The Wi-Fi 8 standard trades the gigabit race for reliability – and Icasa’s new spectrum rules make it matter locally.
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South Africa’s banks have built thriving mobile businesses on phone numbers and network identities they don’t control.
Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO, teeing up what could become a watershed moment for in the AI frenzy.
A worsening memory chip shortage, deepened by the Iran war, is driving a record decline in smartphone shipments.
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South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X.
Sundar Pichai’s bet on full-stack AI – chips, models, cloud – is starting to deliver real commercial returns.
Cape Town start-up Shiprazor has raised R44-million, led by Norrsken22, to expand its courier network and AI tools.
Optimism bias, weak oversight and hidden complexity have helped derail some of South Africa’s biggest IT projects.
Samsung says the global memory shortage will deepen significantly in 2027 as AI demand outpaces chip supply.
Once positioned as Africa’s answer to Netflix, the homegrown streaming pioneer fades to black tonight.
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Europe’s telecommunications operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are locked in a high-stakes race to build Nasa’s next moon lander as China closes in.
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek made its first public appearance in almost a year after it became a global sensation.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history.
Zero Carbon Charge recently launched South Africa’s first-ever off-grid electric vehicle charging station. TechCentral was there.
There is growing uncertainty about whether the ethereum blockchain will continue to underpin commerce in crypto.

































