A look at South African tech start-ups whose global acquisitions delivered big exits for founders and international impact.
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Xneelo has begun construction on a second data centre at Samrand in Gauteng.
A partnership between four financial institutions has led to the launch of an “institutional-grade” stablecoin pegged to the rand.
The entry of China’s Haier into South Africa looks set to sharpen competition in the local home appliance market.
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Bitcoin rose above $45 000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022.
TechCentral’s Newsmakers of the Year are CIVH chairman Pieter Uys and Maziv and Vumatel CEO Dietlof Mare.
Shares in Naspers and Prosus slumped on Friday after China issued new measures to limit players’ spending in videogames.
If you’re prepared to dig very deep for that special loved one this Christmas, TechCentral has a few gift ideas for you.
The shift away from cars with dirty combustion engines is running into a new hurdle, and it could cost the industry billions.
Microsoft’s plan to end support for Windows 10 could result in about 240 million PCs being disposed of.
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The European Union plans to ensure that products from laptops to mobile phones are more durable in a bid to curb environmental damage.
A MicroStrategy unit received a $205-million loan collateralised by its bitcoin holdings that it plans to use to purchase more of the largest cryptocurrency.
Investors have publicly rebuked Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm and the company’s board over a scandal involving potential payments to Islamic State.
Sony’s revamp of its PlayStation subscription service is a major step towards levelling the playing field with Microsoft’s rival Xbox Game Pass, analysts say.
The end is nigh for cash, or so a wide range of academics, fintech venture capitalists and futurists would have us believe. Soon we will pay for goods and services with some combination of smartphones, biometrics and tiny chips
Uber Technologies’ incoming CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, inherits an embattled global business with crises sprawling across continents. Since Uber’s founding in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has tested the world’s
