative ways, writes GoSolr’s Patrick Narbel.
Since TechCentral first published a list of every electric car for sale in South Africa in 2022, it has seen huge changes.
Absa will offer cash back to Shoprite Group customers of up to 60% during a two-month launch phase.
Perplexity AI has made a $34.5-billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser.
TymeBank is in discussions with home affairs after the parties’ public spat over the hike in ID verification fees.
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Shares of ARM Holdings surged more than 40% on Monday, adding to a staggering rally fuelled by AI optimism.
Bitcoin hit the $50 000 level for the first time in more than two years – and may have further to run.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said every country needs to have its own AI infrastructure to take advantage of the economic potential.
ASML is showing off its latest chip-making machine, a €350-million behemoth designed to make advanced AI chips.
Google and Facebook make a lot of noise about how their main services are free to use. And it’s true, they are. But what they don’t highlight is their role in making almost everything else we consume online more expensive.
Google is under growing pressure to pay for information that, for two decades, the search provider snipped from the Web – and made a mint from – without paying a penny.


































