A memory chip crunch means the powerful laptops needed for local AI are very expensive.
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Consumer sign-ups promised for July 2026 have slipped, leaving spam-weary South Africans waiting until next May.
Frogfoot executives tell the TechCentral Show they would rather be the acquirer than be sold as South Africa’s fibre market consolidates.
LekkeSlaap co-founders Jonathan Womersley and Marcel van de Ghinste have sold the popular accommodation booking platform.
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Sam Altman says the world should accept some bad things happening in exchange for AI’s benefits.
The start-up finances phones for prepaid customers in Telkom stores and is actively courting Cell C.
New guidelines warn device makers against locking out independent repairers, though they are not binding.
Luno’s submission on the cross-border crypto draft questions its consistency with South Africa’s IMF commitments.
The Gentlemen, the group behind the MIP Holdings breach, has added three more South African organisations to its leak site.
Telecoms companies lead BCG’s new index on AI strategic clarity, yet report some of the thinnest returns.
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Apple is pitching its new AI desktops to corporate buyers as a cheaper option than renting data centre capacity.
AMD touched a $1-trillion valuation for the first time as investors bet AI spending is still expanding.
OpenAI’s Astra is winning enterprise spending, and Anthropic is considering a response weeks before its expected IPO.
One extortion gang has claimed control of another’s infrastructure in a rare public clash between cybercrime heavyweights.
