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      China is closing in on US tech lead despite constraints

      China is closing in on US tech lead despite constraints

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      AI hardware booms at CES, but consumer adoption is uncertain

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      Major overhaul coming to Gmail

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      7 January 2026
      Intel launches Panther Lake, its next-gen PC chip

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      3 December 2025
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    Starlink plans to lower satellite orbit to enhance safety

    New satellite aims to hold super-polluters accountable

    By Agency Staff16 August 2024

    There’s about to be a new methane eye in the sky with SpaceX scheduled to launch the Tanager-1 satellite on Friday.

    MTN, Omniaudio debut zero-rated sports radio in South Africa

    MTN, Omniaudio debut zero-rated sports radio in South Africa

    By Duncan McLeod16 August 2024

    MTN and Omniaudio have announced the launch of a sports radio platform that’s zero-rated for data consumption.

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    Promoted | LayUp Technologies and Dashpay have teamed up to simplify in-store retail with innovative value-added services and a digital lay-by app, enhancing POS convenience.

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    US politicians want probe into router maker TP-Link

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    By Agency Staff16 August 2024

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    Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

    Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

    By Agency Staff16 August 2024

    Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the US from New Zealand, the latter country’s justice minister has said.

    Cell C rockets higher on second day of public trading

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    By Duncan McLeod15 August 2024

    Cell C has moved to signal that it remains a force to be reckoned with in South Africa’s telecoms industry.

    South Africa enters new era of electricity trading

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    By Awie Bosman and Scott Havemann15 August 2024

    Reforms in South Africa’s energy sector, while proceeding glacially, are setting the scene for clean, private power generation.

    It’s time the banks did something about legacy IT

    By Sergio Barbosa15 August 2024

    Many financial institutions are held hostage by legacy systems that consume the lion’s share of their IT budgets.

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